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Serra Mesa was built in the 1950s and 1960s, and most of its doors are original: wood entry doors in frames that settled sixty years ago, hollow-core interiors, sliders added in the 1970s. We rehang and seal, rebuild the frame, replace what is past saving with the door you bought, minutes from our office on Chesapeake Drive.
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THE LISTALL DONEEvery one of these is routine for a Kaminskiy-certified technician who starts the day on Chesapeake Drive, minutes away. One list, one call.
We answer in under three rings and get you priced and scheduled in minutes.
A clear, written quote with upfront pricing. You approve before work begins.
Kaminskiy-certified pros finish the job with a workmanship warranty.
Every job is backed in writing by our workmanship warranty and done by a Kaminskiy-certified, background checked technician.
Ranch homes from the first build-out, with original wood doors, plaster walls and trim close to the soil. Doors bind, plaster cracks, trim rots at the bottom, and the repairs have to match what is there. We keep the original where it can be saved.
Homes with decks and fences on the slope side, in the sun and the canyon wind. Deck boards, railings, post bases and gate hardware are the regular calls, with the fire-zone rules checked before an exterior door or a vent changes.
Later homes and condos near our office, with sliders, drywall and the fixtures list, plus the turnovers in the rentals. Priced up front, finished on schedule, minutes from the truck's first stop of the day.
Age, mostly. Sixty years of settling, sun on the south side and soil creeping up against the trim leave original doors binding, plaster cracking and the bottoms of things soft. None of it is dramatic; all of it is cheaper this year than next, and most of what we fix here waited a while.
Original doors, plaster and drywall, trim, fences, decks, rot, caulk and fixtures are handyman work and ours. The roof, the panel, a re-pipe or anything structural in a 1950s house goes to the licensed specialty trade, and we say so on the call. The termite company treats; we rebuild.
Most Serra Mesa jobs are priced on the call, in writing, from a description or a photo, before anything is scheduled. A rebuilt frame, a canyon-side deck or a bath refresh gets a look first and a written scope. What you approve is what you pay.
A 1950s wood door or a run of original trim is usually worth saving: planed, rehung, sealed and refinished, it outlasts a new hollow-core door. We splice new wood into old where the bottom has gone and replace only what is past saving, so the house keeps its character.
The sticking door, the drywall hole, the gate that drags. Call or text it over and we price it on the call, in writing.
Hinges, strikes, weatherstrip, anchors, compound, fasteners and the common parts ride on the truck, so one visit usually clears the list.
Anything that needs opening a wall, rebuilding a frame or matching a finish gets a look and a written price before we start.
We tidy up, walk you through what was done, and the one-year workmanship warranty is in writing.
A small repair under a set amount can be done in California without a license when no permit is needed and nobody is employed; the rest of a to-do list wants a licensed contractor. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds License #1106209, is bonded and insured, with Kaminskiy-certified, background-checked technicians, and puts every job over the state's written-contract threshold on paper before it starts.
Serra Mesa is in the City of San Diego, which exempts like-for-like maintenance repairs under a set cost, painting, cabinets, flooring and a door in the same opening. A larger in-kind damage repair goes on the city's no-plan permit with an inspection, and the very high fire hazard zone on the canyon rims can add a rule for exterior doors. We check your address before you buy a door.
Homes built before 1978 may have lead paint under the newer coats, and some mid-century ceilings and plasters contain asbestos that only a licensed abatement contractor tests for and removes. Lead paint is the certified lead-safe painter's job. We do neither, and if a repair means disturbing an old painted surface or an original ceiling we tell you first and work lead-safe around it.
Our Chesapeake Drive office is next door. Your Serra Mesa crew dispatches from our San Diego office on Chesapeake Drive in Kearny Mesa, a few minutes from any Serra Mesa street. Call 858-330-5591, text a photo, or send the form, and we answer in under three rings. The whole county is on our San Diego handyman page.
Can't find your answer? Call 858-330-5591 and ask us anything.
Call 858-330-5591Our Chesapeake Drive office in Kearny Mesa is a few minutes from any Serra Mesa street. We answer in under three rings, price most repairs on the call and usually have a technician at the house within days.
Describe the job or text a photo and the price comes on the call, in writing, before anything is scheduled. A rebuilt frame, a canyon deck or a bath refresh gets a look first and a written scope. No surprises at the house.
Usually. The binding door, the plaster crack, the fixtures, the fan and the gate go on one list, and one Kaminskiy-certified technician with a stocked truck works through it. Special-order parts get scheduled before we leave.
Yes. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds California contractor License #1106209, is bonded and insured, and sends Kaminskiy-certified, background-checked technicians. On a 1950s house that means the rebuilt jamb and the rehung original door are both done by a licensed contractor, with a one-year workmanship warranty in writing.
Not the like-for-like maintenance repairs under the City of San Diego's cost limit, and not painting, cabinets, flooring or a door in the same opening. A larger in-kind damage repair, or an exterior door on the canyon rims in the fire zone, is where we check with the city first.
Usually, yes. Planed, rehung, sealed and refinished, an original solid wood door outlasts a new hollow-core one and keeps the house looking right. We replace only what is past saving, and we tell you which on the call.
All of Serra Mesa, including the Mission Village and Cabrillo Heights side and the canyon-rim streets, plus Kearny Mesa, Birdland, Clairemont, Linda Vista, Tierrasanta and Mission Valley. Call 858-330-5591 to confirm your address.
Tell us what needs fixing. We'll call you back with a price and a time. Calling is still the fastest way: 858-330-5591.
Close to one of these but not on the list? Call anyway. If we can reach you, we will.
Ready to cross it off the list? Free quotes, a local Serra Mesa crew, and a workmanship warranty on every job.
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.
