Door Repair & Adjustment in Midlothian, TX
When the ground moves under a Midlothian house, the doors are usually first to complain. A door that latched fine in winter starts dragging the jamb by August, or a bedroom door won't stay shut because the strike no longer lines up. It's rarely the door's fault — it's the frame shifting with the seasons.
We diagnose what's actually going on, then plane, shim, re-hang, or move a strike plate to get a clean, quiet swing. We handle interior and exterior doors, worn hinges, sagging screen and storm doors, and the sliders that have quit gliding.
What this covers
- Sticking and dragging door correction
- Hinge repair and replacement
- Latch and strike plate realignment
- Weatherstripping and threshold work
- Sliding and patio door tune-ups
- Storm and screen door repair
- Door knob, lock and deadbolt swaps
- New interior door hanging
How a door repair & adjustment visit usually goes
Read the Rub
We mark exactly where the door binds, check the reveal around the frame, and study the hinges and slab first, because the rub pattern tells us whether the culprit is hardware, humidity, or the house.
Fix the Cheap Thing First
Loose hinge screws, worn pins, and a strike plate sitting a hair off account for a surprising share of door trouble. We correct those before planing anything, since wood removed can never go back.
Plane and Refit
When the slab genuinely needs material taken off, we scribe the rub line, pull the door, plane it clean, and seal the fresh edge so it does not drink moisture and swell right back.
Prove It for Every Season
We aim for a consistent gap on all sides rather than a door that merely closes today, because that margin is what keeps it swinging free when the clay shifts again next season.
An Ellis County pattern worth knowing: doors near the center of the house often bind during dry summers while doors on exterior walls act up after wet winters, because the slab's edges and center respond to moisture on different schedules. When several doors go wrong at once in that pattern, we say so plainly — sometimes the honest answer involves a foundation evaluation, not a plane.
What shapes the price in Midlothian
Door pricing in Midlothian depends on how far the frame has traveled and what it takes to catch up with it. A strike adjustment or hinge reset sits at the quick end; planing, re-hanging, or squaring a racked jamb takes longer. Exterior doors add weatherstripping and threshold work, sliders may need new rollers and track cleaning, and a house where several doors failed at once sometimes deserves a bigger conversation before any repair. Bundling every fussy door into one visit is the best value.
Neighbors often ask
Why does my door only stick part of the year?
Soil movement and humidity. As the clay swells and the frame shifts, the door binds; when things dry out and settle, it can swing free again. We adjust so it works in every season, not just the one we're in.
Can you fix it without replacing the whole door?
Usually, yes. Most sticking and latching problems come down to alignment, hinges, or a strike plate — all of which we can correct. We only suggest replacement when a door is genuinely damaged or worn out.
Do you replace exterior door weatherstripping and sweeps?
Yes, and it is worth doing before summer. A gap under a west-facing door lets in triple-digit heat, dust off the open fields, and the occasional unwelcome critter. New sweeps, fresh seals, and a threshold adjustment tighten the envelope and take real strain off your air conditioner.
My double front doors won't line up anymore — is that fixable?
Usually. Double doors show frame movement first because two slabs have to meet perfectly in the middle. We reset the astragal, adjust the flush bolts and hinges, and rework the strike so both doors close, meet, and lock the way they did when they were new.
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