Doors & Windows
Door & Window Repair & Installation
We shim the jamb plumb, reset hinges, and replace windows where necessary. Interior or exterior, we get the gap even top to bottom.
One door in the house drags on the carpet. It's been catching in the same spot since about July, and by now you lift the knob a little as you push it shut without thinking about it. Nothing else in the house does that. That single door is the call we get more often than any other, and it's the size of job most outfits won't put on a schedule.
Doors and hardware we work on
- Hanging a new interior slab in an existing jamb
- Setting a pre-hung interior or exterior unit plumb and square
- Resetting hinges and replacing worn or stripped hinge screws
- Moving strike plates so a door latches without a shoulder
- Easing and sealing an edge that binds on the jamb or the floor
- Adjusting thresholds and replacing weatherstrip on exterior doors
- Closet doors, barn door track, and door hardware
What makes a door bind
A door is a moving part hung inside an opening that moves on its own schedule. Upstate summers are wet and Upstate winters are dry, so the slab swells through July and shrinks back by February, and all the while the house settles and the hinge screws creep out of the jamb a thread at a time. Most people reach for a plane. Wood you take off doesn't go back on, though, and the door you shave down in August will rattle in its frame come January. Usually it's a hinge, a strike plate, or a jamb that has racked out of square.
What gets checked first
Nothing comes off the door until the hinges, the strike, and the jamb have all been checked, because that's where the fault normally is. Loose screws get reset into solid wood. A racked jamb gets shimmed. Only a door that still binds after all of that gets eased and sealed along the edge, and then we tell you which of the three it was, so you know whether to expect it back next summer.
What we hand off
Cutting a new opening through a load-bearing wall is past where we stop, and so is the structural work that goes with it. Tile is out as well, so a doorway into a tiled bathroom becomes a two-trade job. Slabs, jambs, thresholds, and hardware are all ours.
The full list of services has the rest of it, the work we take and the work we pass along. If a closing or a turn is driving this, start on punch lists and turn checklists.
Where the door work goes
Doors get hung out of a Spartanburg shop, and the truck runs through Greenville County and Spartanburg County. These towns each have a page, because the housing stock is not the same in any two of them:
Why square and plumb decide it
There's nothing on a hardware store shelf that fixes a door hung in a racked jamb. It comes down to square, plumb, and a reveal that stays even top to bottom, which is the oldest part of the trade and the part Clay Bucy's father and grandfather drilled into him. He still checks that gap with a level instead of his eye.
The long version is in Why Your Doors Stick.
Before you call about a door
Will anyone come hang just one door?
We will. One door is a normal booking here, not a favor. Hanging a single interior slab, swapping a pre-hung unit, or fixing a door that won't latch are all jobs we take on their own across Spartanburg and Greenville counties, including Greer. Call or text (864) 529-9975 and describe the door.
Why does my door stick every summer?
Humidity and hinges, usually in that order. Upstate summers are humid and winters are dry, so a door swells and shrinks through the year while the house settles and hinge screws work loose. Nine times out of ten the problem is the hinges or an out-of-square jamb, not the door. We check those first and only plane where the edge is rubbing, then seal the cut so it doesn't drink more moisture.
Can a sticking door be fixed in one visit?
Most sticking and latching problems are one-visit work. Resetting hinges, moving a strike plate, easing a binding edge, and sealing it are all done on site the same day. A door that has to be ordered, like a new exterior unit in an odd size, takes a second visit once the door arrives. We'll tell you which one yours is.
What does it cost to hang a door?
Cost depends on the type of door and what's behind it. Rehanging a slab in an existing jamb is the light end. A pre-hung unit means pulling the old jamb, shimming plumb in an opening that may not be square, and redoing the casing. Exterior doors add weatherproofing and hardware. Call (864) 529-9975 with the door type for a number.
Will you replace windows?
Yes. Window replacement and repairs are part of what we do: stuck sashes, broken glass, weatherstripping, and full window replacements where necessary. New window units means pulling the sash, checking the frame and sill for rot, and setting a new unit plumb and level so it operates smoothly and seals. Call (864) 529-9975 with a photo of the window.
Other services
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Drywall Repair
We cut the damage back to sound board and feather the mud until the patch disappears.
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Ceiling Fans & Fixtures
We hang fans and fixtures on a box rated to carry the weight, so nothing wobbles.
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TV & Shelf Mounting
We find the framing first, then pick hardware rated for the weight you're hanging.
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Deck Repair & Rebuilds
We get under the deck first, because the ledger and the hangers fail before the boards do.
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Punch List & Closing Repairs
We read the whole list first, say which items are ours, then work down it in order.
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Small Plumbing Repairs
Everything inside the cabinet under the sink. Nothing inside a wall or a slab.
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Flooring Repair & Installation
Repair or replace floors, subfloors, floor joists, and hardwood. We find the damage first and build the fix from there.
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Finish Carpentry & Trimwork
Baseboard, chair rail, crown molding, casing, and finish carpentry work. We cut and fit trim to match what's already there.
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Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
Kitchen and bathroom remodeling and repair work, from cabinetry to finish carpentry. We handle the carpenter's parts of the job.