Storm doors take weather the entry door never sees. Summer humidity swells a wood-core panel until it binds against the latch rail. Winter gusts overload the closer and rip the bracket screws from the frame. Salt tracked onto the sill pits the bottom expander, and a sweep worn flat lets rain pool on the threshold. Our technicians correct all of it on the first visit.
The judgment call is the frame. If the extruded aluminum is straight and the hinge rail holds a screw, we repair, because the door has years left. If the rail has cracked, the Z-bar has bowed or the corner welds have split, King Locksmith And Doors Inc. recommends replacement, because no adjustment survives on a frame that will not stay square.
Our technicians know storm doors across every construction era in Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia: brick colonials with out-of-square openings, mid-century ranchers with settled jambs, new-build townhomes with tight brick mold. Licensed, Bonded & Insured, ALOA and SAVTA certified and locally awarded, they arrive vetted with paperwork insurers accept.
As one of the Leading Door Hardware Brands Supplier, we install genuine Larson, Andersen and ProVia parts, never gray-market copies.
Our trucks are already working across Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia, so a 20 to 50 minute arrival is routine and same-day slots stay open. When you call, a dispatcher who lives here answers, not a national routing desk.
We test the closer stroke, latch-to-strike alignment, glass seating, sweep contact and frame square, then write the quote there.
Repair or replace, with the reason stated plainly, then your pick of hardware grades or full-view, ventilating and security units.
King Locksmith And Doors Inc. technicians set the part or hang the new unit plumb, sealing drip cap and expander.
We cycle the door twenty times, confirm it self-closes, latches and seals tight, then walk you through every adjustment point.
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The piston seal has failed and no screw setting restores damping. King Locksmiths fits a closer rated for your door’s weight, same visit.
Yes, if the frame is sound. A tempered or Low-E insert is cut and set in new retainer strips; you keep the door, lose the draft.
Trapped heat can blister an entry door’s finish. King Locksmith And Doors Inc. specifies ventilating or Low-E glass on west-facing entries, or tells you to skip one.
No. King Locksmiths keys the mortise deadbolt to match your entry door, so one key runs both. Ask for keyed-alike when you book your estimate.
