Door Installation in Houston, TX
Silverheels Construction installs doors across the Houston area — interior and exterior, front-door replacement, French, sliding, barn, storm, and screen doors — plus door-frame repair and door staining and painting. Houston's humidity and shifting slabs make doors stick, drag, and gap, so a proper install starts with a square, plumb frame. Free estimates.
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A door only works as well as the frame it hangs in, and in Houston that's where most door problems start. Humidity swells the door and jamb through the wet months, and slab movement on our clay soil racks the frame out of square, so doors that hung fine for years start sticking, dragging on the floor, or gapping at the latch. We handle door installation across the Houston area — hanging new doors, replacing old ones, fixing the frames underneath, and staining or painting them to finish — and we set them plumb so they keep working after the seasons change.
Interior doors
Interior door installation covers the everyday doors and the statement ones. Standard prehung and slab doors for bedrooms, bathrooms, and closets — hung so they latch cleanly and swing without dragging. Closet and double doors, pocket doors, and barn doors, which have become one of the most popular interior upgrades in Houston homes.
Barn door installation is more than hanging track: the header has to be backed to carry the weight, the track set dead level, and the door sized to cover the opening with the right reveal. Done right it slides for years; done fast it sags and jumps the track.
Exterior, front, French, and sliding doors
Exterior doors do three jobs at once — security, weather sealing, and curb appeal — and in Houston the weather sealing is the one people underestimate until wind-driven rain finds the gap.
Front-door replacement is one of the highest-impact exterior updates a house can get, and we set it sealed, plumb, and weathertight, not just screwed into the old opening. French doors bring light and open a room to the patio, but they have to be hung dead square or they won't meet and latch at the center. Sliding and patio doors get set level so they roll smooth and seal at the jamb, instead of dragging and leaking air the way a rushed install does.
Storm, screen, and commercial doors
Storm doors add a weather and energy layer to an entry and let you open up for a breeze in the short Houston shoulder seasons — installed square to the existing opening so they close and latch right. Screen door installation and repair, including sliding screen doors that have jumped their track or torn.
Commercial door installation: storefront and back-of-house doors, hollow-metal doors and frames, commercial hardware, closers, and panic hardware, set to work under daily traffic and scheduled around your operating hours.
Door frames, sticking, and Houston's slab movement
When a door starts sticking, the door usually isn't the problem — the opening is. Door-frame repair is often the real fix.
Houston's clay soil swells and shrinks with the seasons and the slab moves with it, which racks door frames out of square and is why a door that closed fine in the spring binds by late summer. Add humidity swelling the wood, and you get sticking, dragging, and latches that no longer line up. We repair and re-square frames, replace rotted or damaged jambs and thresholds, rehang doors to sit right in a moved opening, and re-weatherstrip exterior doors so they seal. We'll also tell you honestly when sticking points at slab movement big enough that it's worth looking at beyond the door.
Door staining and painting
A door install isn't done when it's hung — it's done when it's finished, and the finish is what people actually see.
Door staining brings out the grain on a wood entry door and, on an exterior door, it's the coat that has to stand up to Houston's UV and humidity, so surface prep and the right product matter as much as the color. Door painting, interior or exterior, done to a clean, brush-mark-free finish on doors, jambs, and trim. Because we hang the door and finish it, you get one company for the whole job instead of a bare slab waiting on someone else to make it look finished.
What door installation costs in Houston
Door pricing depends on the door and what's behind it. Swapping a slab into an existing frame is the low end. A prehung interior door is more. Exterior and front doors, French doors, and sliding patio doors run higher because of the door itself, the weather sealing, and the precision the install takes.
What moves the number: interior versus exterior, whether the frame is sound or needs repair or replacement, the door and hardware you choose, whether staining or painting is included, and how many doors — doing several in one visit costs less per door than booking them separately. These are ranges, not quotes. Tell us what you're after and we'll price it.
Frequently asked questions
Why do my doors stick in Houston?
Usually the frame, not the door. Houston's clay soil moves the slab seasonally and racks door frames out of square, and humidity swells the wood on top of that. A door that closed fine in spring can bind by late summer. Re-squaring the frame and rehanging the door is the fix.
Can you replace just the door, or do I need the whole frame?
It depends on the frame. If the existing jamb is sound and square, a slab door swaps into it. If the frame is racked, rotted, or damaged, a prehung door or frame repair is the better call. We tell you which after looking at the opening.
Do you install French and sliding patio doors?
Yes. French doors have to be hung dead square so they meet and latch at the center, and sliding doors set level so they roll smooth and seal at the jamb. Both are set weathertight, which matters for wind-driven rain here.
Do you stain or paint the door too?
Yes. We hang the door and finish it — staining to bring out the grain and stand up to UV on an exterior door, or painting to a clean finish on the door, jambs, and trim. One company for the whole job.
Do you repair door frames and thresholds?
Yes — re-squaring racked frames, replacing rotted or damaged jambs and thresholds, and re-weatherstripping exterior doors so they seal. Frame repair is often the real fix when a door won't close right.
How much does door installation cost in Houston?
It ranges from a simple slab swap at the low end up to exterior, front, French, and sliding doors, which run higher for the door, the weather sealing, and the precision. Frame condition, hardware, and finishing move the number. Doing several at once lowers the per-door cost.
Service areas
- The Heights
- Bellaire
- West University
- Memorial
- Katy
- Sugar Land
- Cypress
- Pearland