Electric Strikes
The buzz-in door, done properly: hardware, wiring logic, and the fail-safe versus fail-secure decision.
What this service actually involves
An electric strike releases the door on signal, from a buzzer, a keypad, a fob reader or an intercom, while the mechanical lock stays locked. It is the backbone of controlled entries in offices, lobbies and back doors, and doing it properly means matching the strike to the frame and lock, then wiring the release logic to how the space must behave.
The decision nobody explains gets explained: fail-secure strikes stay locked in a power cut, right for most entries with free mechanical egress inside; fail-safe strikes unlock on power loss, mandatory on certain life-safety doors. The install pairs with the access side, keypads, readers, intercom releases, and leaves the mechanical exit path sacred.
Questions, answered straight
Fail-safe or fail-secure for our office door?
Usually fail-secure, so a power cut does not unlock the business, with egress inside remaining free mechanically. Fail-safe belongs on doors where code demands unlocking on power loss. The consult reads your doors and says which is which.
Can it work with our existing intercom?
Most intercoms and access panels drive a strike happily; the visit sorts voltage, timing and wiring so buzz-in behaves like it should.
Does the door still work if the system dies?
Yes, that is the design: mechanical key entry and free mechanical exit survive any electronic failure.
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