“Three doors that wouldn’t latch and a pantry door that scraped the floor. Hinges and a strike plate, forty minutes, done. I was ready to buy new doors.”
Door and cabinet repair in Sanford
Sticking, sagging, won’t latch: it’s usually a hinge or a strike plate, and rarely a new door.
What’s included
Most door trouble is a forty-minute fix
Florida humidity swells wood and loosens hinge screws. A door that rubs at the top corner is almost always a top hinge pulling out, not a bad door.
- Doors that stick, rub the floor or won’t latch
- Hinge screws reset into solid wood
- Strike plates moved, latches and locksets replaced
- Bifold and pocket doors back on their tracks
- Cabinet hinges adjusted, soft-close upgrades
- Drawer slides, loose pulls and knobs replaced
Common jobs
How long it usually takes
Times on site for a typical job. Your written price comes before we start, and it doesn’t change if we’re slower.
- Door that won’t latch30–45 minutes
- Sagging door, hinges resetabout 45 minutes
- New lockset or deadbolt, same holesabout 30 minutes
- Kitchen cabinet hinges adjustedabout 1 hour
- Pulls replaced, 20 to 301–2 hours
What we hand to a licensed trade
- New exterior doors or frames: a licensed contractor
- Smart locks that need new wiring: a licensed electrician
- Fire-rated garage entry doors: replaced like for like by a licensed contractor
We name the trade, leave the line on your list, and do everything else. Why we refer it
Neighbors, in their words
What people say about this job
“I manage six rentals. Chalkline gets the move-out list, sends back a price line by line, and has the unit rent-ready in two days. The photos they send when they finish save me a drive.”
Questions
Doors & cabinets: straight answers
Can you fix a door instead of replacing it?
Almost always. Planing is a last resort; most sticking doors are a loose top hinge, which we fix with long screws into the framing.
Do you install new locks?
Yes, in the existing holes or with new bores. Keyed-alike sets are easy if you want one key for the house.
Can you add soft-close to old cabinets?
Usually. Many face-frame cabinets take a clip-on damper or a new hinge with soft-close built in. We check the hinge type first.
On the same trip
Add it to the list
Most visits are three or four of these together. One trip, one price.
TV mountingInto the studs or the block, cables tidied.Drywall & plasterHoles, cracks and nail pops, gone after paint.Caulk & groutOld caulk cut out, not covered over.Fences, gates & decksPickets, dragging gates, soft boards.Rental turnoversMove-out to rent-ready, line by line.Listing & inspection repairsThe report sorted before it slows a closing.Storm prepPanels up before, down after.All services →Eight kinds of small job, one truck.
Sanford · Seminole County
Every door in the house, latching again.
List the doors and cabinets that bother you. We’ll price the lot and bring the hardware.