About this site
Building owners and managers use Access Control Installer to outline a door access job clearly enough for an installer to give a price. We are not an installer ourselves; we do not sell hardware or install it. A survey brief you send goes to an installer near you, who then reaches out to talk about your doors.
How it works
- You answer three questions about your doors: what is on them now, the kind of building and how many doors. You see a price range for each door straight away.
- You add your ZIP code and contact details, and the brief goes to one installer who covers that area.
- The installer calls or emails to visit the doors. You check their license on your state's lookup, and they give you a written quote.
- States covered
- All 50 and DC
- Installers per brief
- One
- Cost to send a brief
- Nothing
How is a survey brief handled?
The brief holds your answers about the doors: what’s there now, the building type, how many doors and any extra details you add. It also carries the ZIP code and the contact details you enter. We send the brief to an installer in that area based on the ZIP code. Low-voltage and alarm licensing varies by state, so look up each installer on your state’s official search, linked from every state page.
Who gets your survey brief?
It goes to just one installer, not many. A single access control installer who covers the ZIP code you give gets each brief, and that installer alone may contact you about it. No group of companies gets your details to bid against each other.
We choose the installer by one thing: they cover the ZIP code on your brief. We do not inspect their license, insurance or past work, so those checks stay with you, and the next section shows how to do them.
What to check before work starts
We don't certify installers, and we are not a licensing body. Each state sets who can wire door hardware, and some cities or counties do too. So the check that counts is yours, before the job starts. Ask the installer to give you:
- the license number they give you, then verify it through your state's official license search (linked from every state page)
- proof that they carry liability insurance for the work at your building
- a quote in writing that names every door, its lock and reader, plus the controller and any fire alarm work
The sources behind the figures
Sources are named in each table; vendor price lists and published cost guides supply the ranges used for per-door prices. State pages name the licensing board, statute or code body that supports each fact. The price shifts with door type, distance and where you are, so you’ll get the true cost from an on-site visit.
The phone number
Calls to 1 (833) 997-7289 reach Access Control Installer, not a manufacturer or a state agency. Calls may be recorded.
Who runs this site?
Secure Entry Systems LLC. Mailing address: 1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801, United States. Email: projects@access-control-installer.com.
