Need door repair in Chicago? EVO Home Repair helps with interior doors, exterior entry doors, storm doors, screen doors, commercial steel doors, door hardware replacement, lock replacement, deadbolt installation, door painting, door trim repair, and practical door adjustment for homes, rentals, condos, HOAs, and small commercial spaces.
Door problems usually look simple from the outside: a door will not close, the latch does not catch, the storm door is loose, the lock does not line up, the door rubs the floor, the jamb is damaged, or the hardware is worn out. The real fix depends on the frame, hinges, strike plate, threshold, weather stripping, wall opening, and the type of door being repaired or replaced.
Our door repair and installation service is built for real property maintenance work in Chicago: residential doors, apartment turnover repairs, rental property doors, HOA common-area doors, small business doors, restaurant back doors, exterior steel doors, storm doors, screen doors, sliding barn doors, interior room doors, and door hardware upgrades.
Need a door repaired, replaced, or adjusted?
Text photos of the door, frame, hinges, lock, handle, strike plate, threshold, and both sides of the opening. Clear photos help us understand whether this is a repair, hardware replacement, storm door job, or full door installation.
Door Repair and Installation Services in Chicago
EVO Home Repair provides door repair, door installation, door replacement, and door hardware work in Chicago and nearby areas. The service covers common door problems for homeowners, landlords, property managers, HOAs, and small business owners who need a practical repair instead of a generic quote with no inspection logic.
Every door job starts with the visible condition: the door slab, frame, jamb, hinge side, latch side, threshold, weather stripping, lock hardware, trim, paint condition, and how the door moves when opened or closed. A sticking door may need hinge adjustment. A damaged jamb may need repair. A loose handle may need hardware replacement. A rotten exterior frame may require more than paint. A commercial steel door may need different hardware than a residential interior door.
What Door Work We Handle
- Door repair in Chicago
- Door installation and replacement
- Interior door installation
- Exterior door installation
- Storm door installation
- Screen door repair and replacement
- Door frame repair
- Door jamb repair
- Door trim repair and replacement
- Door hinge repair and adjustment
- Door knob replacement
- Door handle replacement
- Door lock replacement
- Deadbolt installation
- Strike plate adjustment
- Door latch repair
- Door threshold replacement
- Weather stripping replacement
- Drafty door repair
- Door closer installation and replacement
- Commercial steel door repair
- Commercial door hardware replacement
- Kick plate installation
- Panic bar hardware replacement when the scope is suitable
- Sliding barn door installation
- Patio door trim repair
- Door painting and refinishing
- Apartment turnover door repairs
- HOA and property management door maintenance
Commercial Steel Door Repair and Hardware Replacement
Commercial doors take more abuse than standard residential doors. Back doors, service doors, restaurant doors, storage-area doors, and common-area doors can develop problems with handles, locks, closers, hinges, thresholds, kick plates, and panic hardware. The photos below show real commercial-style steel door work with a gray door finish, panic bar hardware, lock hardware, and a lower metal kick plate.
For commercial doors, the repair must be approached carefully. Hardware may affect security, egress, fire-rating requirements, tenant rules, or building requirements. EVO Home Repair can help with suitable door and hardware work, but we do not claim fire-door certification, code approval, permit approval, ADA approval, or locksmith certification.
Residential Door Repair and Interior Door Installation
Interior doors usually fail in predictable ways: loose knobs, worn latch hardware, doors rubbing the jamb, doors that will not stay closed, damaged trim, stripped hinge screws, misaligned strike plates, or damaged door edges. These problems are common in apartments, rental units, older Chicago homes, condos, and rooms that have been painted or repaired multiple times.
Interior door work may include adjusting the hinges, tightening or replacing hardware, repairing latch alignment, replacing a damaged door slab, installing a pre-hung door when needed, installing closet doors, installing room doors, or adding a sliding barn door where the wall and opening are suitable.
Exterior Door Installation, Frame Repair, and Trim Work
Exterior doors need a tighter fit than most interior doors because they are exposed to weather, drafts, temperature changes, and daily use. Chicago weather can reveal problems around the threshold, bottom sweep, caulk line, jamb, brick opening, exterior trim, and weather stripping. A door that looks acceptable from inside may still leak air, rub the frame, or fail to latch properly from outside.
