Roll-Up Door Installation
New rolling steel doors specified for the opening and the duty: curtain gauge, spring cycles, hood, guides and wind load, installed and tested by our crew.
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Roll-Up Doors
Steel curtain doors for commercial buildings in Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia and South Jersey
Access Overhead Door Co. sells, installs and repairs roll-up doors, from heavy rolling steel service doors to security shutters, built for openings where the ceiling has to stay clear and the door has to take a beating.
How a Roll-Up Door Works
A roll-up door is a curtain of interlocking steel slats that coils around a barrel mounted above the opening. Side guides keep the curtain tracked, a spring inside the barrel carries its weight, and a hood keeps weather and debris out of the coil.
Because everything lives in that compact coil, there is no track running back across the ceiling. Lights, sprinklers and racking stay where they are, which is why rolling steel is the default where overhead space is spoken for.
Full-size service doors usually run on a hoist or jackshaft operator mounted at the barrel, with a chain hoist for manual backup.
Roll-Up Door Services
One local team handles the whole life of the door: the first install, the repairs along the way, and the replacement when the curtain is done.
Roll-Up Door Repair
Jammed curtains, worn barrel springs, bent guides and doors that dropped out of balance, diagnosed and repaired so the door runs like it should.
Roll-up door repairDoor Replacement
When an old curtain is past saving, we replace it, and if a roll-up door is the wrong fit for the opening, we will say so and spec the right door instead.
Commercial door replacementRoll-Up or Sectional?
Headroom & Ceiling Space
A roll-up door needs room for its coil above the lintel and almost nothing else. A sectional door needs track across the ceiling but can squeeze under a lower lintel with low-headroom hardware.
Security & Abuse
A steel curtain in steel guides is the harder door to force, and a dented slat is cheaper to live with than a cracked panel. For storefronts and openings that get hit, rolling steel usually wins.
Insulation & Speed
Insulated sectional panels seal a conditioned building tighter, and a high-speed door beats both when the opening cycles constantly. We will tell you which one the opening actually calls for.
Roll-Up Door FAQs
What is a roll-up door?
A roll-up door is a curtain of interlocking steel slats that coils around a barrel above the opening instead of riding track across the ceiling. Guides on each side hold the curtain, a spring inside the barrel balances it, and a hood covers the coil.
Are roll-up and rolling steel doors the same thing?
The terms are used interchangeably. Heavy service doors on commercial buildings are usually called rolling steel, while lighter-duty curtains on storage units and counters are usually called roll-up doors. We sell, install and repair both.
Why choose a roll-up door over a sectional door?
Because the curtain coils above the opening, the ceiling stays completely clear for lights, sprinklers, cranes and storage, and there is no track overhead to collect damage. Steel curtains also shrug off daily abuse and are a harder target for break-ins.
Do roll-up doors come insulated?
Yes. Insulated slat options put foam inside each slat to slow heat loss through the curtain. An insulated rolling steel door will not match a thick sectional panel, but it is a real improvement over a bare steel curtain on a conditioned building.
Where We Install & Fix Roll-Up Doors
Pennsylvania. Bucks County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia: Abington, Ambler, Andalusia, Bensalem, Blue Bell, Bristol, Broad Axe, Bryn Athyn, Chalfont, Croydon, Doylestown, Elkins Park, Feasterville, Forest Grove, Fort Washington, Glenside, Gwynedd, Hartsville, Hatboro, Horsham, Ivyland, Jamison, Jarrettown, Jenkintown, Langhorne, Lansdale, Maple Glen, Montgomeryville, Morrisville, New Britain, Newtown, North Hills, North Wales, Penllyn, Philadelphia, Richboro, Roslyn, Southampton, Spring House, Trevose, Tullytown, Warminster, Warrington, Willow Grove, Wyndmoor, Yardley
New Jersey. South Jersey: Bordentown, Camden, Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Delran, Florence, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Palmyra, Pennsauken
Every town we work in is on our Service Areas page. Call for a free quote on a roll-up door.
Need a Roll-Up Door That Just Works?
(215) 322-1211Rolling steel sold, installed and repaired by one local team in Southampton.