UL-listed. Drop-test documented.
NFPA 80 annual fire-door drop-test inspection with documented certification for your authority having jurisdiction. UL-listed coiling and swing fire doors — install, repair, and same-visit remediation when parts are stocked. License number on every COI. Family-owned since 1979.
Metro performs NFPA 80 annual fire-door drop-test inspections across the Atlanta metro with documented certification for your AHJ (authority having jurisdiction). UL-listed coiling fire doors installed and repaired. Same-visit remediation when fusible links, slat sections, or labels are stocked. License number on every COI. Two Metro locations dispatching, never subcontracted, family-owned since 1979.
The fusible link is severed, the door must close from full-open in under 10 seconds. Pass/fail is documented with date, technician credentials, deficiencies, and remediation log — exactly what your AHJ wants to see.
We stock the common fusible links, slat sections, smoke seals, and replacement labels. Most failures are remediated the same visit, certification re-issued before we leave.
Any change to the opening — new sprinkler heads, suspended ceiling rework, partition relocation — voids the prior certification. We turn around re-cert documentation in 5 business days from the site visit.
Here's what the standard requires, what fails most inspections, and what we document for your AHJ.
What NFPA 80 actually requires. NFPA 80 (Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives) — adopted by reference in NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code), the IBC, and most state fire codes — requires that all fire-rated door assemblies receive a documented annual inspection by a qualified technician. The inspection must verify door operation (drop-test from full-open to full-closed in under 10 seconds when the fusible link is severed), label legibility, hardware integrity, smoke seal condition, and the absence of field modifications that would void the listing.
Common reasons fire doors fail inspection. Fusible links past their replacement date (most are 165°F-rated and have a 10-year service life), slat warping from a prior fire event or impact, paint coverage over the UL listing label (the label must remain legible — over-painting voids the listing), hardware corrosion at the brake/governor assembly, missing or damaged smoke seals at the door perimeter, field modifications like welded brackets or holes drilled through the curtain.
Documentation your AHJ wants. Date of test, technician name and qualifications (we provide a copy of the inspector certification), serial number and rating of the door, pass/fail on each inspection point, deficiency log with photos, remediation actions and dates, and the next-required-inspection date. We provide all of this in a single PDF certificate per door, plus a facility-wide summary if you have multiple openings.
Post-modification re-certification. Any change to the opening voids the prior certification — common triggers include new sprinkler heads installed near the door, suspended ceiling rework that changes the smoke seal plane, partition relocations, electrical conduit penetrations, and HVAC duct routing changes. After modifications: full re-test, re-certification documentation in 5 business days. Don't wait for the next annual — your insurer and AHJ both want documented re-cert within 30 days of a modification.
Our process. Site walkthrough (door count, types, last inspection dates, pending modifications). Annual inspection scheduled around your operating hours. On-site test, photo documentation, deficiency log. Same-visit remediation when parts are stocked (typical: fusible link replacement, smoke seal replacement, label restoration). Re-certification or new certification PDF emailed within 24 hours. Certified copy mailed if your AHJ requires hard-copy.
If any of these apply, schedule the inspection now — back-dated certifications aren't accepted by most AHJs. Call (770) 526-1214.
Most AHJs accept inspections within a 60-day grace window past the 12-month anniversary. Past that, your facility can be flagged at the AHJ visit. We can typically schedule the inspection within 5 business days of your call and have certification in your hands within 24 hours.
An open deficiency on your prior cert is a worse position than no cert at all — it's documented evidence that you knew about the failure and didn't remediate. We diagnose the original cause, remediate, re-test, and issue updated certification with the deficiency closed. Most failures resolve in one visit with parts on the truck.
Any structural or fire-protection modification near a fire-rated opening voids the prior certification. We schedule the re-cert visit, document the new condition, test all affected doors, and issue updated certification within 5 business days. Schedule before your insurer or AHJ asks.
One vendor across overhead, rolling steel, fire, high-speed, dock, and ongoing service contracts. One COI, one document trail, one warranty path.
Insulated and non-insulated sectional overhead doors for warehouses, fleet bays, and storefronts.
Heavy-duty rolling steel for industrial, security, and self-storage. Cornell, Cookson authorized.
High-cycle roll-up doors for cold storage, food service, manufacturing, and clean rooms.
Levelers, seals, restraints, lighting. Rite-Hite, Kelley, Pentalift, Serco authorized.
Quarterly or semi-annual preventive maintenance with priority dispatch and locked-in parts pricing.
Tell us about your facility — door count, services needed, COI requirements. We respond within one business day.
Commercial scope and complexity vary too widely to publish a flat rate, so we don't. What we do guarantee: a written quote within one business day of site walkthrough, line-item detail on labor and parts, and the same hourly rate seven days a week (no nights/weekends premium).
Site walkthrough, then a written quote within one business day. Line-item labor + parts. The number on your estimate is the number on your invoice.
Weekday, weekend, after-hours — same hourly rate. We schedule commercial work around your operating hours so you don't lose a shift. Only emergency dispatch carries an after-hours premium.
Lifetime workmanship on Metro installs. OEM warranty on parts passes through to you. Service contract holders get locked-in parts pricing for the contract term.
$2M general liability + workers' comp · COI same day · Service contracts available
For COI requests, RFPs, or multi-site quotes email service@metrogaragedoorsinc.com or call (770) 526-1214.
Call now for same-day commercial response across the Atlanta metro — or request a written quote and we'll respond within one business day. COI same day.
