subject: Keep Your Doors Looking And Working Great [print this page] While walking down the street in a large city you might see similar establishments sitting fairly close to one another on the block. What makes a person pick one business over the other? Sometimes it can be loyalty, sometimes it can be which is physically closer at the time, but if they're very similar many people will pick the friendlier looking, cleaner version of the two storefronts. What can you do to make sure that you are the business that people choose?
Well, it may sound silly, but sometimes it comes down to how easy it is to get into the door and how clean and presentable your entryway looks. You can be sure that your doorway is presentable enough to entice customers into your shop by taking care of the commercial door hardware and the door itself on a regular basis.
First, make sure that your commercial door hardware is clean and installed correctly. No one wants to go into a place that has a crooked door pull or a kick guard that is heavily scuffed up or coming away from the door. Proper maintenance for these items includes checking to see that the fasteners keeping it attached to the door are snug, polishing any chrome hardware, and removing scuffs from the door and the commercial door hardware attached to it.
You also want to make sure that there is no way that your door could harm any other part of your store. Door stops can keep the wall behind your entryway free from scratches, dings, and even holes in the wall! These defects in your store can have a negative impact on customers entering it. They can make your business look shabby, old, or uncared for. It's so simple to fix these problems with a door stop! If you have the opposite problem where the door hits the door jamb so hard that is slams and makes lots of noise, you can purchase a door silencer that will help close the door in a quiet fashion.
Maybe you have the opposite problem of a heavy door that slams into walls and door jambs; maybe your door isn't heavy enough to close itself. You can purchase door closers and magnetic catches to solve these problems with your door as well! Don't let your business be passed over for a shiny doorknob. It might seem insignificant to you but appearances are incredibly important, especially in business.
