Door, Lock & Window Repair in Brooklyn

Old buildings move

Brooklyn housing stock is largely a century old and sitting on ground that shifts with the seasons. Frames go out of square, and a door that fit perfectly in 1998 now catches at the top corner.

The fix is almost never a new door. It's shimming a hinge, planing an edge, moving a strike plate a quarter inch, or replacing hinge screws with longer ones that reach the framing instead of just the jamb. All of it is fast, and all of it lasts.

Locks

We install and re-key standard residential locks and deadbolts — new tenant, new roommate, lost key, or just a door that's only ever had one weak lock on it.

Anything involving a high-security or restricted keyway, or a building's master system, goes to a locksmith. Your super or management company usually has one they require you to use, and cutting them out creates a problem you don't want.

Drafts

Weather stripping and a door sweep on a drafty entry is one of the cheapest things you can do to an old apartment. In a steam-heated walk-up it won't lower a bill you don't pay — but it will stop the hallway cold from pouring in at ankle height all winter.