What Is a Pivot Entry Door and Why Use One for Apartment Lobbies?

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What Is a Pivot Entry Door and Why Use One for Apartment Lobbies?

What Is a Pivot Entry Door and Why Use One for Apartment Lobbies?

Short answer

A pivot entry door has no hinges — the whole leaf turns on a floor spindle, which is why it suits apartment lobbies and penthouses. Ordered as a system with factory-fitted smart locks and pivot hardware load-rated to the leaf, it arrives ready to hang.

Full transcript

This entry door has no side hinges — it turns on a floor spindle, and it’s the kind of statement entrance developers now specify for apartment lobbies and penthouses. The smart lock is fitted at the factory, not on site: fingerprint, PIN code and app on one platform, tested on every leaf before packing. Threshold, seals and pivot hardware ship as one machined system. We source doors like these as a building material sourcing agent for multi-unit projects. Building one?

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