Midcentury doors that warp or stick, fixed and kept original. Sliders rolling again. The new door you bought, installed right.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair repairs and installs doors across Palm Springs, from Old Las Palmas, the Movie Colony and Vista Las Palmas to Deepwell, Twin Palms and Racquet Club, from our office in Palm Desert. Midcentury front doors are rehung and kept original, walls of sliders roll again, doors the sun has warped are refinished, and new doors go in with the historic review checked first. Priced on the call, in writing, before anything is scheduled.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced before we come out.
Palm Springs has one of the largest collections of midcentury modern homes anywhere, with flush and patterned front doors and whole walls of glass sliders. Owners want them kept as they were built, and we work that way.
AFTERBEFORE
Entry Door Repair
Door Frame & Jamb Rebuild
Front & Exterior Door Install
Interior Door Install
French Doors
Sliding Patio Doors
Pocket & Barn Doors
Locks, Hinges & ClosersSun, wind through the pass and summers with the house shut cause these, and a Kaminskiy technician fixes each one in Palm Springs without changing the look of the door. Priced on the call, usually one visit.
Priced and on the calendar during the first call.
A written quote you approve before anyone drives out.
One visit, truck stocked, warranty in writing.
A one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every Palm Springs door we rehang, refinish or install.
Sun, wind and design. Midcentury homes put big glass sliders and flush doors right in the sun, and summer highs over 110 degrees warp them and bake their finishes. The north end takes strong wind through the pass, carrying sand into tracks and under thresholds. And many homes sit closed all summer.
In Palm Springs the original midcentury door is usually worth saving, and saving it keeps the house as built and avoids review. Wheels, tracks, hinges and finishes are what fail. When a door is past saving, we install the one you choose.
Repairs need none. For a new exterior door we check the city rule for your address before you buy, and a home that is a historic site or in a historic district may need the Historic Site Preservation Board to review a change to the front. Keeping the original door avoids that.
Flush front doors, patterned doors and walls of glass sliders are what make a Palm Springs midcentury home. They fail at the hinges, wheels and finish, all of which can be fixed without changing the look.
Spanish and midcentury homes, some historic sites, with original doors. We plane and rehang them, rebuild frames and refinish sun-baked faces, keeping them original.
Classic midcentury tracts with flush front doors and walls of sliders. We get sliders rolling on new wheels and rehang front doors without changing their look.
Windier lots where sand blows into every track. We clear tracks, replace rollers and weatherstrip and seal doors against the wind.
Send a photo of the door, or describe it over the phone, and the price is written up on that call. Scheduling waits until you have approved it.
Hinges, strikes, shims, weatherstrip, jamb stock and the usual locksets ride up from Palm Desert on the truck, so a slider on new wheels or a rehung front door is usually finished the first time.
A new door starts with a tape measure: we size the opening so what you buy fits and swings the right way, then fix the frame before the door goes on its hinges.
Old doors and trim leave on the truck, and the room is swept before we go. Your one-year workmanship warranty is in writing, not just spoken.
Ordinary repairs need no permit. For a new exterior door we confirm the city rule for your address before you buy; a larger opening takes a permit. A home designated as a historic site, or in a historic district, may need the Historic Site Preservation Board to review a new front door.
California's residential code wants the door between the garage and the house to be solid wood or steel at least 1-3/8 inches thick, or rated for 20 minutes, and to close and latch on its own. Many older homes have a hollow-core door there or a closer that quit; we install the right door and the closer.
Most Palm Springs neighborhoods have no association; condo complexes and a few gated communities do. Historic designation does the reviewing for the city's landmark homes. A repair that keeps the original door needs nothing.
Can't find your answer? Call 760-284-6993 and ask us anything.
Call 760-284-6993Priced on the call, scheduled within a few days, most of the time. The truck comes from Palm Desert with jamb stock, shims, weatherstrip, strikes and hinges, so a midcentury door that sticks or a slider that will not roll is usually fixed in one visit.
Usually, yes. A warped flush or patterned door can often be rehung, trued and refinished, its original hardware kept or matched. If it is past saving, we help you find a replacement with the same look.
What failed sets the price. A rehang, a freed lock or a new strike is the low end; a rebuilt jamb or a new door hung in the opening is the high end. Text a photo or describe the door and you get a written price on the call before we book, and that price is what you pay at the house.
Usually, yes. Midcentury sliders fail at the wheels and the track, which wear long before the glass. We fit new rollers, true and clean the track and reset the latches so each panel rolls and locks.
Install only; we do not sell doors. You choose one at a door shop or a home center, we measure the opening first so it is the right size and swing, and if the house is historic we check the review rule before you order. Then we fix the frame, hang the door, seal and trim it, and fit the hardware.
Yes, a prehung unit or a slab from Home Depot or Lowe's is a normal install for us. Send a picture of the label, or tell us the size and type, and the install gets priced on the call. Should the jamb need rebuilding first, you hear that before the door is ordered.
Not for a repair. For a new exterior door we check the city rule for your address before you buy, and a historic home may need review of a new front door. We tell you on the call which applies.
All of Palm Springs from our office in Palm Desert, including Old Las Palmas, the Movie Colony, Deepwell, Twin Palms, Racquet Club and Little Tuscany, plus Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs and Rancho Mirage. Call 760-284-6993 to confirm your address and get on the schedule.
Describe the door, or text a photo of it, and we call back with a written price and a time. Calling is still faster: 760-284-6993.
Priced on the call, fixed in one visit, warranted in writing.
We answer in under three rings, 24/7.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
