Signs your front door needs repair.
Your front door is the most used door in your home. It gets opened and closed dozens of times every day, and it takes the full force of Florida's heat, humidity, and storms. Here are the most common signs that your front door needs professional attention.
Door Sticks or Won't Close
You have to push, pull, or lift the door to get it to close. The door has shifted in the frame due to swelling, settling, or hinge wear.
Drafts Around the Frame
You feel air coming in around the edges of the door. Worn weatherstripping or a warped frame is letting conditioned air escape.
Lock Doesn't Latch
The deadbolt or latch won't catch the strike plate. The door has sagged enough to throw the lock alignment off.
Hinges Squeaking or Sagging
Hinges that squeak, feel loose, or have pulled away from the frame. The door hangs at an angle instead of sitting square.
Weatherstrip Worn or Missing
The rubber or foam seal around the door is cracked, compressed, or missing entirely. This lets in moisture, insects, and hot air.
Door Swollen from Humidity
Wood doors absorb Florida's moisture and expand. The door rubs the frame, especially during the rainy season from June through October.
Why front doors fail in Florida
Florida is one of the hardest climates for front doors. The combination of intense heat, high humidity, and frequent rain storms creates a cycle of expansion and contraction that loosens hinges, warps wood, and breaks down weatherstripping. Homes in Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce with west-facing entries take the worst of the afternoon sun, which bakes the door surface and accelerates warping. Coastal homes in Hutchinson Island and Jensen Beach deal with salt air corroding hinges and hardware. We see these problems every single week and know exactly how to fix them.
A sticking or drafty front door is more than just annoying. It's costing you money on your electric bill and making your home less secure. Call us at (772) 207-4146 and we'll get it sorted in one visit.
How we repair front doors.
Front door repair is one of our bread-and-butter services. We've fixed thousands of sticking, sagging, and drafty doors across the Treasure Coast and we know what works.
Inspect the Door and Frame
We check the hinges, frame, weatherstripping, lock, threshold, and door surface. We identify what is causing the problem so we fix the root cause, not just the symptom.
Adjust or Replace Hinges
Loose or worn hinges are the most common cause of sticking doors. We tighten, shim, or replace hinges and re-anchor stripped screw holes with longer screws or dowels.
Plane, Seal, or Adjust
If the door is swollen, we plane the edges to restore clearance. We seal exposed wood to prevent future moisture absorption. We shim the frame if it has shifted.
Replace Weatherstrip and Test
We install new weatherstripping around the full perimeter, adjust the threshold, test the lock, and make sure the door opens, closes, and seals properly.
Wood, fiberglass, and steel doors
We repair all three materials. Wood doors are the most common for front entries in older homes across Stuart and Palm City, and they're the most affected by humidity. Fiberglass doors from Therma-Tru and Masonite resist moisture better but still have hinge and frame issues. Steel doors are durable but can dent and have condensation problems in Florida's humid climate. We know how to handle each material and use the right techniques for each one.
Weatherstripping makes a big difference
Worn weatherstripping is one of the easiest and most impactful repairs we do. A full perimeter weatherstrip replacement on a front door takes about 30 minutes and immediately seals out drafts, moisture, and insects. Homeowners in Vero Beach and Hobe Sound often notice the difference on their next electric bill. We use compression-style weatherstripping that holds up better in Florida's heat compared to the adhesive-backed foam strips from the hardware store. If your existing weatherstrip is flat, cracked, or peeling off, it's time for a replacement.
Front Door Repair Pricing
* Estimated labor costs. Parts and materials may be additional. We quote the exact price before starting.
Hinge adjustment and basic alignment starts at $99. Weatherstrip replacement runs $99 to $149. Door planing, frame shimming, and hardware fixes range from $150 to $350 depending on scope. Price includes parts and labor. We confirm the exact cost before starting. If the lock or deadbolt needs repair too, we will quote that separately.
Front door repair for every major brand.
We work on front doors from all the major manufacturers found in Treasure Coast homes. Whether it's a builder-grade steel door or a premium Therma-Tru fiberglass entry, we have the right approach and parts.
Serving the entire Treasure Coast.
Treasure Coast Sliding Door Repair handles front door repairs across Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Jensen Beach, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Palm City, Hutchinson Island, Hobe Sound, Port Salerno, and Indiantown. That covers Martin County, St. Lucie County, and Indian River County. Most appointments are same-day or next-day.