More Than Doors: Self-Storage Solutions and Commercial Doors, Engineered to Last

Janus International designs, manufactures and installs Nokē smart security, doors, hallway systems, steel buildings and security gates for self-storage, renovates existing facilities through the R3 Program, and makes rolling steel doors, commercial sheet doors and door operators for commercial and industrial buildings.

Operators charge Nokē technology fees of $5.99 to $14.99 a month or rents up to 10 to 15% above market for smart units, earn higher tenant insurance revenue splits and save on labor by automating overlocking, lock checks and move-ins. National Self Storage turned a $300,000 Nokē investment into about $3 million in portfolio value.

R3 (Restore. Rebuild. Replace.) is the Janus program for existing self-storage facilities. It focuses on five upgrades: door replacements, hallway reskins, unit remixes, MASS relocatable storage units and office remodels. National Self Storage saw 25% higher rental rates after new doors, and the Rapid Replace app returns door quotes in less than 2 days.

Doors and hallways are the first thing tenants see and the part of the facility they touch most. Faded, dented or hard-to-operate doors lower curb appeal and rental rates and leave units hard to rent. National Self Storage saw 25% higher rental rates after new Janus doors in El Paso, Texas, and Camp Verde 24 Hour Storage went from 56% vacancy to 99% leased after new doors, a hallway system and a unit remix.

Older doors fade, dent and rust, springs and latches wear out, and doors get harder to open and close. That means more maintenance calls, weaker security, lower curb appeal and units that rent for less. The R3 Program replaces aging doors with minimal disruption to tenants, and the Rapid Replace™ app returns door replacement quotes in less than 2 days.

Renovations run long when the scope is unclear, openings are mismeasured, materials arrive late or work has to be redone around occupied units. Janus R3 projects follow a set process of planning, staging, tenant notification and keeping the site secure, with doors made in Janus plants and installed by Janus crews. Cost segregation can help pay for the work: Camp Verde 24 Hour Storage offset its project cost this way.

Janus makes ten series of rolling steel products in five categories: service doors (300, 400, 400HP, 600), high performance doors (400HP, 800HP), fire doors (500, 500i, 550), rolling grilles (800, 800HP) and counter shutters (700, 550), with openings up to 40 feet wide, UL fire ratings up to 4 hours and speeds up to 24 inches per second.

Lifecycle cost comes down to cycle life, wind-load rating, maintenance and how quickly a door can be installed or replaced. Janus 400HP high performance doors open at up to 24 inches per second and are built for 16x the cycle life at a fraction of the cost of high-speed doors, and Janus commercial sheet doors are built for heavy use and fast installation. The Janus Rolling Steel ROI Guide shows when replacing a door costs less than repairing it.

Yes. Janus designs, engineers, manufactures and installs steel self-storage buildings: single-story, multi-story and bi-level, climate-controlled, boat and RV storage, and conversions and expansions. Janus building teams bring decades of steel building experience.

Common causes are water getting in through roofs and wall panels, corrosion, settling foundations, and changes made to a building without updated engineering. Janus in-house designers and licensed engineers provide sealed structural drawings and foundation plans for new buildings, and Janus building teams handle re-roofing, refurbishing and repairs on existing ones.

Older gates break down more often, slow tenants at the entrance and often cannot connect to smart entry, so staff end up opening them by hand. Janus security gates, in slide, swing, vertical-lift and pedestrian styles, pair with Nokē Screen smart keypads so tenants use one app for the gate and their unit.

Janus self-storage doors, such as the 650 Series and NS Series, are built for storage units and hallways. Janus commercial doors, rolling steel and commercial sheet doors with commercial and rolling steel operators, are built for warehouses, docks, plants, retail and agricultural buildings and are sold through door dealers.

Janus manufactures doors in Georgia, Texas and Arizona, including rolling steel doors and custom gates in Cartersville, Georgia, and operates 15 manufacturing and distribution locations worldwide that support industry-leading delivery times.