Door installation and repair in the Grand Rapids area
Interior and exterior doors, hardware, locks and the alignment fixes that stop the sticking.
What usually goes wrong
- A door that sticks or drags on the floor
- A door that won't latch without a shove
- Uneven gaps down the side of the door
- A drafty exterior door
- A deadbolt that doesn't line up with the strike
- A sliding or closet door off its track
What this covers
- Interior doors
- Exterior and storm doors
- Hardware and locks
- Alignment and weatherstripping
How we do it
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Check the hinges before anything else
A surprising number of sticking doors are a loose hinge screw, not a warped door. It's the first thing we look at and sometimes the only thing we fix.
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Work out whether it's the door or the opening
Houses settle and openings go out of square. That changes the fix from planing the door to shimming the jamb.
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Adjust the strike, not just the latch
Most latching problems are solved by moving the strike plate a sixteenth of an inch, which is a lot cheaper than a new door.
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Replace only when replacing is the answer
If the slab is delaminating or the jamb is rotten, we'll say so. If it's repairable, we'd rather repair it.
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Weatherstrip and sweep on exteriors
On an outside door the draft is usually the seal, not the door. Worth doing before winter.
Questions worth asking
- Repair or replace?
- Repair, if the door is sound. Sticking, latching and draft problems are usually adjustment. We'll tell you when a door is genuinely past it.
- What is the difference between a slab and a prehung door?
- A slab is just the door and reuses your existing frame — cheaper and quicker, but only works if the frame is square and sound. A prehung comes with its own frame and fixes problems a slab can't.
- Can you rekey or change the locks?
- We can install and replace locks, deadbolts and hardware. For rekeying an existing lock you want a locksmith.
Who does the work
- Andy Wiltjer and Scott Dykstra
- It's both of us on every job. No subcontractors.
- Insured, certificate on request
- Ask and we'll send a certificate of insurance before work starts.
- If we open it up and it's worse than the photo showed
- We stop and give you a new number before we keep going. You will never see an invoice you have not already agreed to.
What it costs
Every job is priced on its own. Text or email a photo of what you're looking at and we can usually give you a number without coming out — for bigger jobs we'll come and see it properly first.
You get the price before we start, not after.
Where we work
Anywhere within about 20 miles of Grandville, from Allendale across to Ada and from Comstock Park down to Byron Center. If you're just outside that, ask — we often say yes.
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Need help with door installation or repair?
Call or text — we answer our own phone.
616-318-2498