Electric Strike Installation & Repair in Toronto
Want to buzz people in, open a door with a keypad or card, or control who enters an office or back room? We install and repair electric strikes for businesses, offices, apartment buildings and homes across Toronto and the GTA.
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Buzzer and intercom
Release the door from a buzzer or intercom when a visitor arrives.
Keypad entry
Staff open the door with a code. Change the code when someone leaves.
Card or fob reader
Each person has their own card or fob, connected to an access control system.
Push button
Open the door from a reception desk or counter with one press.
How an electric strike works
The strike is the metal plate in the door frame that the latch slides into. An electric strike replaces it with a strike that has a moving keeper. When it gets a signal from a keypad, card reader, intercom or push button, the keeper releases and the door can be pushed or pulled open without turning the handle.
When the door closes again, the latch slides back into the keeper and the door is locked. The lock on the door stays the same, so the key still works as a backup.
Electric strikes run on low voltage, usually 12 or 24 volts, from a power supply or the access control panel.
Fail secure or fail safe
Fail secure
The door stays locked from the outside when the power is off, and opens when power is applied. The usual choice for offices, stockrooms and front doors, and what fire-rated doors need.
Fail safe
The door unlocks from the outside when the power is off. Used where a door must open during a power cut, for example some interior doors.
With either type, the door must always open from the inside with the handle or exit device, without a key or special knowledge. We check the door, the frame and the exit requirements before we install a strike.
Strikes for every common door
- Strikes for cylindrical lever and knob locks
- Strikes for mortise locks
- Surface strikes for rim exit devices and panic bars
- Strikes made for aluminium storefront frames
- Connection to keypads, card readers, push buttons and buzzer and intercom entry
- Door or latch monitors, so a system knows when the door is open
A strike only works well when it matches the lock, the frame and the power supply. We size it to the latch, cut or modify the frame and run the low voltage wire.
Electric strike repair
Common problems we fix:
- The strike buzzes but the door will not open
- The door does not lock again after it closes
- The strike only works when someone pushes on the door
- The strike stopped working after a power cut or new hardware
The cause is often the door pressing on the keeper, from weatherstripping or a door that has sagged. Other causes are the wrong voltage, a failed power supply, a loose wire or a burnt out strike. We test each part and fix the cause, not only the symptom.
For heavy doors that need more holding force, see maglock installation. To adjust a door that no longer closes fully, see door closer repair.
How an electric strike job works
Tell us about the door
Call us, or email a photo of the door edge and frame to [email protected], and say how you want to open it.
Free quote
We check the frame, the lock and where power can come from, and give you a price before any work starts.
Install and wire
We fit the strike in the frame, connect it to the keypad, reader, button or intercom, and set it to fail secure or fail safe.
Test and show you
We test opening from outside, free exit from inside and relocking, and show you how to use it.
