Covering Aberdeen and nearby
Requests for automatic door refurbishment in Aberdeen are handled by us and passed to a specialist engineer working under our management. Coverage includes the AB10, AB11, AB12, AB16, AB24 and AB25 postcode districts: town-centre premises, business and retail sites, public buildings and residential streets alike.
Hospitals, universities and large public buildings in and around Aberdeen often have dozens of automatic doors on one estate, from main entrances to ward and corridor doors. Grouping surveys, servicing and inspections across a site keeps records in one place and visits efficient.
Nearby towns we also list for automatic door refurbishment (straight-line distance): Westhill (6.8 miles), Stonehaven (13.2 miles), Inverurie (14.3 miles), Ellon (15.3 miles), Peterhead (27.6 miles).
What to think about for automatic door refurbishment in Aberdeen
- Office blocks and business parks in Aberdeen with several matching doors can refurbish them together for a consistent finish and a lower cost per door.
- Care settings in Aberdeen benefit from level thresholds and smooth-running leaves that do not snag walking frames, trolleys or wheelchair footplates as people pass through.
- High street doors in Aberdeen often have scratched or etched glass from years of cleaning and graffiti. Replacing leaves with new safety glass restores a clean look.
- Frames near the coast or busy roads can corrode faster. The survey checks fixings and the bottom of the frame, where water and grit tend to collect.
- Busy retail units in Aberdeen may prefer the work done in stages, one leaf at a time, so the entrance stays open throughout trading hours.
Automatic door refurbishment in Aberdeen: guide prices
The site survey is free, including the measured drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote. Guide price: from £395 ex VAT.
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Running gear refresh: rollers, guides, brushes and seals | £395 – £895 | per door, ex VAT |
| Track overhaul | £395 – £895 | per door, ex VAT |
| Replacement glass leaf | from £495 | each, ex VAT; size and glass type on survey |
| Full refurbishment of a sliding door | £1,495 – £2,995 | running gear, seals, guides and one leaf, ex VAT |
Standards and rules in Scotland
Workplace law (the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992) expects powered doors to have suitable and effective features to stop them trapping anyone and, where needed for safety, to open by hand unless they open automatically if the power fails. Doors at work must also be kept in efficient working order under a suitable system of maintenance.
Whoever motorises a manual door, or builds an automatic door from separate parts, may take on the manufacturer’s legal duties for the finished door: a risk assessment, a technical file kept available for the authorities, a Declaration of Conformity, the conformity marking and instructions. You receive the Declaration of Conformity and the instructions at handover. In Great Britain a new or converted powered door must meet the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 before it is first used, and can carry the UKCA or the CE marking.
How it works
- Describe what you need. Whether the job is automatic door refurbishment for a busy entrance or for a single internal door, a brief description and some photos let us understand it and plan a survey visit in Aberdeen.
- Free visit to the site. An engineer working under our management assesses the opening, the existing door and frame, the floor and the electrical supply, and notes any access, consent or timing issues to plan around.
- Your fixed quotation. The quote is fixed for the work it describes and lists each item, including any removal, making good and electrical work. It also states the lead time, the payment stages and the warranty terms.
- Fitting and sign-off. Work goes ahead on dates agreed with you. Once fitted, the door is adjusted and its safety functions are tested and recorded with reference to BS EN 16005, and you are shown how to use it.
Get in touch about automatic door refurbishment in Aberdeen. The work can be planned in stages to keep your entrance open while it is done.
Automatic door refurbishment in Aberdeen: questions
Do you refurbish automatic doors in Aberdeen?
Yes. Refurbishment work in Aberdeen is planned and priced by us, then carried out by automatic door engineers and glaziers working under our management. There is no charge for the survey, and you receive a fixed quote with each item priced separately, from new glass and rollers to seals, floor guides, the threshold and frame refinishing.
What is the guide price for automatic door refurbishment in Aberdeen?
Our guide starts from £395 excluding VAT (per door), the same guide price we use across the UK. The free site survey in Aberdeen confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Is it worth refurbishing an old door at our premises in Aberdeen?
If the frame is sound and the opening size still works, usually yes, as refurbishment costs far less than a new door. If the frame is corroded, the glass is not safety glass or the opening is too narrow, a new door may be better value, and the survey tells you which.
Can refurbishment in Aberdeen help with draughts and heating costs?
New seals and brush strips, and leaves that close fully, reduce draughts through a closed door. For very exposed entrances, a second set of doors forming a draught lobby may also be worth considering, and we can price both so you can compare the likely benefit.
What happens to the old door when a new one is fitted in Aberdeen?
If the work replaces an existing door, frame or operator, removal and disposal are listed in the quote. The old door comes out only when the new one is ready to go in, so the opening is not left empty for longer than necessary. Making good to the surrounding wall, floor or ceiling is included where the quote says so.
What should I send before the survey in Aberdeen?
A few photos of the door from inside and outside, rough measurements of the opening, the address and a note of how the entrance is used. If the door already has an operator, a photo of any label on it helps. With that, the engineer arrives prepared, the survey takes less of your time and we can put the quote for automatic door refurbishment together more easily.
Who is responsible for automatic doors on escape routes in Aberdeen?
The person responsible for fire safety under the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 for those premises. Scottish guidance allows automatic doors on escape routes only where they fail safely to outward opening or have a monitored fail-safe system that opens them on power failure, sensor failure and fire alarm.