Door Installation & Repair in Soweto

A slab is just the door leaf — cheapest, but the installer must cut hinges and the lock to match your existing frame. A prehung/door-set arrives already hinged in its frame — dearer, but the fit and seal are better, and it's the sensible choice when the old frame is worn or out of square.

An interior door in a good frame takes 1-2 hours for a pro; a slab needing hinge and lock cuts takes 2-4. Exterior door-sets take half a day to a day including sealing and hardware. Multi-panel sliding or bifold sets are usually a full day with two people.

The door-set spec (material, glazing, security rating), removal and disposal of the old door, fitting and sealing, threshold work, all hardware including the lock cylinder, and making good of trims both sides. Cheap quotes commonly exclude hardware and making-good — ask.

A solid-core or engineered door, a quality deadlock or multipoint lock, reinforced strike plates with long screws into the stud, and hinge-side protection. Ask for locks meeting your country's recognized security standard — insurers often specify them and it's the cheapest discount you'll ever earn.

For interior doors in Soweto, a finish carpenter or experienced handyman is the right trade; for exterior and security doors look for installers who talk about weather seals, thresholds and lock alignment unprompted. Photos of finished margins (the even gap around the door) are the quality tell.

Houses move and hinges wear: the classic faults are a sagging hinge, a swollen door in humid seasons, or a latch misaligned with its strike plate. All are quick fixes for a carpenter. A door that suddenly sticks along with wall cracks can signal settlement worth a builder's look.

In many countries, yes in specific spots — typically between an attached garage and the house, and in multi-storey or rental configurations. Fire doors must be fitted with the right frame, seals, closers and gaps to actually work, so use an installer who knows the local requirement rather than treating it as just another door.

Hanging an interior door runs about R800-1,800 labour-and-hardware; solid meranti external doors land R3,500-8,000 supplied and fitted, and security gates add R2,000-6,000.