Why Who Installs Your Steel Doors Matters
Sightline Steel Doors · January 5, 2024 · 1 min read
The Hidden Half of Every Steel Door Project
You can spend $20,000 on the most beautifully crafted steel pivot door from the best factory in the country — and watch it fail within a year if it's installed wrong. Steel doors are heavy, unforgiving, and demand surgical precision at the rough opening.
Why Most Subcontractors Get It Wrong
Most general contractors treat a steel door like a standard pre-hung unit. They aren't. Steel doors require:
- Specialized pivot hardware adjustment
- Shimming and structural reinforcement at the jambs
- Custom flashing details — every opening is different
- Threshold preparation that matches the floor finish
What Sightline Does Differently
Our in-house installation crews have collectively installed thousands of openings. They don't subcontract, they don't rush, and they own every result. If something needs to be made right, they come back — no finger-pointing.
The factory builds the door. We build the install. Both have to be perfect.
About Sightline
Sightline Steel Doors is Charlotte's premier curator, specifier, and installer of world-class custom steel doors and windows. We handle the design, logistics, and installation so you don't have to.
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