Home Repairs in Bowmanville, ON

Settling Cracks and Sticky Doors North of the 401

Clarington has grown fast, and a lot of that growth sits in the subdivisions north of the 401 and on the old farmland east of town. Framing lumber still holds moisture when a house goes up. Over the first couple of heating seasons it dries and shrinks a little, and the drywall and trim fastened to it move along with it. That's where nail pops come from, along with doors that suddenly rub on the frame or miss the strike plate.

Most of it is cosmetic, and fixing it too early can mean fixing it twice. If the house is still moving, a patched crack can open again by spring. Pedro's background as a Home Inspector helps here. He can usually tell a normal shrinkage crack from one worth a closer look, like a sagging header or water getting in somewhere. When the timing is right, we reset popped fasteners with screws, tape and mud the cracks, and adjust hinges and strikes so doors close properly again.

Downtown, house repairs call for a different approach. The Victorian-era houses along King Street were built long before drywall, so a wall repair there often means plaster and lath, and a sticking door may hang in a frame that has shifted over more than a century. Small repairs such as a drywall patch or a door fix usually run $75 to $200. Since we're based in town, there's no travel fee on top.

Pedro handles drywall, door, fixture and water damage repairs. For how he approaches home repairs in general, see our home repairs page.