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Interior Door Repair in Alabama

Interior doors get ignored until one of them traps somebody in a bathroom. They are simpler than exterior doors, which means most of what goes wrong with them is quick and inexpensive to fix.

  • 316 Alabama communities
  • Homes & businesses
  • Repair first, replace last

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Interior Door Repair diagram
Interior Door Repair

A house full of interior doors that stick, rattle and will not latch is usually telling you something about the house rather than the doors. When several doors go wrong at once, we look at what the structure is doing.

Hollow core, solid core, bifold, pocket and barn doors all fail differently. Pocket doors in particular get written off as unfixable far more often than they should be.

We do interior door work on whole houses at once, which is usually the sensible way to do it: the same visit that fixes the bedroom door can put right every other door that has been annoying you for years.

Alabama is not one climate. Salt air on the coast, expansive clay through the Black Belt and the Birmingham metro, hard freezes on Sand Mountain and blowing sand in the Wiregrass all attack doors differently, and the right repair changes with them. Pick your city below for what we see locally.

Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.

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What we repair

  • Door adjustment and re-hangingCorrecting sag and setting even reveal so the door latches and stays put.
  • Hinge repair and replacementFixing stripped screw holes and replacing worn hinges.
  • Strike and latch alignmentRepositioning strikes so the door latches cleanly without slamming.
  • Door trimming for new flooringCutting doors down to clear new floor coverings.
  • Privacy latch and emergency release repairBathroom and bedroom doors that have locked shut or will not lock at all.
  • Bifold door repairPivots, guides, track and hardware on bifold closet doors.
  • Pocket door repairRoller hangers, track and hardware, often without demolishing the wall.
  • Barn door hardware installationProper backing and track mounting so a barn door does not pull off the wall.
  • Hollow core door repairRepairing damage or replacing a door and reusing the existing hardware.
  • Door slab replacementNew slabs hung in the existing frame with the existing hardware.
  • Hardware replacementKnobs, levers, hinges and stops throughout a house.
  • Whole-house door tune-upGoing through every interior door in a house in a single visit.

Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.

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Common faults

  • The door sticks at the top cornerHinge sag, or the frame has moved slightly.
  • It will not latch without pushingThe strike and latch are no longer aligned.
  • The door rattles when the air conditioning runsLoose fit between latch and strike.
  • A bathroom door that has locked with someone insideFailed privacy latch or a jammed emergency release.
  • Bifold doors jumping their trackWorn pivots and top guides.
  • A pocket door off its rollersFailed roller hangers inside the wall pocket.
  • Barn door hardware binding or coming looseTrack mounting into inadequate backing, which is very common.
  • Holes or damage in a hollow core doorImpact damage, repairable or a candidate for replacement.

Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.

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How we work

  1. Look at the whole house, not one doorWhen several doors in a {city} home start sticking in the same season, the story is usually about the house rather than the doors.
  2. Diagnose sag versus swelling versus frame movementThey look identical from a distance and need completely different fixes.
  3. Adjust before cuttingPlaning a door is permanent. We correct hinges and strikes first, because most sticking doors do not need any material removed.
  4. Repair the hardware properlyStripped hinge holes get rebuilt rather than packed with matchsticks.
  5. Set the latch to close quietlyA door should latch with a light push and stay latched without rattling.
  6. Work through the listIf you have five annoying doors, we would rather fix all five in one visit than come back five times.

Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.

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Interior Door Repair FAQs

My bedroom door sticks at the top. Do I need to plane it?

Probably not, and we would try everything else first. Sticking at the top corner is usually hinge sag, and correcting the hinges brings the door back without removing any material. Planing is permanent and it is the last resort, not the first.

Several doors in my house started sticking at the same time. Why?

That is the house moving rather than the doors. In your area it is usually seasonal, tied to how wet the ground under the foundation is. It is worth knowing whether it comes and goes or is getting steadily worse.

My bathroom door locked with a child inside. Can that be prevented?

Yes. Privacy sets have an emergency release on the outside, and if it did not work the latch has failed and needs replacing. It is a cheap part and worth doing on every privacy door in the house.

Can a pocket door be fixed without tearing open the wall?

Very often, yes. Most pocket door repairs come down to the roller hangers, and on many systems the door can be removed and the hangers replaced through the opening without opening the wall.

We put in new flooring and now the doors will not close. What now?

The doors need trimming to clear the new floor height. It is straightforward, but the amount matters: too little and it still drags, too much and you get a gap under every door in the house.

Why do my doors rattle when the HVAC runs?

Air pressure is moving the door in a latch-to-strike gap that has opened up. Adjusting the strike takes minutes and it is one of the most satisfying small fixes in a house.

Not sure whether it is a repair or a replacement?Describe the symptoms and we will give you a straight answer.

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Interior Door Repair by city in Alabama

The Tennessee Valley

Hot, sticky summers followed by genuine winter freezes.

The Shoals

River humidity, hard winter freezes and heavy spring rain.

The Sand Mountain And Lookout Mountain Plateau

Plateau winters that run colder than the valley floor.

The Appalachian Foothills

Foothill freeze-thaw with heavy spring and fall storms.

The Birmingham Metro

Red clay soil movement, long humid summers and sudden cold snaps.

West Alabama

Heavy rainfall, high humidity and an active storm season.

The Black Belt

Expansive prairie clay that moves foundations year to year.

The River Region

Long hot summers, heavy thunderstorms and tropical leftovers.

East Central Alabama

Humid summers, mild winters and a busy spring storm season.

The Wiregrass

Extreme summer heat, sandy soil and inland hurricane effects.

The Alabama Gulf Coast

Salt air, extreme humidity, sand and hurricane season.

Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.

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Other services

  • Sliding Door Repair

    Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.

  • Door Lock Repair

    Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.

  • Door Frame Repair

    Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.

  • Door Handle Repair

    Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.

  • Door Hinge Repair

    Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.

  • Patio Door Repair

    Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.

  • Door Glass Repair

    Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.

  • Commercial Door Repair

    Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.

  • Storefront Door Repair

    Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.

  • Door Closer Repair

    Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.

  • Automatic Door Repair

    Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.

  • Screen Door Repair

    Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.

  • French Door Repair

    Sagging, dragging and drafty French doors realigned, resealed and rehung.

  • Exterior Door Repair

    Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.

  • Window Repair

    Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.

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