Door Repair & Adjustment in Erie, PA
A door that binds, sags or refuses to catch is the sort of daily nuisance you shoulder past — right up until it won't shut. Around Erie the cause is often the seasons: wood doors take on moisture in the muggy lakeside summer, then move again once the furnace bakes the house dry all winter, and the fit drifts off. Long years of settling in the older homes handle the rest.
We pin down what's actually wrong rather than shaving the door and hoping. The fix could be resetting hinges, moving the strike, shimming a jamb back to plumb, or easing a swollen slab so it clears cleanly all year. On exterior doors we also look over the weatherstrip and threshold, so you're not heating the outdoors through a winter that runs five months.
What this covers
- Sticking and dragging door correction
- Hinge repair, replacement and reset
- Strike plate and latch alignment
- Interior and closet door rehang
- Weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- Storm and screen door repair
- Pocket and sliding door adjustment
- Deadbolt and handle set installation
Neighbors often ask
My door sticks in summer but drafts in winter — worth fixing?
Yes, and there's a proper approach. We take off just enough for it to clear while the wood is swollen, without opening a gap once the dry season shrinks it, and we redo the weatherstrip so it seals out the winter cold — leaving a door that behaves all twelve months, not just six.
Can you make my exterior door seal against the cold better?
We can. Fresh weatherstripping, a proper threshold and a door that actually meets the frame all over make a real difference against a Lake Erie wind and the heating bill both.
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