Aluminum storefront doors, built for your traffic
We walk your entrance with you, explain stiles, glass and hardware in plain words, and our own crew installs your new aluminum entrance and windows.
A storefront is the first thing a customer touches. A door that drags, slams or will not latch, or glass that is fogged or cracked, costs a business every day it stays that way.
We walk your entrance with you, explain the door, glass and hardware options in plain words, and our own trained, long-time crew does the work, with the owners supervising.
A storefront is a frame of aluminum and glass, with the doors set into it. Here are the common layouts, and the glass that goes in them.
Seen from the sidewalk, in dark aluminum framing; the long bars on the doors are the pulls.
One door with a glass transom above, the most common small-shop entrance.
Two doors that meet in the middle, for wider traffic and moving stock in and out.
Glass panels each side of the door, so the entrance reads as part of the shop window.
Fixed glass in an aluminum grid, with a transom above and a base panel below.
Glass in a door, and beside it within 24 inches of its edge and under 60 inches up, must be safety glass. These are the two common kinds.
Tempered
Three to five times as strong as plain annealed glass, and breaks into small cube-like pieces instead of shards.
Laminated
A plastic layer between two panes holds the glass together, so it takes repeated blows before an opening is made.
Glass: USDA Forest Service physical security guide. Safety glass rule: Oklahoma's 2024 IBC section 2406.4.
The stile is the aluminum frame up each side of an entrance door. With stiles and rails drawn to scale from Kawneer's standard entrances, one maker's example, here is what each width is for.
Engineered for moderate traffic in stores, offices and apartment buildings. Top rail 2-1/4 inches, bottom rail 3-7/8 inches.
Extra strength for schools, institutions and other high-traffic buildings. Top rail 3-1/2 inches, bottom rail 6-1/2 inches.
A monumental look for banks, libraries and public buildings, Kawneer says. Top rail 5 inches, bottom rail 6-1/2 inches.
None of these standard bottom rails reaches 10 inches, and the ADA calls for a smooth push side within 10 inches of the floor, so an ADA entrance needs a taller rail or a capped kick plate (404.2.10).
All three doors are 1-3/4 inches deep and take infill from a single 1/4-inch pane up to 1-inch insulated glass.
Which one is yours? On your walkthrough we look at your traffic and your hardware with you and explain which stile fits.
We install aluminum entrance doors and storefront windows, for shops, offices and other commercial buildings.
Replace the door
A single door or a pair in your storefront opening, with the stile, glass and hardware rules explained for your traffic and your building.
Windows and glass
Aluminum-framed display windows, sidelites and transoms. Glass in a door, and glass within 24 inches of its edge and under 60 inches up, must be safety glass.
Not sure yet
Tell us what is wrong with the entrance. We walk it with you, explain whether the door, the glass or the whole front needs replacing, and point you to what the business needs.
We look at the doors, frames, glass and hardware with you, and bring brochures and samples.
Which stile your traffic calls for, tempered or laminated glass, and the hardware rules for your occupancy.
Andrey and Vadim supervise the work and help with materials, and bring in extra hands they have worked with before on big jobs.
Our 1-year workmanship warranty, plus the storefront maker's warranty, passed on and explained.
Doors, frames, glass and hardware, with the owner or manager. We bring brochures and samples.
Stile, glass and hardware, and why, so you do not pay for more than the entrance needs.
Our own trained, long-time crew does the work, with no subcontractors. The brothers supervise and help with materials.
Our 1-year workmanship warranty, plus the storefront maker's warranty, passed on and explained.
Storefront glass replacement averages $500 to $3,000 depending on size and type, by Fixr (updated August 2025), with tempered glass at about $25 a square foot. Laminated glass costs about $125 to $150 more than the same size without lamination. We found no neutral published price for aluminum entrance doors; your walkthrough and estimate are free.
The difference between narrow, medium and wide stile doors is the width of the door's vertical side members. In Kawneer's standard entrances, one maker's example, a narrow stile is 2-1/8 inches, built for moderate traffic like stores and offices; a medium stile 3-1/2 inches, for schools and other high-traffic buildings; and a wide stile 5 inches, a monumental look for banks, libraries and public buildings.
Usually not: a typical shop (Group M) is not on the list. Oklahoma's 2024 IBC section 1010.2.8 requires panic hardware on doors serving a Group H space, or a room with 50 or more occupants in an assembly (Group A) or educational (Group E) building. The hardware must be listed to UL 305, its bar must reach at least half the door width, and it must unlatch with no more than 15 pounds of force (1010.2.8.3).
A shop's front door can have a key-operated lock under Oklahoma's 2024 IBC section 1010.2.4 when it is the main door to the building or tenant space in a business, mercantile, storage or factory use, a place of worship, or an assembly space of 300 or fewer. The lock must look plainly locked, and a sign must read "THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THIS SPACE IS OCCUPIED" in 1-inch letters.
