I reached out to Luis at Handy Door Man for some help replacing an old, weather beaten INTERIOR door and jamb leading from the garage to the patio. Not sure what genius decided to install an interior door for outside use but it had to go.
When I texted him my situation, he quickly responded with a flat fee detailing what was covered, which is everything except painting. He even offered to pick up a door from a big box store for a modest fee. His rate was fair, and considering he was highly recommended by the masses inside my little computer screen, I committed. Considering this was a last minute request in the afternoon, I was impressed he was able to squeeze me in the very next day.
That morning, Ricardo and Carlos showed up ready to knock this door out. They were probably already informed, but my situation was a little different as I did not have a proper door sill for the threshold of the door to sit on as the previous owners had filled a small area in front of the garage side door with concrete to match the height of the new patio. But that was no problem for Ricardo. He explained in detail what he was going to do to create the height, and instead of cutting down the door and jamb, we decided to cut the stucco and move the header up a few inches to allow for a full size door.
Once he had his measurements, drops cloths placed, and tools ready, they quickly removed the old jam and opened up the top of the wall on both sides with great precision to avoid any unnecessary stucco work.
Before I knew it, the new door had been installed and they were installing hardware. From my point of view, I could see the expansion foam and flashing they installed, as well as the various shims to align everything.
Once all trim and caulking had been done, and final testing of the door and hardware was completed, he asked if I had any questions. These guys were very efficient, clean, and mindful of their working environment, being careful not to knock things over, or generating excessive debris when using power tools. Between the brooms, vacuum, drop cloths, and blower, I had very little if any cleaning to do.
Not only did they install my new door quickly, they also set me up to success after I plan to patch the drywall around the door by only placing one nail per piece of door casing (for easy removal when patching). As they were cleaning up, I mentioned a sticking door issue for my main entrance door, and he quickly resolved that issue too. They went above and beyond, and for this and the aforementioned reasons, I recommend Handy Door Man for your next door project! Give them a call - you won't be disappointed.