Exterior door work can include replacing the door slab, installing a pre-hung exterior door, adjusting the threshold, repairing exterior trim, replacing weather stripping, adding a door sweep, repainting the door, sealing gaps, replacing damaged hardware, or correcting poor alignment where the frame allows it.
Storm Door and Screen Door Installation
Storm doors and screen doors are common on Chicago homes because they protect the main entry door, improve ventilation, and help reduce direct exposure to rain, snow, wind, and daily wear. A storm door can fail because of a loose closer, damaged handle, worn latch, bent frame, ripped screen, poor alignment, missing screws, damaged sweep, or worn hinge rail.
Storm door installation and repair may include removing the old storm door, checking the opening, installing the hinge rail, installing the latch side, adding the handle set, setting the closer, adjusting the sweep, checking the glass or screen panel, and testing the door for smooth closing. If the entry trim or exterior opening is damaged, repair may be needed before the storm door can sit correctly.
Locks, Latches, Handles, Deadbolts, and Door Hardware
Door hardware problems are often the reason a door stops working correctly. A lock may not line up with the strike plate. A knob may be loose. A latch may not retract. A deadbolt may rub. A slide latch may need replacement. A chain lock may be added for extra convenience. On commercial doors, the hardware may include pull handles, panic bars, closers, kick plates, and heavier-duty strike hardware.
We can help with practical door hardware replacement and adjustment when the existing setup is suitable. If the job involves rekeying, master-key systems, electronic access control, alarm wiring, commercial security system integration, or lockout service, a locksmith or access-control specialist may be needed.
Door not closing, locking, or lining up?
Send photos of the latch side, hinge side, strike plate, lock, handle, threshold, and the gap around the door. For storm doors, send the top, bottom, closer, hinge rail, and latch rail.
Door Painting, Refinishing, and Weather Protection
Doors often need more than hardware work. Exterior doors and commercial steel doors may need surface preparation, sanding, cleaning, primer, paint, caulking around trim, or touch-up after hardware replacement. Door painting can improve appearance, help protect exposed surfaces, and make a repaired door look finished instead of patched.
For exterior door painting, surface condition matters. Peeling paint, rust, soft wood, water damage, failed caulk, and exposed edges should be addressed before finish paint. In older buildings, suspected lead paint may require proper testing or a qualified specialist before sanding or disturbance.
Door Repair Process
1. Photo Review and Scope Check
The fastest way to start is by sending photos of the door from both sides, the full frame, the hinge side, the latch side, the lock, the threshold, the top gap, the bottom gap, and any damaged trim. For commercial doors, include the closer, panic bar, kick plate, pull handle, strike area, and exterior side.
2. Identify Repair vs Replacement
Not every bad door needs full replacement. Some problems can be solved with hinge adjustment, latch alignment, strike plate repair, weather stripping, hardware replacement, or trim repair. Full replacement may make more sense when the slab is damaged, the frame is failing, the door is badly warped, or the customer wants a different door style.
3. Prepare the Opening, Frame, or Hardware Area
Door repair often depends on the condition of the opening. The frame may need tightening, the jamb may need repair, old caulk may need removal, the threshold may need adjustment, or stripped hardware holes may need to be repaired before new hardware is installed.
4. Install, Adjust, and Test
After repair or installation, the door should open, close, latch, and lock correctly. For exterior doors, the bottom sweep, threshold, weather stripping, and visible gaps should be checked. For storm doors, the closer, latch, sweep, screen or glass panel, and hinge rail should be tested. For commercial doors, the hardware should be tested for basic operation without claiming code approval.
