Haziza House Services · Door repair · Brisbane

Door repair in Brisbane

Old frames, layers of paint and houses that move with the seasons. We repair doors across Brisbane's south and east, from Queenslanders to 1970s brick homes.

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Gloved hands planing the edge of a white interior door resting on padded sawhorses in a bright hallway, wood shavings curling off the plane

Fully licensed · QBCC338940C
InsuranceFully insured
Warranty3 months on new installations
Service areaGold Coast & Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane doors come with a history

Brisbane door repairs are often about age. In Coorparoo, Camp Hill and Holland Park, many houses are Queenslanders or post-war timber homes where the frames have moved over the decades and the doors have been painted again and again. Further out, in Mount Gravatt and Carindale, a lot of homes are 1960s to 1980s brick and timber, many still with their original hollow-core doors, hinges and latches, all well past their best.

Older houses move. Much of Brisbane sits on reactive clay that swells after rain and shrinks in dry spells, and homes on stumps shift as the stumps settle. So a Brisbane door repair often starts with the frame, not the door. We check whether the jamb is still square, whether the hinges are holding and how much paint has built up on the edges before deciding what to take off. On a tall or odd-sized door, we're careful not to overcut it.

We're based in Hope Island, so Brisbane is a longer run for us: roughly 30 to 60 minutes up the M1, depending on the suburb and the traffic. Beenleigh and Logan are the closer end, and the inner-south and bayside suburbs take longer. We plan Brisbane visits ahead rather than offering same-day call-outs, so it's worth listing every door that's playing up and getting them all sorted in one trip.

What we do

Door repairs we do in Brisbane

Queenslander doors and frames
Panel and VJ timber doors that bind in frames that are no longer square. We rehang, pack and trim them to suit the opening, repair loose joints and split timber, and keep as much of the original door as we can.
Doors stuck with old paint
Decades of repainting can close up the gap until a door rubs along its whole latch side. We strip back the built-up edges and stop beads where needed, trim carefully and reseal, so the door closes again without a shove.
Original 60s to 80s doors
Hollow-core doors in Mount Gravatt and Carindale brick homes often have worn hinges, loose handles and dented faces. We tighten or replace the hardware, patch the damage, and tell you plainly when a new door makes more sense.
French and verandah doors
Pairs of timber French doors onto a verandah or deck drop, swell and stop meeting in the middle. We realign both doors, adjust the bolts and strikes, and seal and repair weathered bottom rails so they close and lock properly.
End-of-lease door damage
Rentals across Logan, Springwood and Beenleigh often need holes in doors patched, broken door stops replaced and split jambs repaired before the final inspection. Send photos and your deadline, and we'll tell you whether we can fit it in.
Doors after house movement
When a door suddenly starts sticking after a long wet spell, it's often the frame that has moved. We re-set the strike, adjust or pack the hinges and ease the door, and tell you if the cracking around it is worth an engineer's look.

Local conditions

Why Brisbane doors play up

Clay soils and moving frames
Long dry spells followed by heavy summer rain make Brisbane's clay soils swell and shrink, and door frames go along for the ride. It's why the same door can be fine in winter and jam in February. Several doors sticking at once, with new cracks, is worth having checked.
Houses on stumps
Highset and lowset timber homes on stumps settle over time, and a small drop at one corner of the house shows up first at the doors. We can ease and rehang doors to suit, but restumping is a specialist job, so if the stumps have moved, we'll tell you.
Hot, stormy summers
Away from the sea breeze, Brisbane summers are hot and sticky, and afternoon storms drive rain hard against exposed doors. External doors without good seals or a sealed bottom edge soak it up, swell and go soft at the base. Proper seals and sealed edges prevent a lot of repairs.

FAQ

Door repair questions

Why do my French doors no longer meet in the middle?

A pair of doors is hung from opposite sides of the frame, so if one side drops or the frame shifts, the two doors stop lining up. Swelling along the meeting edges makes it worse. We tighten and pack the hinges, re-set the bolts and strike, and seal the edges so both doors close and lock together again.

Can you fix an old Queenslander door without replacing it?

Usually. Solid timber doors from older homes are often worth keeping, and loose joints, split panels and worn edges can be repaired. If the frame is badly out of square, the door may need careful trimming or the frame re-set to match. We'll tell you what's practical before we start, so you can decide.

Why are the doors in my 1970s brick home all sticking?

Homes from that era often still have their original hinges, with worn pins and screws that have loosened in the framing over the years. Add a bit of house movement and a humid summer, and several doors drop at once. Tightening the hinges with longer screws, then adjusting the strike plates, fixes most of them.

Should I repair or replace my old timber front door?

If it's solid timber and the damage is limited to the bottom rail, a split panel or worn edges, it's usually worth repairing. If it's rotted through, badly warped or can't hold a lock securely, a new door may make more sense. We'll give you an honest view, and we also make custom doors to suit older Brisbane homes.

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