A keypad reader beside a glass business door that releases an electric strike

Electric strike installation · Metro Atlanta

Electric Strike Installation in Atlanta, on the lock you already have.

Electric strike installation and electric lock installation for offices, stores, clinics and apartment entrances across metro Atlanta: the door strike in the frame releases the latch from a reader, a buzzer or an intercom, and the lock on the door stays. Free written estimate.

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The existing lock and key keep working Fail-safe or fail-secure chosen per door Exit side unchanged: one motion out

What we do

Electric strikes and electric locks, and which one a door needs.

An electric strike replaces the strike plate in the door frame. When it gets power, or loses it, the keeper releases and the door opens with a push, while the lever, the key and the exit side of the door work exactly as they did.

Door strike installation in steel frames

The strike pocket cut and reinforced in a hollow metal frame, the strike sized to the lock's latch, and the wire run inside the frame to the hinge side or the head.

Electric strikes for storefront doors

Aluminum frames take narrow strikes made for them, or a strike matched to the storefront deadlatch, fitted without weakening the frame.

Strikes for doors with panic bars

A rim exit device latches on a surface strike; an electrified version releases it, so staff are let in from outside while the bar still opens the door from inside with one push.

Electric lock installation

Where a strike cannot go, an electrified lever or mortise lock controls the latch from inside the door instead, with a power transfer hinge carrying the wire across.

Buzzer and intercom release

A button at the front desk, or the intercom handset in an apartment, wired to the strike so the door is opened for a visitor without anyone walking to it.

Reader and access control release

The strike tied to a keypad, a card or fob reader, or an access control panel, with the door position switch and request-to-exit the system needs.

Controlling more than one door? Access control systems · Keyless entry for business doors

How we work

How an electric strike goes in.

We match the strike to the lock and the frame

The strike has to suit the latch it catches (cylindrical, mortise, deadlatch or exit device), the frame it sits in (steel, wood or aluminum) and the door's rating. We read all three before we choose it, so it holds the door closed and releases every time.

A stainless mortise lock and lever on a commercial door

We decide fail-safe or fail-secure with you

A fail-secure strike stays locked when the power goes out; a fail-safe one releases. Most outside doors are fail-secure, so the building stays locked, and the exit side still opens with the lever or the bar. Where a door must release without power, we set it that way and say why.

A pair of glass and aluminum storefront doors with push bars

We wire it, power it and test it both ways

The wire runs concealed to the power supply and the reader, button or intercom. We test the release from the control, test the key from outside, and test the exit side from inside, and the door closes and latches on its own before we leave.

Hollow metal commercial doors with lever sets in a corridor

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Why homeowners choose us

Why businesses call us for electric strikes.

An electric strike is small hardware with a lot depending on it. On every job:

Free written estimate before any work starts
Strike matched to the latch, frame and rating
Existing lock and key kept where they are sound
Fail-safe or fail-secure decided per door
Exit side left opening with one motion
Wire concealed, power supply sized
Tested from the control, the key and the exit side
Same-day service when the schedule allows

A business entrance with controlled door hardware

The quote

What an electric strike installation costs.

The strike itself is one part of the number; the frame work, the wire run and what it connects to are the rest. The written estimate names each for every door.

Always included

A look at the lock, the frame and the door's rating
A written estimate: strike, frame work, wiring and power
The strike pocket cut and the strike fitted
Wire run to the power supply and the control
Connection to the reader, button or intercom
Fail-safe or fail-secure set as agreed
Release, key and exit side tested before we leave

What changes the number

Steel, wood or aluminum frame
The kind of latch the strike must catch
A fire-rated opening, which needs a listed strike
How far the wire runs, and through what
A new power supply, or one already there
Reader, buzzer, intercom or access control panel

Good to know

Electric strike questions we get asked.

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What is the difference between an electric strike and an electric lock?

An electric strike sits in the frame and releases the latch of the lock already on the door. An electric lock is the lock itself, electrified, and needs power carried into the door through a transfer hinge. A strike is usually simpler; an electric lock suits doors where the frame cannot take one.

Does the key still work after an electric strike goes in?

Yes. The lock on the door is unchanged, so the key opens it from outside and the lever or panic bar opens it from inside, whatever the strike is doing.

What happens to the door when the power goes out?

A fail-secure strike keeps the door locked from outside and a fail-safe one releases it. In both cases the door still opens from inside with one motion. We choose per door with you.

Can an electric strike go on a fire-rated door?

Yes, if the strike itself is listed for fire doors and set fail-secure, so the strike stays locked when the power drops and the door still latches in a fire. A fail-safe strike cannot go on a fire-rated door, and on a labeled frame the strike pocket has to be a factory or listed preparation, not one cut on site. We read the labels on the door and the frame before choosing the strike.

Can an electric strike go on a glass storefront door?

Usually, with a strike made for aluminum frames and matched to the storefront lock. We check the frame profile before we quote.

Can it connect to our intercom or buzzer?

Yes. A strike releases from a front-desk button, an apartment intercom handset, a keypad, a card reader or an access control panel.

Where we work

Electric strike installation across metro Atlanta.

Based at 3850 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, serving the communities below.

Atlanta Peachtree Corners Sandy Springs Marietta Duluth NorcrossAlpharettaRoswellBuckheadDecaturSmyrnaKennesawLawrenceville

Your building is outside these towns? Call anyway: most of metro Atlanta is a short drive from the Peachtree Corners office.

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3850 Holcomb Bridge RdPeachtree Corners, GA 30092