Maryland
Carpentry repairs in Harford County, MD
Harford County is a Bel Air day with stops in Abingdon and Aberdeen. Bel Air and Fallston have the 80s and 90s colonials, where the common calls are doors that dropped, bifolds off the track and crown or baseboard after a new floor. Aberdeen and Edgewood rentals near the proving ground turn over on military schedules and need the doors, locks and rails right for the next tenant.
Or call or text (240) 616-4788. Hours 8 to 6, Monday through Saturday.
Bel Air colonials, APG turnovers and Havre de Grace porches
Havre de Grace is the old end of the county, houses from the 1800s and early 1900s with doors and trim worth saving and porches on the water taking a beating. The crew carries the planes and the profile samples for that work, and the PVC and the standoff bases for the porches.
Rentals near Aberdeen Proving Ground change hands in June and July, and the turnover list is nearly always the same. A bedroom door that will not latch, a bifold leaning in the closet, a loose rail to the basement, and a storm door closer that slams. One visit covers the list, and we send photos when it is done so the owner does not have to drive out.
What we do in Harford
- 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.
Harford County towns the crew covers
- Bel Air
- Abingdon
- Aberdeen
- Edgewood
- Fallston
- Forest Hill
- Havre de Grace
- Joppa
ZIP codes 21014, 21015, 21009, 21001, 21040, 21047, 21050, 21078, 21085.
Harford County door and trim questions
- Can you handle a rental turnover when the owner is out of state?
- Yes. Send the list, the address and the lockbox code. We do the work, send photos of every item and the invoice, and the house is ready for the showing.
- Can you match the trim in an old Havre de Grace house?
- Usually from a sample, with a stock profile or a built up one. Where the profile is unique we have a short run milled, and we show you the match before it goes up.
- How far out in Harford County do you go?
- The whole county, Joppa to Havre de Grace. Northern stops like Jarrettsville get grouped with Forest Hill and Bel Air, so they may wait a few days longer.