IIServices · The Trade
Interior doors that latch with one finger.
A door is the most used moving part of a house. Hung right, it swings true, latches with one finger, and stays that way through the seasons that move every piece of wood on the Cape twice a year.
Doors seem simple until one drags or a latch never quite catches. Here are the types, and what actually makes a door hang well.
Door types
- Panel doors
- Two, four or six panels in a frame. The traditional interior door, painted or stained to match the trim.
- Flat and flush
- A smooth, frameless face for a modern room. Clean and quiet, easy to paint any color.
- French and glazed
- Glass panels that borrow light between rooms. Used in pairs for a study, dining room or sunroom.
- Pocket doors
- Doors that slide into the wall, reclaiming the floor space a swing would take. Ideal for tight baths and closets.
- Barn and sliding
- A door on exposed track, a decorative and space saving option that reads farmhouse or industrial.
Hanging and hardware
- Pre-hung vs slab
- A pre-hung door comes in its own jamb, ready to set; a slab is hung into an existing frame. We use whichever fits the opening and the budget.
- Fit and gaps
- Even gaps all around, no rubbing, no ghost swinging open at night. This is the whole craft of hanging a door.
- Hardware
- Hinges, latches and stops mortised in clean. The feel of the knob and the sound of the latch are set here.
Why it is a trade
Seasonal humidity on the Cape moves wood twice a year, and a properly hung door is fitted with that movement in mind, so it works in August and in January. A door that binds is almost never the door, it is how it was hung.
How it is quoted
Counted and measured on site, quoted per opening in writing, finished under the same workmanship warranty as the rest of the house.
Put it in writing.
A site visit and a written proposal cost nothing. Scope, materials, schedule and price, in a document you can hold us to.