Electric Door Strike
I live in a brownstone that has a front double door (3′ x 10′) with glass windows. There is an intercom system, but no door buzzer (i.e., electric door strike). We were told that there is no system to accomodate a buzzer (electric door strike) for the type of doors we have. First, does anyone…
I live in a brownstone that has a front double door (3′ x 10′) with glass windows. There is an intercom system, but no door buzzer (i.e., electric door strike). We were told that there is no system to accomodate a buzzer (electric door strike) for the type of doors we have.
First, does anyone know if a door buzzer (electric strike door) can be installed on double doors or not?
If so, is there an alternative system that can be installed?
And can anyone recommend a locksmith or handyman who can install the door buzzer in Brooklyn?
Thanks
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Try Antonio…347-683-2644. If any one can do the job, he’s your man. Very skilled, I Been living in a co-op building for several years now. Had a couple of different companies try and come to fix our double doors and buzzer system. Every one failed to do so. Until he came alone and did quite an amazing job left the doors working like new. Highly recommended.
We chose not to do the buzzer option for safety reasons. Best to have tenants/owners open the door in person… worth considering.
I just did this on my brownstone reno, with 2 sets of double doors. You’ll need to open up the walls, probably quite a bit; you’ve got to figure that wiring to initiate the buzzer has to run from the doorbells, to the apartment intercoms and to the doors. And you will need to modify the doors a bit, as the wiring needs to run down the doors to the lock mechanisms…basically you create a channel for that behind the astricle on each pair of doors. Plus you need to drill a small circle through the door closest to the wall, where the wiring will run from the intercom box. My electrican and GC handled the installation. Good luck!
Try Wright Management they installed a buzzer in my house. Jake H.
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You don’t want to just toss the key out the window? That seems to be a very common system around me.