The balanced door system is engineered to solve design difficulties where wind or stack pressures make the use of standard doors impractical. Through its movable pivot point and elliptical swing, the balanced door opens and closes with greater ease than conventional doors. Wind and stack pressures actually assist the swinging motion of the door. The balanced door opens more quickly and safely than it conventional counterpart, helping reduce congestion and increase traffic flow during peak periods. As the balanced door opens, the heel of the door travels inward and the leading edge travels outward in a small confined space. A space savings of 30% or greater is achieved by using balanced doors instead of conventional doors. This reduces the amount of lobby space or sidewalk clearance required for the entrance allowing for greater design freedom. Since the opening and closing of the balanced door is aided rather than hindered by stack and wind pressures, over-sized or unusually heavy doors may be easily accommodated.  This allows for greater design flexibility as many of the restrictions of conventional doors are minimized by the balanced door principle.

Balanced Doors can be fabricated only in P-Style continuous top and bottom rails. Minimum rail height is 4 1/4" with square profile rail only.


Classic standard rails are fabricated in all of the popular architectural metals: aluminum, stainless steel clad aluminum, brass clad aluminum.
Availability of metal finishes is dependent upon the product specified. Standard finishes are indicated below. Painted finishes are available in standard colors.


Extruded Aluminum in: Clear, Bronze or Black
Stainless Steel Clad: #8 Mirror Polish, #4 Satin Polish
Brass Clad: #8 Mirror Polish, #4 Satin Polish, Satin Oxidized Oil Rubbed or Clear Baked Enamel


The tempered glass used in Classic Doors is always horizontally tempered to eliminate tong marks and their distortion. 3/8" and 1/2" glass in clear, gray or bronze is available. All glass is fabricated and tempered in strict accordance with Federal Specifications.


When requested Southeastern Glass Systems will supply and install locks. Doors will be fabricated to accommodate push/pull bars.
Classic Balanced Doors include balanced hardware, header, closer, jambs, (if concealed) and threshold (if required). Panic buttons and automatic openers can be used.