Maryland
Carpentry repairs in Prince George's County, MD
Prince George's County is landlord country for us. College Park and Hyattsville rentals turn over every August, and the list is the same every year. Doors that will not latch, bedroom doors with no lock, closet doors leaning in the corner, a rail that moves. The crew works those lists as one visit per house and gets the inspection passed.
Or call or text (240) 616-4788. Hours 8 to 6, Monday through Saturday.
Turnovers and inspections in College Park and Hyattsville
Bowie's Levitt houses from the 60s have their original doors and some of the best stair rails in the county, worth tightening rather than replacing. Fort Washington and Clinton colonials from the 80s get the exterior rot, especially the trim around front doors that face south, and Laurel townhomes have the bifolds and the sagging hollow core doors.
Prince George's rental licensing inspections fail houses for a missing handrail, a bedroom door that does not lock from inside, or a storm door that slams back on the inspector. We know the checklist, and a College Park turnover is usually one visit that covers all three plus whatever else the tenant left behind.
What we do in Prince George's
- 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.
Prince George's County areas the crew covers
- Bowie
- College Park
- Hyattsville
- Laurel
- Greenbelt
- Upper Marlboro
- Largo
- Clinton
- Fort Washington
ZIP codes 20715, 20740, 20782, 20707, 20770, 20774, 20735, 20744.
Prince George's County door and rail questions
- Can you get a rental ready for the county inspection in one visit?
- Usually. Send the inspection notice or the list from the last one. Rails, locks, closet doors and a storm door closer all fit in one stop. If a door needs ordering, we secure the opening and come back.
- Do the Levitt houses in Bowie take standard doors?
- Most of the openings are standard, and the original doors are solid enough to repair. We plane and rehang before we talk about new doors. The rails are iron and bolt back down with the right anchors.
- Do you do rot repair on the trim around a front door?
- Yes. South facing entries in Fort Washington and Clinton lose the brickmould and the jamb bottoms first. Cut out, PVC in, sealed and painted, usually in one visit.