The ADA rules for a storefront entrance, in the 2010 ADA Standards, call for a 32-inch clear opening with the door at 90 degrees, hardware 34 to 48 inches high that works with one hand and no tight grasping, a closer that takes at least 5 seconds from 90 to 12 degrees, a threshold no higher than 1/2 inch, and a smooth push side within 10 inches of the floor, with exceptions for existing doors.
Storefront glass has to be safety glass in hazardous locations under Oklahoma's 2024 IBC section 2406.4: all glass in doors, glass within 24 inches of a door edge whose bottom is under 60 inches above the floor, and panes over 9 square feet that sit under 18 inches from the floor, reach above 36 inches and have a walking surface within 36 inches.
Laminated glass holds up better to repeated blows than tempered glass. The USDA Forest Service's physical security guide says laminated glass sustains repeated blows before its plastic interlayer fails and an opening is made, while tempered glass is three to five times as strong as annealed glass but breaks into small cube-like pieces.
The building code for a Tulsa storefront is changing: Oklahoma adopted the 2024 International Building Code effective September 14, 2026, and the City of Tulsa lists its own adoption of the 2024 codes as pending for January 1, 2027, with the 2018 codes still listed until then. Tulsa Development Services can confirm which applies to your permit: (918) 596-9456.
A permit to replace a shop entrance door in Tulsa is likely: the City of Tulsa says a building permit is typically required to repair walls, floors, ceilings, windows or doors, and its list of work that needs no permit names same-size windows but not doors. Tulsa Development Services can confirm for your building.
T Town's own crew installs every storefront, with no subcontractors. It is a trained, long-time crew; the brothers who own the company, Andrey and Vadim, supervise the work and help with materials, and bring in extra hands they have worked with before on big jobs.
Wanted to say thank you to Vadim and Andrey and their team for the great work on my new windows and door. Was told it take all day and they were finished in about 5 hours. They went over instructions on how to open and close and take the screens out, cleaned up and took all the old windows and door. I’m very impressed with their work and the windows are amazing! Once again thank you guys for the hard work and timely service!
We had an outstanding experience with Andrey, Vadim, and the entire installation team. They were professional, highly skilled, and took obvious pride in their work from start to finish. The crew arrived on time, worked efficiently, paid close attention to detail, and treated our home with care. The quality of the installation exceeded our expectations, and they made sure everything was cleaned up before they left. It’s refreshing to work with craftsmen who are knowledgeable, courteous, and committed to doing the job right. I would highly recommend Andrey, Vadim, and their team to anyone looking for top-quality window installation.
Vadim & Andrey were terrific! Professional and thoughtful, took time before they got started to answer our questions and again at the end to make sure we were happy and knew how to work and care for our awesome new windows. They took the time to hear my concern about how two different windows may be ‘set back’ differently compared to the brick facade, talked to me about how they would adjust for it and executed perfectly. They do great work, things look very well finished and these guys caulk lines are second to NONE!! Thanks guys, will be recommending we get you for phase 2!
We got our windows installed today by renewal by Anderson‘s. Our installers were.Vadim and Andrey. They were kind, informative of what they were doing and very professional. They cleaned up everything. The windows are beautiful. We were so impressed. I wished I did this a long time ago. Thank you so much!
Installation day I did not know what to expect. Vadim's and Andre's crew showed up shortly after 8 am. The entire 5-man crew worked diligently through the heat and high winds. They were all polite and answered any questions I had. They covered my furniture and put down carpet to protect my belongings. I was amazed at the speed and efficiency of the crew; they worked as a team and installed all 19 windows in one day. The crew vacuumed the carpet and cleaned up their work area. My previous windows were so foggy I had forgotten what a beautiful view I have of my backyard. My windows no longer sing when the wind blows and they make it much quieter. Thank you for a job well-done.
Vadim and his team did a fabulous job. They exceeded my expectations. Windows are beautiful, functional and have transformed the look of my home.
These window installers surpass professionalism. They were prompt curtious and friendly professional. Above all they worked quietly and very efficient. Vadim and Tim were two very unique individuals. I will recommend their service to everyone. Thank you gentlemen my house is already much cooler
Window and door replacement for churches, schools and offices, walked with the people who run the building and installed by T Town's own crew.
Window replacement for apartment complexes, condos and rentals, walked with the owner or manager and installed by T Town's own crew.
Tell us what your storefront is doing. We will set up a time to walk the entrance with you.
Who you will talk to
CEO and co-owner, T Town Windows & Doors
Andrey runs T Town Windows & Doors with his brother Vadim, after 17+ years installing windows, doors and siding in Tulsa.
