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    4.3 (55 reviews)
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    Repainted metal door and frame. Looks like new and reinstalled perfectly!
    Lauren Y.

    Sturdy doors did an amazing job again! I was really happy with their work restaining my wood front door so I used them again. I requested a quote to refinish my metal exterior door that had some rust on it. The quote was reasonable and Jesse came out and did the work promptly. My door looks brand new! I really appreciate that Jesse also covered the doorway with plastic so my A/C wasn't affected while the work was being done. Jesse also gave me some good advice about keeping rust off it in the future which I greatly appreciated. I'll definitely be using Sturdy Doors again for my door needs.

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    Alex M.

    Rob and team did a great job! They came in, explained everything and got to work. Finished in a few hours and final product looked beautiful!

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    DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!!!!. I took the bait in a mailer and scheduled them to refinish my double entry way doors. Pictures were sent and instructions given to match the inside of the doors and finish with a high gloss appearance. They took the job without mentioning that they did not think they could accurately match the color on the inside of the door. Additionally, they did not give my wife the opportunity to pick which color she thought was best (as indicated on their website) but was only asked if the color the technician chose would work. What was she supposed to say? In the end, the technician rushed the job to complete all sanding prep, staining, and final weather protection on 2 doors in 2.5 hours. This is not possible. Needed 100 grit, 150 grit, then 220 grit to prep. Then each coat of stain/urethane should have taken an hour each to dry but somehow this guy got it all done in 2.5 hours. In the end, my doors are ruined orange, the beautiful wood character is muted like it was painted and I either have to redo/fix it myself or find another vendor. During a lengthy discussion with them about the matter, at not time have they apologized that we are unhappy nor have they suggested any options for fixing it. This is 100% unacceptable. This work was done in San Antonio TX

    After Sturdy Doors
    Vincent W.

    Their service is second to none folks. I mean seriously- the ease in setting up the appointment, the carpenter arriving earlier than expected, his being very professional in explaining all facets of the job and the finish product: we are extremely satisfied! He made us aware of the accessories on the door and how he removed, cleaned up and reapplied them was reassuring in case I decided to take on this project years down the road (not!). You can't beat the cost of this type of job at all - what was quoted is exactly what was charged. I recommend them highly as we barely heard from the 2 other firms we reached out to for service - Sturdy Doors responded quickly (same hour I reached out to them on a Saturday). Can't even beat this type of service which almost seems extinct nowadays.

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    Jesse refinished and stained our front door and repainted our back door, installed new hardware and weatherstripping for a very reasonable price. He did an excellent job. He revived our front door that hadn't been refinished in 28 years. Hire them!

    Wood is very dry due to natural elements.
    Jezdel T.

    I love my new, refinished door! The guys who came out here worked inside my garage because it was a cloudy day. When I checked on them, I couldn't believe my eyes, the wood on the door was so smooth and light (compared to dry and aged). The color that I choose was really nice too. They also installed a new set of doorhandles that I purchased from Lowe's. These guys saved me a couple of hundreds of dollars. I will used them again for my garage door in a couple of months. I was very, very impressed with the finished product and highly recommend them.

    Pre- refinishing front door

    It's exactly like having a new door! Quick response in scheduling an appointment. On time with Jesse Shaffer, who refinished my front door. Cast iron grill looks amazing too. Efficient, attention to detail, on task for 3 hours - this was Jesse. Aftercare recommendations for my door. I am thoroughly pleased with the pricing and Jesse's fantastic hard work.

    Before refinishing faded and ugly.

    I found Sturdy Doors via an add in our community magazine. I looked them up on Yelp and saw lots of great reviews so scheduled an appointment. We had a bunch of back-n-forth with the schedule because they are short-handed, but they notified me early and checked if it was alright before changing. The refinisher and his helper arrived at 9:30am and were finished around 11:30am. They showed us their work early on and offered to leave the stain lighter or go deeper with a clearcoat protection. We opted for the latter and are super happy with the results. They were very friendly and cleaned up everything perfectly. I recommend them if you need to add some life to your door for a very reasonable price. I'll be happy if it lasts 2-3 years; with the clearcoat, they will come back within 2 years for any touchups needed for free. What an improvement in our door and our entry way looks lovely again.

    I had my front double doors stained by Sturdy doors specialist, named Rob. He sounded very knowledgeable, talked quiet a bit and seemed like he knew what he was doing. About 7 months later on the exterior side of the door, I began noticing some mild chipping of the stain. Gradually over just 1 year, the entire exterior of the doors appeared cracked and chipped. I called the company and was told that there is nothing they can do since it's been a year. And I would have to make another full payment in order for them to fix this mess. I thought it was really unfair and an unprofessional of them. I called another company to restrain the doors. Come to find out, Rob didn't even sand down the original laqure before staining them. How can a so-called specialist stain the door on top of an old laqure rather than sanding it down first and then placing the stain on freshly sanded wood? Very poor service, lousy company, they will lie to you to get your business. Would not recommend this company to anyone!!!

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    Wendy D.

    Great job, Tyler and Bryan!! I had tried so hard to do it myself and made such a mess. It took them 5 hours getting through 30 years of sun-baked layers polyurethane to the bare wood, then matching the color perfectly and VOILA!! Thanks, guys. I'll definitely recommend you to others.

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    Kena M.

    I requested a quote and received a timely response. Scheduling was easy and the team showed up at the scheduled time. The team was professional and did an EXCELLENT job. I highly recommend and will use them again.

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    Jesse from Sturdy doors refinished my door and did an excellent job. Repaired a broken doorknob too.

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    Jesse did an amazing job refinishing our front door! Courteous and friendly. Highly recommend!

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    This is an exceptionally fine business. Our contractor Robert or Rob, was very careful and detailed. So glad we called them.

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