WZ Carpentry provides door installation and door replacement in Greenwich, CT. An entry door is the first thing anyone sees, and salt air off the Sound reaches the threshold and hardware before it touches anything else.
Involves A Greenwich entry door replacement is judged from the street, so the fit matters as much as the door itself.
An even reveal, a latch that catches without pressure, and casings that sit flat are what separate finished work from an installed slab.
WZ Carpentry inspects the jamb and threshold before quoting door replacement in Greenwich. That visit is free.
The threshold takes it first. Salt air holds moisture at the bottom corners of a Greenwich entry, where water already collects after every rain.
Hardware follows. Latches, hinges, and deadbolts corrode near the shoreline, and a door that closed easily starts needing a shoulder.
Door installation in Greenwich, CT addresses the sill pan and threshold detail, because a new door over a wet sill repeats the problem.
Entry door replacement in Greenwich covers the slab, the jamb, the threshold, the weatherstripping, and the casings on both sides.
Exterior door installation in Greenwich covers patio and side entries, with sill pan and flashing set before the unit goes in.
Interior door replacement in Greenwich, CT covers passage and closet doors hung to the existing casing without disturbing original trim.
Call or send the form describing which doors and what each one does. Wilmer checks the frames on site before quoting anything.
The written scope prices jamb and threshold repair separately, so Greenwich homeowners see what the frame work adds.
All residential door work in Greenwich is insured, with written proof of coverage available before scheduling.
Door Services in Greenwich
Homeowners searching for door replacement in Greenwich, CT usually want the entry to look right and close properly. Those are two different problems, and only one of them is solved by buying a nicer door.
Greenwich door services from a carpenter cover both. The frame is corrected, the threshold is detailed, and the door is hung so it closes the same way in July as in January.
Greenwich entries near the Sound hold moisture at the bottom corners, and hardware corrodes faster than it does inland.
Door work may require a permit if the opening changes.
Larger homes and antique colonials carry non-standard door openings, so a prehung unit rarely drops in without adjustment.
22 years of residential carpentry in Connecticut, including entry door replacement and the jamb work around it.
Usually the jamb moved or the threshold went soft underneath. The door is rarely the problem, which is why a new slab in the same frame does the same thing.
Near the water it does. Latches, hinges, and deadbolts corrode, so a door that used to close with a finger starts needing real pressure.
If the jamb is solid and still plumb, yes. Once the threshold has rot or the hinge side has pulled loose, the whole unit costs less in the end.
A few hours, not a day. The old unit comes out and the new one goes in the same afternoon, so the house is never open overnight.
Yes. Passage and closet doors get hung to the existing casing so original trim in a Greenwich house stays where it is.
WZ Carpentry also installs and replaces doors nearby. Door services near Greenwich, CT extend to the following areas.
Tell us which doors are giving trouble and what each one does. Wilmer checks the frames in Greenwich in person before quoting a unit.
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Interior and exterior trim, stairs, railings, fascia, and custom woodwork.
Window installation and replacement, with sills and trim rebuilt on both sides.
Deck construction, repair, replacement, and restoration, starting at the framing.
