Our experience in the repair and/or restoration of commercial building entrances, including all types of revolving and swing (balanced) doors, insures that your building entrance upgrade will operate as specified. We service all models of commercial doors in the Greater Boston, Massachusetts area and New England. Our metalsmiths have the experience to restore historic doors and to furnish custom upgrades for handicap door operators, controls or security measures.
First built in 1947, the 36 story original John Hancock Insurance tower was the first "skyscraper" in the city of Boston. These historic deco style doors are manufactured out of nickel and brass, and parts are no longer available. As seen in the above photo, period parts for discontinued doors...
The Balanced Door needed to be modified to accommodate the width requirements to be A.D.A. compliant and to be functional with an automatic operator. As seen in the above photo, converted balanced door.