Door repair in Los Angeles
A door that won't latch has usually kept its shape while the opening around it moved. We fix it at the strike plate or the hinge first.
From 7am to 7pm, you get the part's name and the price inside two hours.
Strike plate- Free estimate, in writingYou see the number before we book
- One-year workmanship warrantyIf it fails, we come back free
- The part comes with usAt what it cost, receipt attached
- Open 7am to 7pm, every dayWeekends included
Bedroom, bathroom and closet doors, and the front door. Strike plates and hinge screws ride with us, so a latch or a sag is usually one visit.
Signs it's the plate or a hinge.
- The door closes but won't stay shut. The latch hits the plate and slides past.
- You have to lift the handle or lean on the door to make it click.
- It rubs at the top corner on the handle side.
- The gap along the top is wider at one end than the other.
- The deadbolt only throws if you pull the door toward you.
- A closet door has come off its track.
What moved.
A latch that won't catch is off by very little. The bolt leaves a bright mark where it hits, and the mark shows where the opening in the strike plate needs to be. The plate gets moved or replaced, and the old screw holes are filled so the new screws bite.
A door that rubs at the top of the handle side has usually dropped on its top hinge, because the screws have loosened in the jamb. Longer screws that reach the framing behind the jamb pull the door back up.
We plane a door only after the plate and the hinges have been tried.
How a door fix goes.
- Tell us what the door does. Won't latch, rubs, drags on the floor or won't lock. Say which room, and whether it's the front door.
- We name the likely part and price the fix. If it could be the plate or the hinges, the quote names both.
- We read the gap before we touch anything. Where it rubs and where the bolt lands show which corner moved.
- The fix goes in. The plate, the hinge screws or both, then the door is swung and closed until it latches without a push.
- You see the part that came out. The worn plate or the stripped screws. Keep them or we take them away.
What a door fix costs.
A strike plate swap, or a door that has dropped and needs the hinges reset. Those two move the number most. A warped door costs more. So does a closet door whose hardware nobody makes any more, where a new set can cost less than hunting for the old part. You hear which before we book.
Several doors in one visit cost less each than the same doors across several visits. Labor is one number for the job, in writing, and the part comes at what it cost, receipt attached.
Asked about doors.
Is it the lock or the door?
Usually the door. If the deadbolt throws freely with the door open and sticks with it shut, the strike plate is out of line and the lock is fine. We check the plate before we suggest a new lock.
Do you fix garage doors?
No. A garage door is its own trade. If that's what you've got, we tell you so on the call, and finding that out costs you nothing.
My door sticks in winter and not in summer. Why?
Wood takes on moisture and swells, and a door with bare top and bottom edges takes it on fastest. Sealing those edges after the fix helps it keep its size.
What if it starts rubbing again?
Fails within a year? Tell us what's broken. The return visit is ours.
The door that won't latch
Usually the strike plate, sometimes a hinge that's let the door drop. A short visit either way.
We name the part and bring it with us.
Call, or show us what's broken in the form. Any day between 7am and 7pm, the part's name and the price come back inside two hours.