Maryland
Carpentry repairs in Charles County, MD
Charles County is Waldorf, and Waldorf is thousands of houses from the 80s and 90s built fast with finger joint pine trim outside and hollow core doors inside. Thirty years of Southern Maryland humidity later, the garage door trim, the brickmould on the front door and the fascia behind the gutters are soft, and the interior doors have dropped at the top hinge.
Or call or text (240) 616-4788. Hours 8 to 6, Monday through Saturday.
Garage trim and dropped doors in Waldorf subdivisions
La Plata, Hughesville and the older parts of Indian Head have the older houses with real wood doors and porches. The crew already has finished work in La Plata on the books this year, and a Charles County day runs Waldorf first, then south.
Garage door trim in Waldorf and White Plains rots from the bottom up because the weatherstop sits on the slab and wicks water. We cut the side jambs and the stop back a foot or two, put PVC in, seal the bottom and leave a gap off the concrete so it cannot wick again. It is the single most common rot repair in the county.
What we do in Charles
- Interior door installationPrehung or slab, one door or the whole floor. Hung plumb, latched clean, trimmed and ready for paint.
- Door frame and jamb repairSplit jambs, kicked in frames, strike plates torn out, rotted exterior jambs. Repaired or rebuilt so the door closes like it should.
- Door repairSticking, sagging, swollen or dragging doors. Knobs, latches, hinges and weatherstrip. Fixed in one visit most of the time.
- Storm and screen doorsNew storm doors hung square on brickmould, closers that stop slamming, screens restrung, retractable screens that stick.
- Wood rot and trim repairRotted window sills, door trim, fascia, corner boards and porch posts. Cut out, replaced with rot resistant stock, sealed and painted.
- Stair railingsLoose newel posts, wobbly handrails, missing balusters, new wall rails for a basement stair. Solid, at the height the code asks for.
- Closet doorsBifolds off the track, bypass doors that jump the rail, new shaker bifolds, barn style doors. Hung level, rolling quiet.
- Baseboard and crown moldingBaseboard replaced after a flood or a floor, crown in one room or the whole floor, gaps caulked, corners tight, painted.
Every job is done by a contractor licensed with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC). The license number is on your estimate.
Charles County towns the crew covers
- Waldorf
- La Plata
- White Plains
- Indian Head
- Bryans Road
- Hughesville
- Accokeek
ZIP codes 20601, 20602, 20603, 20646, 20695, 20640, 20616, 20637, 20607.
Charles County rot and door questions
- My garage door trim is soft at the bottom. Does the whole thing need replacing?
- No. The rot is almost always the bottom foot or two of the side jambs and the weatherstop. We cut out that section, scarf in PVC, seal and paint. The rest of the trim stays.
- Do you work past La Plata?
- Yes, the whole county. The southern stops get grouped so the crew is not driving an hour for one closer. Text the address and we tell you the next day in that direction.
- Can you fix a front door that sticks in the humidity?
- Yes. Most of them have dropped at the top hinge and need long screws, not planing. If it does need planing we take the minimum off and seal the edge so it does not swell again next summer.