The finished look
Door installation and repair, hung right.
Interior and exterior doors on existing openings across Broward and Palm Beach County: new doors, hardware, and the sticking, sagging and not-latching repairs. Written quote after a visit.
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Marine Corps veteran, Brad runs every job, fully insured
Interior doors on your existing openings
Most interior door calls are a swap: the hollow flat doors from the 1980s out, a panel door in.
I hang on the opening you have, which keeps it a handyman job instead of a framing job.
- Slab doors fitted to the existing jamb: hinges mortised, lockset bored, edges trimmed to the opening
- Prehung doors when the old jamb is shot: jamb and casing out, new unit shimmed plumb, casing back on
- Pocket doors rehung on new rollers, or the track replaced when it's worn
- Bifold and closet doors tracked and adjusted so they close flat
- Painted or stained to match, or left primed for your painter
Exterior doors, and what a licensed partner does
Interior doors, thresholds and weatherstrip, storm doors and locks: those are my crew's work.
A replacement exterior door is different.
- Same-size steel or fiberglass entry door swaps on the existing frame
- Thresholds, sweeps and weatherstrip replaced so the air conditioning stays inside
- Sliding glass door rollers and tracks repaired so the door glides again
Hardware
New hardware changes a door more than new paint.
I install what you pick, or bring a few options to the visit.
- Levers, knobs, deadbolts, privacy sets and smart locks
- Hinges swapped from brass to black or nickel without rehanging the door
- Strike plates reset so the latch catches without slamming
- Door stops, closers, sweeps and kick plates
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The repairs: sticking, sagging, not latching
A door that rubs at the top corner has usually dropped on a loose top hinge.
A door that won't latch has a strike that's an eighth of an inch off. A door that swings open on its own was hung out of plumb. These are fast fixes when someone knows where to look, and they go on the list with everything else.
- Hinge screws replaced with long screws into the framing
- Doors planed or trimmed where the humidity has swelled them
- Strikes moved or filed so the latch lands in the hole
- Split jambs repaired and painted after a break-in or a kicked door
South Florida doors have their own problems
Humidity swells wood doors in the summer and shrinks them in the dry months, so a door that sticks in August can rattle in January.
Interior slabs here are mostly hollow core, and a painted-shut door that's been forced has often split at the hinge. On exterior doors, the hurricane hardware and the approval sticker on the frame matter; I check what the house already has before I quote a swap.
How a door job runs
Step 1
Measure the opening
Width, height, jamb depth, hinge side and swing checked on the actual opening so the door that shows up fits it. Hardware and finish picked.
Step 2
Hang and shim
Old door and hardware off. The new slab mortised and bored, or the prehung unit set in the opening, shimmed plumb and level, and screwed through the shims into the framing.
Step 3
Hardware
Lockset and deadbolt fitted, strike plates set so the latch catches softly, hinges adjusted until the gap is even all the way around.
Step 4
Adjust and finish
Casing nailed and caulked, stop reset, the door swung a dozen times, and the old door and packaging hauled away.
Door installation and repair prices
Quoted in writing after a visit or from photos of the opening. Interior doors stack well with the rest of a handyman list.
Doors
Written quote
Interior door, slab or prehung
On the existing opening. Hinges, lockset and casing included; the door at its own line.
Doors
Written quote
Exterior door swap on the same frame
Threshold, weatherstrip, deadbolt and sweep by my crew; the door unit itself by the licensed installer.
Doors
Written quote
Impact door or slider
Their line is shown on the quote.
Doors
Written quote
Adjustments and hardware
Sticking, sagging, not latching, new levers and deadbolts. Best stacked on a list.
Small minimum per visit. Doors are bought by you or sourced by me and shown apart from the labor.
On every door quote
Included
- Old door and hardware off and hauled away
- Hang, shim, mortise and bore
- Lockset, deadbolt and strike fitted
- Casing, stop and caulk
- Threshold, sweep and weatherstrip on exterior doors
Brought in when needed
- The licensed door installer for every replacement exterior door and slider
- A licensed electrician for a doorbell or lock wiring that's new
Your choices
- Slab or prehung
- Panel style and material
- Lever, knob or smart lock
- Hinge and hardware finish
- Painted by us or left primed
Often built together
Drywall Repair
Holes, cracks, water-damage patches and whole sheets replaced across Broward and Palm Beach County, texture matched and painted to blend. Written quote, small minimum.
Popcorn Ceiling Removal
Popcorn ceilings scraped, skimmed, textured or left smooth, and painted, across Broward and Palm Beach County. Ceilings from before 1980 are tested for asbestos first. Written quote after a visit.
Where we do this work.
Door questions
Something else on your mind? Call or text (954) 242-5924.
Can you replace a door without replacing the frame?
Yes. If the jamb is square and solid, a slab door is fitted to it: hinges mortised to match, lockset bored, edges trimmed. If the jamb is split, rotted or out of square, a prehung unit is the better fix, and I'll say which on the visit.
Do you install impact doors?
Through a licensed partner, yes. It's shown as its own line on the quote.
Why does my door stick in the summer?
Humidity. Wood doors swell in the wet months and shrink in the dry ones. The fix is usually a planed edge and a sealed top and bottom, sometimes a hinge reset. If it only sticks in August, I'll trim it so it clears then and still latches in January.
Can you fix a door that won't latch?
Almost always in one visit. The latch and the strike plate have drifted apart, usually because the door dropped on a loose hinge. Long screws into the framing and a reset strike fix most of them. It's a good item to add to a list.
Do you paint the new door?
If you want. Interior doors can come primed and get two coats in your color, or stained to match the trim. Or I leave them primed for your painter. Either way it's on the quote so there's no surprise.
Get a free estimate.
List the doors, interior or exterior, and what's wrong or what you want changed. A photo of the opening and the hinge side helps. I usually reply the same day.
- Mon to Fri
- 8 to 5
- Sat
- 9 to 4
- Sun
- closed
I usually reply the same day.
Got a door that won't behave?
Tell me which doors and what they're doing. Photos of the opening help. A written quote, usually the same day.