Door Repair in Toronto & the GTA

A door that won't close properly, or a door that won't latch without a slam, is the kind of problem people live with for years: the bedroom door that needs a shoulder in July, the bathroom door that won't latch so it drifts open, the closet door scraping an arc into the floor. Doors are simple machines — a slab, three hinges, a latch and a frame — but when any one part shifts, the whole thing binds. Toronto's seasonal humidity swings make it worse; wood doors swell in summer and shrink in winter, which is why a door that sticks in August often works fine by Thanksgiving.

Proper door adjustment means finding the real cause before reaching for a plane. Nine times out of ten a sticking door is a hinge problem: loose screws that no longer bite, a top hinge pulling out of the jamb, or hinges set too shallow or deep. The fix is often as simple as replacing short hinge screws with long ones that reach the framing, or shimming a hinge to square the slab in its opening. Only after the geometry is right do we trim or plane an edge — planing first just gives you a door with a wavy edge that still sags. Latch problems get the same treatment: align the strike plate to the latch, don't bend things until they surrender.

For a free quote, send a photo of the problem door, a shot of the gap around the door when closed (uneven gaps tell us exactly what's wrong), and a note on the symptom — sticks, won't latch, scrapes the floor, swings open on its own. If several doors in the house misbehave, list them all; batching door repairs into one visit is the economical way to do it. If the door itself is past saving — delaminated, split or badly warped — see our interior door installation service, where a new prehung or slab door replaces it.

• Sticking door repair — hinge resetting, shimming and edge planing where needed
• Door alignment so latches catch without slamming or lifting
• Hinge repair and replacement, including stripped screw holes
• Strike plate adjustment for doors that won't stay closed
• Door frame repair — split jambs, loose stops and worn strike areas
• Repairing doors that scrape floors after new flooring or carpet
• Fixing doors that swing open or closed on their own
• Handle, knob and latch mechanism replacement
• Squeak elimination and hinge pin service
• Weatherstripping and door sweep replacement on exterior doors

• The real cause — a loose hinge is a fast fix, while a racked frame or a warped slab takes more correction, and we diagnose before quoting the work
• Number of doors — most homes with one bad door have three, and doing them in one visit costs far less per door than separate calls
• Door material — solid wood can be planed and adjusted generously; hollow-core doors have thin edges and less room to trim before they need replacing
• Frame condition — crushed or split jambs around the strike need wood repair before any adjustment will hold
• Exterior versus interior — entry doors add weatherstripping, thresholds, security hardware and tighter tolerances against drafts
• Repair versus replace — a badly warped, delaminating or broken slab is sometimes past saving, and we'll say so and quote interior door installation instead

Every home is different, so we don’t publish flat prices — the quote is free and based on your actual job. See how handyman pricing works in the GTA.