Credential-based door entry systems for commercial and industrial facilities — card readers, controllers, door hardware integration, and supporting infrastructure — installed clean and coordinated with your construction schedule.
Access control is about more than locking doors. It's about giving the right people access to the right spaces — and giving facility managers the visibility and control to manage that access long-term without constant intervention.
TCSS installs commercial access control infrastructure as a low-voltage subcontractor working alongside general contractors on new construction and renovation projects across NC and the Southeast. Our scope is the physical infrastructure — readers, controllers, door hardware interface, cabling, pathways, and supporting systems — installed clean, coordinated with other trades, and ready for programming by the access control vendor.
We work with all major access control platforms and coordinate directly with the end-user's system vendor to make sure our rough-in and device placement is right before the walls are closed. No rework. No surprises at turnover.
Access control is one of the most coordination-intensive systems on a construction project — it involves the door hardware supplier, the access control vendor, the electrical sub, and the GC all needing to align before rough-in. TCSS manages our scope with all of those parties, flagging conflicts early and making sure our device placement, conduit sizing, and power requirements match what the door hardware and system vendor need.
TCSS installs the physical infrastructure — not the software or programming. This means we work with whatever access control platform the building owner or IT team has chosen: Lenel, Genetec, Honeywell Pro-Watch, Avigilon, Bosch, Brivo, or any other commercial-grade system. We install to the system vendor's specs and hand off a properly installed, labeled, and documented infrastructure package ready for programming.
Access control systems get added to, modified, and serviced for decades. TCSS installs with that in mind — controller panels are labeled clearly, cable runs are documented, conduit is properly sized for future wire pulls, and junction boxes are accessible. When the facility manager needs to add a door or change a credential three years from now, the infrastructure supports it cleanly.
TCSS installs all of the physical components of a commercial access control system — coordinated with your door hardware supplier and access control vendor.
Access control scope on a construction project requires tight coordination between trades. TCSS reviews the security drawings, attends coordination meetings, and works directly with your door hardware sub and the owner's access control vendor — so the low-voltage scope doesn't hold up your schedule or cause rework at door frame installation.
Proximity, smart card, and mobile credential readers mounted at controlled entry points with proper backbox and conduit.
Rack or wall-mount controller panels wired, labeled, and mounted in telecom rooms or secured closets.
Door hardware interface wiring — electric strikes, magnetic locks, and fail-safe/fail-secure hardware.
REX motion sensors and push-button devices wired and mounted for proper egress on controlled doors.
Door status monitoring wiring for held-open and forced-door alarms at each controlled entry.
Dedicated power supply installation, conduit, J-boxes, and all supporting pathway work for the system.
We review security drawings, coordinate with door hardware and system vendor, and confirm device placement and rough-in requirements.
Conduit, backboxes, and sleeves installed at each door and controller location — coordinated with framing and rough-in schedule.
Readers, REX devices, door position switches, and controller panels installed and wired per system vendor specifications.
All devices verified functional, wiring labeled and documented, infrastructure handed off to system vendor for programming.
Upload your security drawings and specs — we'll review the scope, confirm device counts and infrastructure requirements, and return a complete bid for the low-voltage installation scope.