A familiar door should let you in.
There’s the Georgetown everyone comes to visit, and the one you come home to: the usual dog walk, a conversation over the garden fence, the brick steps you could find with your eyes closed.
You may know every quirk of your front door, too—the lift of the handle, the extra push, the key that needs just the right touch. Knowing your door’s quirks is one thing. Working around them every day is another.
You may know every quirk of your front door, too—the lift of the handle, the extra push, the key that needs just the right touch. Knowing your door’s quirks is one thing. Working around them every day is another.
Keep the character. Fix the problem.
A handle can suit a door perfectly and still stop doing its job. Before replacing it, it’s worth finding out what has failed.
Our Georgetown calls have included a malfunctioning door handle on Suters Lane and rekeying and lock-repair work on Dumbarton Street. If there’s hardware you want to retain, tell us. We can assess its condition and discuss whether repair or compatible replacement makes sense.
For planned work, photos of both sides of the door and its edge can help explain the setup.
Our Georgetown calls have included a malfunctioning door handle on Suters Lane and rekeying and lock-repair work on Dumbarton Street. If there’s hardware you want to retain, tell us. We can assess its condition and discuss whether repair or compatible replacement makes sense.
For planned work, photos of both sides of the door and its edge can help explain the setup.
Keep the hardware. Change the keys.
A change of ownership or a missing spare doesn’t necessarily call for a new set of handles.
When the lock is suitable and in good condition, rekeying lets a new key operate it and retires the old one. We can also assess whether your front, rear, and other entrances can share a key. That depends on the locks—not just the number of doors.
Explore repairs, rekeying, and installation.
When the lock is suitable and in good condition, rekeying lets a new key operate it and retires the old one. We can also assess whether your front, rear, and other entrances can share a key. That depends on the locks—not just the number of doors.
Explore repairs, rekeying, and installation.
Choose the lock around the door.
A smart lock that looks right online may be a poor match for the mechanism already in your door.
Start with the existing setup: what works, what you want to keep, and how you’d like to use the entrance.
Send the proposed model and photos before buying.
If the work changes the exterior, check any applicable property or building requirements as part of that planning.
Start with the existing setup: what works, what you want to keep, and how you’d like to use the entrance.
Send the proposed model and photos before buying.
If the work changes the exterior, check any applicable property or building requirements as part of that planning.