Common Door Problems This Service Can Help With
- Door will not close
- Door will not latch
- Door rubs the frame or floor
- Door knob is loose or damaged
- Deadbolt does not line up
- Strike plate is damaged or misaligned
- Hinge screws are loose or stripped
- Interior door is damaged
- Exterior door has drafts
- Storm door does not close properly
- Screen door is damaged
- Threshold is worn or leaking air
- Weather stripping is missing or damaged
- Door jamb is cracked
- Door trim is damaged
- Commercial door hardware is worn
- Kick plate needs replacement
- Door needs repainting after repair
When Door Repair Makes Sense
Door repair makes sense when the door slab is still usable and the main problem is hardware, alignment, hinge movement, latch position, weather stripping, trim, or a small section of the jamb. This is common on interior doors, bedroom doors, bathroom doors, rental property doors, storm doors, and entry doors with worn hardware.
When Door Replacement Makes Sense
Door replacement may make more sense when the slab is cracked, badly damaged, swollen, rusted, warped, or no longer compatible with the frame. Replacement may also be the better option when the customer wants a new exterior entry door, a storm door upgrade, a more secure door setup, a cleaner interior look, or a door that matches an updated room design.
When Additional Review May Be Needed
Some door projects should be reviewed before being treated as a standard handyman repair. Additional specialist review may be needed for fire-rated doors, commercial egress doors, panic hardware compliance, access-control systems, alarm-connected doors, master-key systems, electronic locks, structural framing problems, masonry opening changes, severe wood rot, suspected lead paint, suspected asbestos, or permit/code questions.
For garage-to-house doors, multi-unit buildings, commercial spaces, restaurants, HOAs, and common-area doors, building rules may affect the correct type of door, closer, lockset, threshold, and hardware. EVO Home Repair can help with suitable repair and installation tasks, but does not claim fire-rating certification, locksmith certification, code approval, permit approval, or security-system work.
Chicago Service Area
EVO Home Repair serves Chicago and nearby areas within an approximately 15-mile service area. Door repair and installation requests commonly come from homeowners, landlords, property managers, HOAs, condo owners, restaurant operators, small business owners, and rental property owners.
Service area examples include Avondale, Irving Park, Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Logan Square, Albany Park, Lincoln Square, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town, Ukrainian Village, North Center, Roscoe Village, Ravenswood, Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Norridge, Harwood Heights, Park Ridge, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Evanston, Oak Park, Elmwood Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Berwyn, Cicero, Schiller Park, Franklin Park, Rosemont, and nearby areas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you repair doors in Chicago?
Yes. EVO Home Repair handles door repair in Chicago for interior doors, exterior doors, storm doors, screen doors, rental property doors, HOA doors, and suitable commercial door repairs.
Can you install a new exterior door?
Yes, when the existing opening and scope are suitable. Exterior door installation can include removing the old door, preparing the opening, installing the replacement door, adjusting the threshold, checking the hardware, and finishing visible trim or caulk areas.
Do you install storm doors and screen doors?
Yes. Storm door and screen door work can include installation, handle replacement, closer adjustment, latch repair, sweep replacement, hinge rail adjustment, and screen or glass panel-related repair when parts are available and the door condition allows it.
Can you replace locks, knobs, handles, and deadbolts?
Yes. We can replace common residential door knobs, handles, deadbolts, strike plates, latches, chain locks, and other basic door hardware. Rekeying, lockout service, master-key systems, electronic access control, and security system work may require a locksmith or access-control specialist.
Can you repair a commercial steel door?
We can help with suitable commercial steel door repairs, including hardware replacement, kick plates, closers, latch alignment, painting, and practical door maintenance. Fire-rated doors, egress hardware, panic hardware compliance, and code questions may require specialist review.
Should I repair or replace my door?
Repair usually makes sense when the slab and frame are still solid and the issue is hardware, alignment, hinges, latch position, weather stripping, or trim. Replacement may be better when the door is badly damaged, warped, rusted, swollen, cracked, or no longer fits the opening correctly.
What photos should I send before scheduling?
Send photos of the full door from inside and outside, the hinge side, latch side, lock, handle, deadbolt, strike plate, threshold, bottom sweep, top gap, side gaps, and any damaged frame or trim. For storm doors, include the closer, hinge rail, latch rail, handle, sweep, and screen or glass panel.
Send door photos before scheduling
Include the door, frame, lock, hinges, threshold, trim, and damaged area. For commercial doors, include the closer, panic bar, kick plate, handle, and latch side.