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Door Repair & Adjustment in Kennewick, WA

Doors in the Tri-Cities work hard against the climate. Our summers run hot and bone-dry and our winters can drop well below freezing, and those big swings make wood shrink and swell and push frames slightly out of line as a house settles. Add the wind that drives fine dust into every gap and a lot of homes built quickly during growth spurts, and you get doors that drag on the carpet, bind at the top corner, won't latch unless you lean on them, or leave a line of daylight at the bottom that lets in drafts and dust. Exterior doors facing west or south take the full force of the afternoon sun, and their finish, weatherstripping and sweeps wear out faster than you'd expect.

We fix the cause instead of just forcing the door to close. We tighten or replace stripped hinge screws with longer ones that reach the framing, shim hinges to bring the door back into square, adjust or move the strike plate, and plane edges only when adjusting won't do it. On exterior doors we replace worn weatherstripping and door sweeps, adjust the threshold, and re-seal around the frame so the door keeps out dust, drafts and summer heat. We also repair and replace locksets, deadbolts and handles, fit new pre-hung or slab doors when replacement makes more sense, and adjust storm doors, screen doors and sliding patio doors so they glide and latch the way they should.

What this covers

Sticking, rubbing and sagging door correction
Hinge tightening, shimming and replacement
Strike plate and latch adjustment
Weatherstripping and door sweep replacement
Threshold adjustment and sealing
Lockset, deadbolt and handle installation
Storm and screen door repair and installation
Sliding patio door rollers and track cleaning
Interior and exterior door replacement

A note from around here: Doors in Kennewick's postwar ranches and Richland's Alphabet houses have often shifted with decades of settling, while newer homes in Southridge and west Pasco tend to drift as the framing dries out in the first few years.

How a door repair & adjustment visit usually goes

Diagnose

We check how the door swings and closes, look at the hinges, strike, frame and seals, and figure out what's causing the problem.

Adjust and Repair

We tighten, shim or replace hinges, reset the strike and latch, and plane the door only if adjustment alone won't fix it.

Seal

On exterior doors we replace weatherstripping and sweeps, adjust the threshold and re-caulk the frame where needed.

Test and Clean Up

We open and close the door several times, test locks and latches, and clean up the work area before we leave.

Wind is a factor here that a lot of people don't think about until it causes a problem. A gust can catch an open storm or screen door and rip it back against the house, bending hinges and the closer, and exterior doors that don't latch firmly will rattle and leak air every time the wind picks up. We install wind chains and heavier closers on storm doors, set strikes so exterior doors latch tightly, and make sure the weatherstripping is compressed evenly. In older homes in Kennewick, Pasco and Richland, we also see doors that have been painted so many times they barely fit the opening, and careful trimming and refinishing brings them back into service.

What shapes the price in Kennewick

What a door repair costs comes down mostly to why the door is misbehaving. Snugging up hinges and moving a strike plate takes very little time. Planing a door, replacing weatherstripping on all sides or fixing a damaged frame takes longer. Sliding doors with worn rollers need parts, and older or less common doors may need special order parts. Replacing a door with a pre-hung unit costs more than adjusting the old one, but it can be the better choice if the door is warped or the frame is damaged. Handling several doors in one visit is always more economical than calling about each one separately.

Neighbors often ask

Why does my door stick in summer but not in winter?

Wood and the framing around it move with temperature and humidity, and our summer and winter conditions are far apart. Most of the time the root cause is a hinge that's worked loose or a house that's settled slightly, which puts the door right on the edge of rubbing. We tighten and shim the hinges first, which often solves it, and only plane the door if needed.

Can you fix a sliding patio door that's hard to open?

Usually, yes. In the Tri-Cities, dust and grit in the track is the most common culprit, along with worn rollers. We clean the track thoroughly, adjust or replace the rollers, and check the latch. A well-adjusted slider should glide with one finger.

Can you stop the draft under my front door?

Yes. A draft at the bottom usually means a worn or missing sweep, a threshold that's set too low or worn weatherstripping. We replace the sweep, adjust the threshold and replace the weatherstripping so the door seals against wind and dust.

My storm door keeps blowing open. Can you fix that?

Yes. That's a classic Tri-Cities problem. We adjust or replace the closer, add a wind chain to stop the door from swinging too far, and make sure the latch holds. If the hinges or frame have already been bent by the wind, we straighten or replace them so the door closes properly again.

Can you install a new front door?

Yes. We install pre-hung exterior and interior doors, including fitting the frame, setting it plumb and square, insulating around it, installing the lockset and deadbolt and finishing the trim. We'll help you measure and choose the right unit before you order.

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Door Repair & Adjustment is one of 14 jobs our Tri-Cities handyman crew handles, in Kennewick and in nearby communities:

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