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Door Repair in London
A door you fight with every day is a two-minute booking: sticking, jammed, dropped, draughty, or a handle hanging off. Send a photo and a video of what it does, get a fixed price in the app, and a vetted pro makes it swing, close, and lock the way it should.
Nobody books a door repair the day the door starts sticking — they book it months later, after every shoulder-barge and rattle. The fix is almost always quick: planing, hinge work, or a standard part, priced fixed in the app before you book.
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Doors, frames, and handles
Vetted and insured pros
Fixed price before you book
Same-day often available
How pricing works
You get a fixed price for your door repair in the Jack All Trades app before you book — no call-out fee for a half-hour hinge fix.
Tell JACK what the door does — sticks at the top, will not latch, handle spins, dropped on its hinges — and add a photo of the door plus a short video of the problem. The fix is usually planing, hinge adjustment, a new latch or handle, or re-hanging, and the price reflects which one yours needs. You will have a fixed price in about two minutes.
Booking two or three doors in one visit is the smart move: the second and third repairs cost far less than the first, and most London homes have more than one door that has been 'like that for ages'.
How it works
Step 1
Show JACK the door
A photo of the door and a ten-second video of what it does wrong — sticking, dropping, rattling, not locking. That is all a pro needs to price it.
Step 2
Get a fixed price and pick a slot
See your fixed price in about two minutes and choose a time — same-day slots are often available for doors that have you locked out of a room.
Step 3
Swinging, closing, locking
Your pro adjusts, planes, re-hangs, or replaces the hardware, tests the door through its full swing, and leaves it working like it did on day one.
What's included in a door repair visit
The fixed price covers the fix, the test, and the tidy-up — a door that works, not a door that mostly works.
- The fault diagnosed on arrival and the fix confirmed before any wood comes off
- Planing, hinge work, latch and handle replacement, or re-hanging as your door needs
- The door tested through its full swing — closing, latching, and locking checked
- Shavings and dust cleaned up, planed edges finished properly
- Honest advice on any door that is beyond repair, priced both ways before you decide
Door problems fixed every week
If a door does it, a vetted pro has fixed it — these are the standards:
- Sticking and scraping doors planed and eased — the summer-swell classic
- Dropped doors re-hung and hinges reset or replaced
- Handles, knobs, and latches replaced — including the one that spins without opening anything
- Jammed doors opened without damage, locks and mechanisms freed or replaced
- Internal doors re-aligned after new carpet or flooring lifts the floor level
- Draughty front doors sealed with new weatherstripping and thresholds
- New internal doors hung to replace damaged ones — supply yours or ask the pro
- Sliding and bifold wardrobe doors put back on their tracks and aligned
Door will not open at all and someone is stuck? Say so in the app — jammed-door requests get priority for same-day slots.
Why doors fail — and why the fix is quick
Most 'broken' doors are ten-millimetre problems: wood moves, hinges settle, screws work loose. What that means for you:
- Seasonal sticking is humidity — a plane and ease in the right spot fixes what months of shoulder-barging cannot
- A door that will not latch is usually a strike plate a few millimetres out, not a broken lock
- Spinning handles are a worn spindle or a tired latch — a standard part, replaced in minutes
- New flooring is the most common cause of scraping internal doors; trimming the door bottom is routine
- Fire doors (common in flats and HMOs) need their gaps and closers kept right — mention it is a fire door in the app so the pro keeps it compliant rather than just comfortable
Frequently asked questions
Do you repair uPVC and composite doors too?
Yes — alignment, hinges, handles, and lock mechanisms on uPVC and composite doors are routine, alongside timber internal and front doors. Multi-point lock failures are quoted from your video before the visit.
Should I buy the new handle or latch myself?
Either way works. Buy one you like and the pro fits it, or describe the door and the pro brings a matching standard part, billed at cost.
Where do you cover?
All London boroughs, seven days a week, with same-day slots often available.
How much does it cost to fix a door in London?
It depends on the fix — easing a sticking door, resetting hinges, or swapping a handle are quick jobs, while re-hanging or replacing a door takes longer. JACK confirms a fixed price for your exact door in the app before you book, in about two minutes, and there is no call-out fee.
Can someone fix my door today?
Often, yes — door repairs are quick visits that fit into same-day slots, and jammed doors that trap a room get priority. Describe it in the app this morning and an afternoon fix is realistic.
My door sticks in summer but is fine in winter — is that fixable?
Yes, permanently. Wood swells with humidity; a pro planes the door where it binds and eases the fit so it works year-round, then finishes the planed edge so it does not drink moisture and start again.
The handle turns but the door won't open — what's wrong?
Usually a failed latch or worn spindle, occasionally a seized lock. It is one of the most common door call-outs and typically fixed in one visit with standard parts. Send a video of the handle turning and the pro arrives knowing which part to bring.
Can you fix a door after new flooring made it scrape?
Yes — this is the classic post-renovation job. The door comes off, the bottom is trimmed to clear the new floor with the right gap, and it is re-hung. Multiple doors after a whole-flat floor? Book them as one visit; it prices far better.
Is my door a fire door, and does that change the repair?
Flats, HMOs, and doors onto communal corridors are often fire doors — look for a certification plug on the top edge or an intumescent strip in the frame. They can absolutely be repaired, but gaps, seals, and self-closers must stay compliant, so say it is a fire door in the app and the pro will keep it that way.
Should I repair or replace the door?
Repair, in most cases — sticking, dropping, and hardware failures are all fixable without a new door. Replacement makes sense for split panels, broken cores, or when you want an upgrade anyway; your pro will tell you honestly which side yours falls on, priced both ways in the app.
Door repairs across London
Vetted pros on Jack All Trades fix doors in every London borough, seven days a week.
Victorian terraces in Walthamstow with a century of paint on the hinges, new-builds in Stratford where the doors dropped in year one, flats in Camden where the fire door slams and the bedroom door will not close — every one of them is a routine visit. Photo and video in the app, fixed price in about two minutes, door working by tonight.
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Stop fighting the door
Send a photo and a ten-second video, get a fixed price in about two minutes, and book the visit — same-day slots often available.
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