About The SEALS of Columbia – Your Local Refrigeration Gasket Specialists

Our Local Commitment

  • More than 33,800 food-service professionals work across the South Carolina Midlands, driving an economy that absolutely depends on functional refrigeration. We take pride in supporting the operators who feed students, hospital patients, and families dining out throughout the capital region.
  • Craftsmanship and honesty guide our approach to every installation. A tight seal directly impacts your bottom line by lowering energy bills, preventing health-code write-ups, and ensuring your units last years longer than neglected coolers or freezers.

How We Deliver Value

  • Covering Columbia, Irmo, Lexington, and Blythewood, we supply restaurants, schools, hospitals, and grocery stores with precision refrigeration gaskets, door sweeps, strip curtains, hinges, and cutting boards. Our crew measures, cuts, and seats every component correctly so your systems perform flawlessly.
  • The sustained heat and humidity of a South Carolina summer will quickly punish worn refrigeration seals, and downtime costs you valuable product. We arrive on time, work neatly alongside your staff, and finish promptly to keep your kitchen open and moving.

Gasket Service in Irmo, Lexington, Blythewood

The SEALS of Columbia is driven to be the most trusted name in refrigeration gasket and commercial kitchen services across South Carolina, known for our honesty, craftsmanship, and relentless focus on customer success.

Reliable, Professional Technicians

Uniformed, insured, and on time, our technicians treat every kitchen with care and precision.

Free Inspection & First Gasket Free

We prove our value before you pay. Every new customer receives a complimentary inspection and first gasket at no cost.

Energy & Cost Savings

A tight, professionally installed gasket keeps cold air in and energy costs down, helping your equipment last longer and your bottom line grow stronger.

Honest, Upfront Services

No trip fees, no hidden costs, just transparent pricing, quality materials, and guaranteed workmanship on every walk-in cooler gasket and reach-in door we service.

Local Ownership, National Standards

Backed by the national SEALS franchise network, we combine the professionalism of a national brand with the reliability of a local team serving Columbia, Irmo, and Lexington.

Trusted by Local Marietta & National
Brands Since 2010

Columbia’s Single-Source For:

At The SEALS of Columbia, we don’t just seal walk-in or half-door refrigerators—we build partnerships that keep your kitchen safe, compliant, and efficient. Building trust starts with doing what we say, when we say it, and doing it better than anyone else. The SEALS of Columbia is your single source for installing and repairing:

Diamond Plating
Diamond Plating

Diamond Plating is a way for restaurants, food trucks, health centers, schools, and other industrial businesses to add traction to surfaces. We add this durable, slip-resistant metal to walls, floors, equipment, bar tops, accent walls, tabletops, and serving tables. Our clients love it because it is scratch-resistant, sanitary, and easy to clean. And it’s durable and long-lasting.

Strip Curtain Installation
Strip Curtain Installation

The SEALS – Strip Curtain Installation Made-To-Order | Pre-Punched | Installed Fast | Anti-Bacterial PVC Material

Commercial Door Closers
Commercial Door Closers

Restaurant & Commercial Door Closers by The SEALS – Professional Installation & Repair. Serving the entire United States.

Door Hinges & Door Handles Repair & Replacement
Door Hinges & Door Handles Repair & Replacement

Commercial Kitchen Hinges & Handles Repair & Replacement For Restaurants, Grocery Stores, Hospitals, School Systems & More

Oven & Steamer Gasket Installation & Repair
Oven & Steamer Gasket Installation & Repair

Oven & Steamer Gasket Installation & Repair – Increase Kitchen Efficiency with The SEALS regular inspection program for oven gaskets.

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Refrigeration Gaskets

THE SEALS Commercial Refrigeration Gaskets Best Practices – Inspect Gaskets Regularly & Replace Immediately When You Detect a Tear or Mold.

First-Class Partners

Columbia’s Team of Gasket Specialists

Karry Stroner, Owner, The SEALS of Columbia (SC)
Owner, The SEALS of Columbia (SC)
Payden Mitchell, Owner, The SEALS of Myrtle Beach & Charleston, SC
Owner, The SEALS of Myrtle Beach & Charleston, SC
Brandon Wehrly
Territory Sales Manager
Brian Straka
Territory Account Manager
David Mills, Jr.
Territory Account Manager
Mark McGhee
Territory Rep

FAQs

All four, plus the rest of the Midlands. Whether your kitchen sits off Harbison in Irmo, along the Lexington corridor, or up in Blythewood, we come out, inspect every unit, and give you a written estimate at no cost. There are no trip fees, ever, so a shop 25 minutes from downtown Columbia pays the same as one on Main Street.

It puts real stress on them. Midlands summers push hot, moist air against every cooler door, so seals sweat, grow mold in the folds, and stiffen faster than they would in a dry climate. That humid air also makes compressors work harder. We check for hardening, dart pull-out and mildew during inspection, and fit OE-spec gaskets in PVC, silicone, neoprene or santoprene to match the unit.

Yes. Columbia’s food-service sector employs tens of thousands of people, and plenty of those kitchens are cafeterias, hospital nutrition services and grocery deli and dairy cases. We schedule around your operation, so school kitchens get us between service periods and hospitals get us outside patient tray runs. We never work during the lunch or dinner rush.

From us, custom-fit to your door rather than pulled off a shelf. We measure the frame, log the make, model and size, then order from domestic U.S. manufacturers in Atlanta and Florida. Installation typically happens within five business days of approving the estimate, or about three with expedited service for a rush charge. Freezer seals carry the same 120-day warranty as every gasket we install.

We plan around your covers. Technicians arrive between rushes, number and sticker each unit, and keep an inventory of makes, models and sizes so return visits need no re-measuring. Our quarterly inspection program catches torn or moldy seals before a health inspector or a Gamecock game weekend does. You pay after installation and you are satisfied, usually Net 30.

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