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Door Frame Repair, Realignment & Hinge Rebuild
Frame repair fixes sagging, binding, and misaligned doors by correcting the jamb, rebuilding worn hinge mortises, and resetting thresholds, without replacing the entire door slab or jamb assembly on the existing opening.
Jamb Settling & Hinge Wear Diagnosis
A door that sticks at the top corner, drags on the threshold, or won't latch without a slam almost always points to a frame problem, not a bad door slab. Houses settle, wood jambs shrink and swell with humidity, and hinge screws strip out of soft jamb material over years of daily use, letting the whole slab drop slightly out of the opening. Diagnosing which of those is happening determines whether the fix is a hinge rebuild, a shim, or a full jamb reset.
Hinge rebuilds involve drilling out stripped screw holes, filling with epoxy or wood plugs, and re-setting hinges with longer screws that reach solid framing behind the jamb, not just the thin jamb material. Threshold work resets the sill so the door seals evenly along the bottom without dragging on one corner, and full realignment squares the jamb itself using shims behind the hinge and strike side until the reveal gap runs even all the way around the slab.
Why Choose Six Senses Builders?
Our 4-Step Engineering & Installation Process
Diagnosis of Sag, Bind & Gap
The crew checks hinge screws, reveal gap, and threshold contact to identify whether the problem is worn hardware, a settled jamb, or both.
Hinge & Screw Hole Assessment
Stripped screw holes are inspected and marked for repair, and hinge leaves are checked for wear or bent pins that keep the door from closing squarely.
Hinge Rebuild & Jamb Shimming
Stripped holes get filled and re-drilled with longer screws into solid framing, and the jamb is shimmed behind the hinge and strike side until it sits square.
Threshold Reset & Final Adjustment
The threshold is reset level, weatherstripping is checked, and the door is tested through a full swing cycle to confirm it latches without binding or dragging.
Door Frame Repair, Realignment & Hinge Rebuild FAQs
❓ Why does my door stick only in the summer?
Humidity swings cause wood jambs and door slabs to swell in the summer, tightening the gap around the frame. If the door sticks badly only when it's humid, it's usually a wood-swell issue that can often be fixed with a small trim of the slab edge or a hinge adjustment rather than a full frame replacement.
❓ Can a sagging door be fixed without replacing the whole frame?
Most sagging doors are fixable through hinge rebuilds and jamb shimming rather than a full frame tear-out. The exceptions are frames with rotted wood or structural damage behind the jamb, where the repair needs to address what's supporting the frame before realignment will hold for the long term.
❓ How do I know if it's the hinges or the frame that's the problem?
Loose or stripped hinges usually show up as a door that drops when opened halfway and won't stay put. A frame problem shows up as an uneven gap around the whole door, tight on one side and wide on the other. A quick inspection during the estimate identifies which one it is.
Six Senses Builders South Florida Service Radius
Corporate Headquarters
601 N Federal Hwy Suite 301, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Direct Phone Line
+1 (754) 243-4374 (24/7 Rapid Response)
State Licensure
Florida Certified General Contractor #CGC1539897