Installing New Doors In Your Home Quickly And Efficiently
The doors in your home can wear with use and age, and determining if you should replace them or restore them often depends on their condition. A door contractor service can help in both situations, and after inspecting the doors, they may recommend one over the other.
Inspecting Your Doors
When you are dealing with doors in your home that are not closing correctly or have damage and wear on them, you may want to have a door contractor service inspect them to determine if repairs are possible or if the doors need replacing. The door age and construction can often play a role in what direction to go with them, and many types may not be worth the repair time and cost.
Solid wood doors are common in older homes, and restoring them is often not overly challenging for a door contractor. Lower-cost hollow core doors were popular in the seventies and eighties and are made primarily from plywood and light wood strapping. These doors are not worth repairing in most instances, but the door contractor will make a recommendation after assessing the door condition and type used in your home.
Door Hardware
Doors that are not functioning can result from worn hinges and hardware. When the hinges wear, the pins can become loose, allowing the door to sag in the frame, and making it difficult to open and close.
The door latch can also wear out with heavy use, and replacing all the hardware may be enough to restore the door's function. The heavier the door, the more likely hardware failures are, especially in older homes that have used the same hardware for years.
A door contractor service can evaluate and change the hardware on all your doors if necessary, and if the doors need more work, they can fix them while they have them off the frames. If the doors are old enough that the hardware is hard to find, your door contractor may have a source for parts that can help and would not otherwise be available to you.
Replacement Doors
If you decide to replace all the interior doors in your home instead of restoring them, the door contractor can measure all the door openings and order doors that will fit or get pre-hung doors that replace the door frame, door, and hardware at one time.
Often, pre-hung interior doors are very cost-effective and are shipped raw, so you can paint or stain them to match your home's interior once installed. Replacing all the interior doors at one time can take a few days, but the door contractor service will often use a crew that speeds up the process.
For more information, contact a local door contractor service.