Most doors are an assembly of separate parts: a door, a frame, and hardware from different makers, all expected to work together. The Total Door System is different. It is a fully integrated door and hardware system, engineered and manufactured as one unit, so every component is designed to work together from day one. Piedmont Door Solutions installs and services Total Door systems across the Southeast, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic for facilities that want the cleanest look, the longest service life, and dependable life-safety performance.

What Makes Total Door Different

Total Door is a single engineered system rather than a collection of separate components, and that design delivers real advantages:

  • Recessed exit device: the panic hardware sits flush with the door in the open position, giving the lowest projection in the industry and maximizing clear opening width.
  • Full-height continuous hinge: integral to the door, with no gaps and no exposed fasteners.
  • Full-height latching channel: on pairs, this eliminates the need for floor hardware, coordinators, and surface vertical rods.
  • Fewer moving parts: which means longer life, lower life-cycle cost, and less inventory of spare parts to maintain.
  • Proven durability: tested to more than five million cycles, well beyond standard industry performance.

The result is a door that performs better, lasts longer, and keeps a clean, uncluttered appearance.

Life Safety, Fire, and Smoke Containment

Total Door systems are engineered for demanding life-safety openings, installed and maintained to code:

  • Fire-rated and smoke-containment systems for cross-corridor, stairwell, and elevator lobby and shaft openings.
  • Full ADA compliance and BHMA certification.
  • Integrated hardware including exit devices, locks, hinges, closers, light kits, and kick plates, all engineered to work as one system.
  • Custom design options: nearly any veneer, finish, or architectural face, so the life-safety function blends into the design rather than standing out.

Where Total Door Systems Fit

We install and maintain Total Door systems for buildings where clean design and dependable life-safety performance are part of doing the job right:

  • Hospitals and healthcare: cross-corridor and area-separation smoke doors that keep a clean, uncluttered look while supporting a well-run, survey-ready environment.
  • Hotels and hospitality: stair and corridor doors that maintain the design aesthetic.
  • Commercial and office buildings: elevator lobby and stairwell openings.
  • Education: durable, high-cycle openings built to last.
  • High-traffic life-safety openings where minimizing maintenance and downtime matters.

Our Total Door Services

  • Design and specification: we help you spec the right Total Door configuration for the opening and the code requirements.
  • New installation: factory-built systems installed for new construction and build-outs.
  • Retrofit: replace aging or high-maintenance openings with an integrated Total Door system.
  • Service and repair: ongoing support for the integrated hardware and door.
  • Preventive maintenance: scheduled service that keeps life-safety openings performing.

Areas We Serve

Piedmont Door Solutions installs, services, and repairs Total Door integrated systems across the Southeast, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Find your local branch for coverage areas, contact details, and same-day service:

Southeast: Charlotte, NC · Raleigh, NC · Greensboro, NC · Columbia, SC · Atlanta, GA · Birmingham, AL · Florida

Southwest: Dallas, TX · Houston, TX

Mid-Atlantic: Baltimore / DC

Don’t see your city? We serve the surrounding metros too. Call 866-527-0711.

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Total Door Systems FAQ

What is a Total Door system?
A Total Door system is a fully integrated commercial door and hardware system, engineered and manufactured as one unit. Instead of combining a door, frame, and hardware from different makers, every component is designed to work together, which improves performance and simplifies installation.
What makes Total Door different from a standard door?
The exit device is recessed so it sits flush with the door, giving the lowest projection in the industry and maximizing clear width. It also uses a full-height continuous hinge and full-height latching channel, which eliminates floor hardware and surface vertical rods on pairs, with fewer moving parts overall.
Are Total Door systems fire-rated?
Yes. Total Door offers fire-rated and smoke-containment systems for cross-corridor, stairwell, and elevator lobby and shaft openings, and they meet ADA and fire and life-safety codes.
Do Total Door systems require a lot of maintenance?
No. With fewer moving parts and an integrated design tested to more than five million cycles, Total Door systems are engineered to reduce maintenance and extend service life, which lowers life-cycle cost.
Can Total Door match our building's design?
Yes. Total Door systems can be custom designed with nearly any veneer, finish, or architectural face, so the door blends into your design while delivering its life-safety function.