Jobs we take
- Interior and closet doors
- Rubbing, swinging or unlatching doors adjusted, strikes moved, stops added.
- Hardware swaps
- Knobs, levers, deadbolts and hinges replaced like-for-like.
- Sliding and bifold closets
- Doors back on track with new rollers or guides.
- Cabinet doors and hinges
- Drooping doors leveled, stripped hinge holes repaired.
- Drawers
- Worn slides replaced and loose fronts tightened.
- Weatherstripping and door sweeps
- Worn seals, sweeps and thresholds on exterior and garage entry doors.
- Gates and fences
- Sagging gates, latches, hinges, loose pickets and rails on the fence you have.
- Sliding glass doors
- Patio sliders rerolled, leveled and latched again.
- Locks and smart locks
- Deadbolts, levers and keypad locks on existing doors.
- Screens and sliders
- Window screens rescreened or rebuilt, and sticky aluminum sliders cleaned, with worn rollers and latches replaced.
- Window locks and cranks
- Slider latches, sash locks and crank operators replaced.
- Storm and screen doors
- Storm doors hung on existing frames, closers and handles replaced.
- Door thresholds
- Split or rotted sills replaced and resealed.
- Peepholes and door viewers
- Wide-angle viewers and chain guards on front doors.
- Door latches and knobs
- Strikes realigned, worn latches and knobs replaced.
- Door hinges
- Stripped, loose and squeaky hinges fixed.
- Screen doors
- Rollers, mesh and latches on screen doors.
- Gate latches and hinges
- Sagging side gates and latches that miss.
- Cabinet knobs, pulls and hinges
- New hardware drilled even with a jig.
- Sliding window repair
- Rollers, balances and tracks.
- Pocket doors
- Stuck and derailed pocket doors fixed.
- Door leaks in the rain
- Water under thresholds and around frames traced and sealed.
- Window leaks in the rain
- Wet sills fixed by resealing frames and clearing weep holes.
Outside what we take on
- Cutting new openings for doors or windows.
- Glass replacement; a glass shop handles panes and sealed units.
- Garage door openers, springs and tracks.
Doors in tract homes
About half of Rosemead’s houses went up before the city incorporated in 1959, and many of those postwar tract houses were built with hollow-core interior doors. They are light, but screws can strip out of their thin edges. We rebuild stripped screw holes so the hinges hold tight without splitting the door.
The door to the garage counts as an exterior door
The Building America Solution Center, a U.S. Department of Energy resource, says in its door sweep guide that doors next to unconditioned spaces such as garages, attics and porches should be treated as exterior doors. Installed correctly, a sweep at the bottom gives a barrier against air, wind, rain, pests and dust.
The guide lists many sweep types, including aluminum, rubber, brush, kerf-in, adhesive vinyl and wrap-around, and says to make sure the sweep fits the thickness of the door. For a door that sees heavy use, or where rodents are a concern, it suggests a more durable sweep.
Cabinets, closets and the small parts that wear out
Kitchen cabinets in older Rosemead houses were often built on site from face-frame plywood, then refaced or painted over the years. The doors usually hang on hinges that have been swapped two or three times, so the screw holes are oversized and the doors sag toward the counter. We fill and re-drill those holes, fit a hinge that matches the overlay, and set all the doors to an even gap so the run looks straight again.
Drawers tell a similar story. Wooden runners wear a groove, and the plastic rollers on older metal slides crack. Where the box is still solid, side-mount or undermount slides can go in without replacing the drawer front, and soft-close versions are an easy upgrade to add.
Closet doors are the other common call. Bypass sliders jump their track when a roller flattens, and bifolds drop out of the top pivot. We replace the rollers, pivots and guides, and adjust the door so it runs in its track instead of scraping the floor. If a door slab is split or water-damaged, we fit a new slab of the same size into the existing frame.
For anything that changes the opening, moves a wall or calls for new cabinetry, we will say so and point you to a general contractor.
Before you call: what to check
- Open the door halfway and lift on the knob. If it moves, the hinge screws are loose.
- Look at the strike plate for a shiny scrape. It shows where the latch is hitting.
- For a drawer, pull it fully out and look for a broken roller or bent slide.
Worth a read: what our kitchen cabinet hinges and drawer slides guide says about door and cabinet repair.
Doors & cabinets: common questions
Should I fix a door or replace it?
Most sticking, sagging and latch problems come down to hinges, screws or the strike plate, and those are quick repairs. Replacing the slab makes more sense when the door is warped, split around the lock or punched through.
Can you match my existing cabinet hinges?
Usually, yes. Bring us a photo of the hinge with the door open, or take one off and look for a part number. Euro-style concealed hinges and older face-frame hinges both come in common sizes that are still sold.
What if one gate or slider is only part of the job?
That is common. Mixing a few door, cabinet and gate fixes into one job is the usual way people use us, so list everything in your text and we will plan the order of work.
Home tips for this job
- Hollow-core doors: holes, sags and latch troubleHow we repair the hollow-core doors common in Rosemead's 1950s ranch houses: punched holes, loose hinges, misaligned latches, and swapping a slab.
- Sliding closet doors that jump the track or dragWhy bypass and mirrored sliding closet doors in Rosemead ranch homes jump their tracks or drag, the simple fixes you can try, and how we rehang them.
- Cabinet doors that sag and drawers that stickHow to adjust sagging cabinet doors, fix stripped hinge screws and replace worn drawer slides in Rosemead kitchens and bathrooms.
- Sealing drafty exterior doorsLight, dust or drafts around your front door? How to check weather stripping, sweeps and thresholds on Rosemead homes. Text a photo for a free estimate.
Get a quote in one text
A short video of the door or drawer in use, and a close-up of the hinge or slide. Text it to (310) 628-9399 and we’ll send back a quote.
We’re a handyman in Rosemead, and this is one of the job groups we take on most.
More background: Repair notes for postwar Rosemead homes, the cities we serve, and the handyman FAQ.