Sticking and rubbing doors
Hinges tightened or shimmed, the door planed where needed and the edge sealed again.
Doors, trim & carpentry
Doors, Trim & Carpentry in Burnaby
Doors that stick, swing or won’t latch, new interior doors, baseboards and trim, fitted by a careful carpenter.
Doors & trim in Burnaby, Done Properly
Doors and trim are where a house shows its age. Doors swell in the wet months and stick. Latches stop catching. Hinges sag so the door rubs at the top. Baseboards pull away from the wall, and old casing is chipped and dented from years of vacuum cleaners and furniture.
We do the finish carpentry that fixes all of that, in houses, townhouses and condos across Burnaby. We plane and adjust doors, replace hinges and hardware, hang new interior doors, and install baseboards, casing and crown moulding with tight joints and clean caulk lines, ready for paint.
What’s included
Jobs We Handle
Latches and hardware
Strike plates adjusted, new handles, levers, privacy sets and door stops fitted.
New interior doors
Slab and pre-hung doors fitted, hung and adjusted to swing and close properly.
Closet and sliding doors
Bifold, bypass and barn-style doors installed or put back on track.
Baseboards and casing
New or replacement baseboards and door casing, mitred, nailed, filled and caulked.
Crown moulding and small built-ins
Crown moulding, wainscoting, window stools and simple shelving built in.
Trim That Looks Like It Was Always There
Good trim work is all in the details you only notice when they’re wrong: a gap at a mitre, a baseboard that follows a dip in the floor, a nail hole you can see through the paint. We cope inside corners, scribe baseboards to uneven floors, set nails below the surface, then fill, sand and caulk so it’s ready to paint.
If you’re replacing flooring, we can remove baseboards carefully before and reinstall or replace them after.
Why Burnaby Doors Stick
A sticking door usually has one of a few causes, and the fix depends on which one it is.
- Loose or sagging hinges
- The most common cause. Tightened with longer screws into the framing, the door often closes cleanly again.
- Swelling in wet weather
- Doors absorb moisture between October and April. We plane the tight edge and seal it so it stops soaking up water.
- House settling
- Older houses shift over time and frames go out of square. Shimming the hinges or adjusting the stop fixes most cases.
- Latch misses the strike
- The strike plate gets moved or the opening filed so the latch catches.
- Paint build-up
- Decades of paint on edges and stops. We strip the build-up and refinish.
Carpentry for Older Burnaby Houses
Many houses around Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill, Deer Lake and South Slope were built between the 1950s and the 1980s. They often have original slab doors, narrow casing and baseboards that have been painted many times over. Updating doors, hardware and trim is one of the most noticeable improvements you can make without a renovation.
In newer townhouses and condos, it’s more often closet doors off their tracks, a door that drags on new flooring, or baseboards damaged on move-in day.
Add to the same visit
- Paint the new doors and trim on the same visit
- Weatherstrip exterior doors before the rain
- Patch drywall around old door stops
How it works
How Your Visit Works
Send your list, we confirm and book, then work through it in one visit and clean up.
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Send your list
Call or use the form. Tell us every job, big or small. Photos help if you have them.
You get: a quick call back to go through it
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We confirm and book
We ask a few questions, confirm what fits in one visit and book a time that suits you.
You get: a clear plan and an arrival window
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One visit, many jobs
We arrive with the tools and materials, protect your floors and work through the list.
You get: the whole list handled, not one job
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Walkthrough and clean-up
We walk you through what was done, tidy up and take our mess with us.
You get: a finished list and a clean home
FAQ
Doors, Trim & Carpentry: Questions
Can you install a door I bought myself?
Yes. Tell us whether it’s a slab or a pre-hung door and the size of the opening. A slab needs hinge mortises and a latch bored; a pre-hung door comes in its own frame.
Do you install exterior doors?
We repair and adjust exterior doors and replace weatherstripping, thresholds and hardware. Replacing a full exterior door and frame is a bigger job; ask and we’ll tell you honestly whether it suits a handyman visit.
Can you match my existing baseboards?
Usually. Many standard profiles are still made. If yours is unusual, we’ll suggest the closest match or replace a full room so it’s consistent.
Will you paint the trim after installing it?
Yes, if you like. We can install, fill, caulk and paint in the same booking, so it’s finished when we leave.
Service areas
Doors & trim Across Burnaby
Free estimate · No obligation
Got a list? Let’s get it done.
Send us every job, big or small. We’ll call you back, confirm what fits in one visit and book a time that works.