Northern California Commercial Refrigeration Specialists
PVC Strip Curtains — Custom-Cut and Professionally Installed Across Northern California
Keep the cold in, the energy bills down, and the health inspectors happy — with strip curtains built for your operation and installed by certified technicians.
Serving restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, and institutional food service operators throughout Northern California.
Simple Solution, Big Impact
What Are Commercial Strip Curtains — and Why Do They Matter?
Plastic strip curtains are flexible PVC panels that hang in doorways, cooler entrances, and loading dock openings. They look simple. The difference they make is not.
Cut Energy Waste
Maintain temperature on both sides of a doorway, reducing how hard your compressor has to work — and what you pay in utilities every month.
Protect Food Safety
Create a barrier against warm air, insects, and airborne contaminants — keeping your cooler compliant and your inventory protected.
Improve Traffic Flow
Staff, forklifts, and carts move through freely without the hassle of a solid door — no slowdowns, no propped-open entrances.
Extend Equipment Life
Reduce the thermal cycling that wears out compressors over time. A sealed opening means fewer service calls and a longer-lasting refrigeration system.
Our Standard
Why We Standardized on 8" Ribbed PVC Strip Curtains
After years of installing strip curtains in restaurants and grocery stores across Northern California, we made a deliberate choice — and we stand behind it.
Better Coverage, Fewer Gaps
At 8" wide, each strip covers more doorway surface than the narrower 4" or 6" alternatives. That means fewer seams between panels, fewer places for cold air to escape, and a more consistent thermal barrier from the first day of installation.
Ribbed Profile Handles High-Traffic Without Curling
Smooth PVC strips flex easily but can curl, tangle, and stick together — especially in high-humidity kitchen environments. The ribbed profile adds rigidity along the strip's length, keeping panels hanging straight and returning to position cleanly after every pass-through. In a busy restaurant or grocery back room, that resilience matters every single shift.
The Right Balance of Visibility and Seal
8" clear ribbed strips provide excellent visibility through the doorway — staff can see what's coming from either side — while still maintaining a tight overlap between panels. Narrower strips sacrifice seal quality; wider strips reduce visibility. 8" hits the sweet spot for restaurant kitchens and grocery store back-of-house operations.
Easier to Replace a Single Strip When Needed
Because the 8" width is our standard, we stock the material and can replace a single damaged panel without ordering custom sizes or waiting on special shipments. For operators who need a fast turnaround, that consistency is a practical advantage.
Our Recommendation
For the vast majority of restaurant walk-in coolers and grocery store back-of-house openings, 8" ribbed clear PVC is the right choice. We'll tell you if your specific application calls for something different — but in our experience, this is the strip curtain that performs consistently, lasts longer, and causes the fewest headaches over time.
The Hidden Cost
What Happens When Strip Curtains Are Worn, Missing, or Wrong-Sized?
Most operators don't notice the problem until it shows up somewhere else — on an energy bill, in a failed health inspection, or in a service call for a compressor that shouldn't have needed one yet.
Warm Air Infiltration
Forces refrigeration units to run longer and harder, driving up energy costs and accelerating compressor wear.
Temperature Fluctuations
Puts food safety and health inspection compliance at risk — inconsistent temps are one of the first things inspectors flag.
Moisture & Ice Buildup
Excess humidity inside coolers leads to ice accumulation, drainage issues, and premature wear on flooring and equipment.
Pest & Contamination Exposure
Gaps and curled panels create entry points for insects and airborne contaminants that compromise food safety.
Our Service
Commercial Strip Curtain Installation — Done Right, the First Time
Cal Gaskets custom-cuts PVC strip curtains to fit your exact openings. No guesswork, no generic off-the-shelf panels that sag or curl within a year.
What We Install
Walk-In Cooler Strip Curtains
Standard and high-traffic configurations for restaurant and grocery applications. Custom-cut to your cooler door dimensions.
Freezer Strip Curtains
Heavy-duty PVC rated for sustained sub-zero environments. Built to stay flexible and seal tight even in the coldest conditions.
Loading Dock Curtains
Wide-format panels engineered for frequent forklift and pallet jack traffic. Durable enough for the punishment of a busy dock.
Industrial Doorways
Custom-width solutions for food production, warehouse, and institutional facilities. Any opening, any size.
How It Works
We measure your openings precisely — every inch matters
We cut premium commercial-grade PVC strip material to your exact specs
Our certified technicians handle the full installation, correctly and safely
You get a sealed opening that performs from day one
Why Choose Us
Why Cal Gaskets — Not a National Supplier, Not a General Contractor
Most places that sell strip curtains ship you a box. You figure out the rest. Cal Gaskets is different — and the difference matters.
Hyper-Specialized — This Is All We Do
Commercial refrigeration gaskets and PVC strip curtains are our entire focus. Not HVAC. Not general refrigeration. That specialization means our material knowledge, cutting precision, and installation quality far exceed what a general contractor can offer.
We Do the Installation
National suppliers have wide catalogs and fast shipping. They cannot send a certified technician to measure your doorways, cut panels to spec, and install them correctly. We can — and we do.
Premium Commercial-Grade PVC
Our strip curtain material is sourced for durability and performance in real food service environments. It handles high traffic, temperature extremes, and daily use without curling, cracking, or failing early.
A Partner, Not Just a Vendor
Our goal is to be the team you call when something needs to be right — the first time and every time after. Most of our customers have been with us for years.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Strip Curtains
Strip curtains — also called PVC curtains, plastic strip curtains, or freezer curtains — are used to seal doorways and openings in commercial refrigeration environments. Common applications include walk-in cooler and freezer entrances, loading docks, food production areas, and any opening where temperature control, pest prevention, or contamination barriers are needed.
Ready to Seal Your Openings and Stop Losing Energy?
If your strip curtains are worn, missing, or have never been right, the cost is showing up somewhere — on your utility bill, in your cooler temperature logs, or in your compressor repair history. We'll come out, measure your openings, and tell you exactly what it would take to fix it. No obligation. No pressure.
Cal Gaskets — Strip Curtains and Refrigeration Gaskets, Northern California