Door Repair & Installation in Fort Myers & Southwest Florida

Your door sticks, drags on the threshold, or won't latch without a shoulder, and you want it swinging clean again. That is the job we do. Smart Fix rehangs sagging doors, fixes latches and strike plates that won't catch, repairs sliding patio door tracks and rollers, and installs new interior doors so they close on the first try. Year-round Florida humidity is the reason most of these problems start, and it is exactly what we plan the fix around, so the door still works in August, not just on the dry day we set it.

Door repair in Fort Myers, diagnosed before we adjust anything

A standard door repair is a one-visit fix once we know why the door is binding. We check the hinges, the jamb, the strike, and the swing before touching the slab, because a door that drags in July is usually a humidity-swollen slab, not a worn hinge, and planing a swollen door that shrinks back in the dry season leaves a gap you can see daylight through.

Most door repairs we get called for fall into a short list:

• A door that sags and drags the threshold (worn or loose hinge screws, a sagging jamb)
• A door that won't latch (a strike plate that has shifted, a swollen slab, or a misaligned latch)
• A door that swings open or shut on its own (an out-of-plumb jamb from slab settling)
• A sliding patio door that grinds or jumps the track (worn rollers, grit-packed track)

We trace it to the real cause, fix that, and confirm a clean close before we pack up. Ready when you are: (239) 744-8749.

Door latch repair: why your exterior door won't catch in Florida humidity

A door that won't latch is the call we get most in wet season, and the reason is almost always one of two things. The slab has swollen enough that the latch no longer lines up with the strike, or the strike plate and latch hardware have corroded and stopped moving freely. On coastal and canal-front homes, salt air pits the latch bolt and the strike opening so the spring-loaded bolt drags instead of snapping home.

"We fix the cause, not the symptom. If the slab swelled, we adjust the strike or ease the edge so it still latches in the dry season. If the hardware is salt-pitted, we replace the latch and strike with corrosion-resistant parts rated for coastal air."

We realign or move the strike plate, deepen the mortise when the bolt is landing short, swap a seized latch for a smooth one, and adjust the gap so the door closes with a normal pull. On exterior doors we also check the weatherstrip and the threshold, because a door fighting a crushed sweep reads like a latch problem when it is really a drag problem.

Call a licensed, insured tech: (239) 744-8749

Patio door repair: sliding glass door track and roller fixes

Sliding glass and patio doors are the hardest-working doors in a SWFL home, and they take the most abuse. They open onto the lanai, so salt grit, pool deck sand, and frond litter get tracked straight into the bottom track. Over time the rollers wear flat, the track packs with grit, and the door that used to glide with one finger now needs both hands and a running start.

Here is what a sliding patio door repair covers:

1. Clear and inspect the track. We pull the packed grit and debris out of the bottom track and check it for dents and burrs that snag the rollers.
2. Replace worn rollers. We swap flat-spotted or seized rollers for new ones sized to the door, then set the roller height so the door hangs square in the frame.
3. Realign and adjust. We adjust the door so it seats against the jamb, latches at the lock, and seals against the weatherstrip instead of letting conditioned air leak out to the lanai.
4. Confirm a one-finger glide. We test the full travel both ways before we leave.

For full glass-panel or frame replacement, that is a specialty install we route through our network of licensed providers. We fix the track, rollers, and hardware that make the door work. Tell us what's going on and we'll come back with a flat-rate number.

Interior door installation and rehangs done so they swing true

Whether you are replacing a hollow-core door that took a knock, hanging a new slab on existing hinges, or installing a pre-hung door in an opening, the difference between a door that works and one that fights you is in the setup. We shim the jamb plumb, set the hinges so the slab hangs square, mortise the hardware clean, and adjust the reveal so the gap around the door is even top to bottom.

Door work almost always rides along with our interior repair and trim work, so a sticking door, a cracked casing, and a paint touch-up get handled in one trip instead of three visits. We install and rehang interior doors and exterior pre-hungs within our handyman scope. A structural header change or a regulated job is routed to our licensed-provider network.

Request a free quote and we'll scope the door work in one visit

When you don't need us yet

We will tell you straight when a door fix can wait. If your interior door only sticks for a week or two at the peak of wet season and frees up on its own, that is the slab swelling and shrinking with the humidity, and easing the edge then would leave you a gap all winter. Wait and watch it through one full season first.

If a sliding door still glides fine and you just want the track cleaned, a vacuum and a stiff brush on the bottom track will buy you time. Call us when the rollers are actually worn, the door won't latch, or it has stopped sealing against the frame. We would rather fix the door once it needs it than charge you for an adjustment that the next humidity swing undoes.

Not sure which it is? Call us: (239) 744-8749

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