Panic Bar Installation

The terms are used interchangeably in the field. Both refer to a horizontal push rail mounted across a door that unlatches and allows egress when pressure is applied. The technical industry term is 'exit device,' but customers and technicians alike use panic bar and crash bar to mean the same thing. What matters more than the name is the type of latching mechanism underneath — rim latch, mortise lock, or vertical rod — which determines what installation work is involved and which doors the device is appropriate for.

There is no single flat number we can honestly give you, because the final price depends on real variables: the grade and type of exit device selected, whether the door requires mortise preparation or reinforcement, the time of day or night you need service, the distance our technician travels within the Las Vegas valley, and any supplementary hardware like electric strikes or door closers. What we always do is confirm the exact up-front price with you before any work begins. There are no surprise charges at the end of the job.

A call-out fee — sometimes called a dispatch or service call charge — is a flat amount some locksmiths charge just for rolling a truck to your location, separate from the labor and parts. At Hunter Locksmith, we are upfront about any service call component of your quote before we dispatch. You will know the full expected cost going in, and our technicians confirm the exact final price on arrival after assessing the door. We believe you deserve to make an informed decision, so we never obscure fees in fine print.

Often, yes. If your existing mortise lock body or door prep is in good condition and the issue is limited to the push bar mechanism itself — a broken bar, a worn dogging pin, or a misaligned latch — our technicians can perform a targeted panic bar replacement or panic bar repair rather than a full replacement of the entire exit device assembly. We assess the condition of the existing hardware on arrival and tell you honestly which approach makes sense for your door, your budget, and long-term reliability.

Yes. Single doors are the most common, but double-door configurations — like the dual-leaf entries you find on large restaurant dining rooms, hotel banquet spaces, and retail stores across the Las Vegas valley — require coordinating two exit devices so that both leaves release simultaneously or in the correct sequence. One door typically gets the active exit device and the other gets a coordinator-compatible device or a flush bolt arrangement. Our commercial locksmith technicians carry hardware for both configurations and install them so they operate smoothly together.

Hunter Locksmith is a mobile operation covering the full Las Vegas metropolitan area: the Strip corridor, Downtown, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, Spring Valley, Enterprise, and surrounding communities including the areas around Nellis Air Force Base and out toward Boulder City. Because we come to you, wherever your commercial property is located in the valley, we can dispatch a trained, insured technician without you needing to transport hardware or schedule a shop visit. Call (702) 553-2162 any time — day or night — to confirm availability at your specific address.