Door Repair & Lock Installation in Las Vegas It’s the fit, not the lock.
A latch that misses is a symptom.
Doors that stick, drag, or won’t latch. Deadbolts that won’t seat. Daylight around the frame. I find what actually moved before I pick up a tool — then I tell you whether it is an adjustment, a repair, or a door that is past saving. Across Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, Spring Valley, Paradise, and Enterprise.
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What door and lock work usually costs
Common symptoms
When homeowners call me
Any one of these is worth a look before it turns into frame work.
- The door rubs the floor or frame
- You have to shoulder it shut or lift it to latch
- The deadbolt is hard to turn or won't seat cleanly
- You can see daylight or feel hot air coming through
- Screws keep loosening or hardware feels sloppy
What you are choosing between
Three answers, not three quotes
Which one your door needs changes what the work costs and how long it lasts. You get told which before anything starts.
- One
Adjust
The door and the frame are both sound and just need bringing back into agreement — the strike moved, the hinges reset, the latch meeting its hole again.
about $149-$225 - Two
Repair
Something specific has failed. The fastening has let go, a mortise is chewed out, the jamb is split, or the weatherstripping has stopped sealing. Hardware replacement lives here too.
$175-$350 for hardware, $250-$450+ for frame and alignment work - Three
Replace
The slab is badly warped, or the damage is bad enough that every adjustment would be temporary. I will say so plainly rather than sell you an adjustment that will not hold.
Fitting a complete new door is not work I take on. Telling you that is where you have got to is — so you are not paying for a repair that cannot last.
The five-second test
Where the bolt lands tells you what moved
Above or below the hole, and the door has dropped or risen in the opening. Short of the hole, and it is not closing far enough into the jamb. Hard against one edge, and the door and frame have shifted sideways relative to each other.
That is why a new lockset on its own often does not solve it. If the hinges have play, or the screws spin without biting, the hardware is being asked to cover for an alignment problem it cannot fix.
What I actually find
Usually it is not the handle
More often than not the handle is fine. What has moved is the strike, or the hinge screws have stopped biting, and the door has sagged just enough to stop latching. Replacing the hardware on its own leaves the sag exactly where it was.
Heat, dry weather and settling do that slowly. It starts as a sticky latch, a loose handle or a draft, and it gets worse with use — which is why catching it early tends to keep it out of the frame.
What to expect
How the repair works
Five checks, in order, before anything is adjusted.
I find where the door is hanging up.
I close it slowly and look for where it makes contact — the top corner, the latch edge, the floor, somewhere along the jamb. Rub marks show which way the door has moved before I pick up a tool.
I read how the latch meets the strike.
Tape on the strike plate, or pencil on the latch bolt, shows exactly where it is landing: above the hole, below it, short of it, or hard against one edge. That five-second test decides most of what follows.
I check the hinges and how the door was hung.
Play at the hinges, screws that spin without biting, hinges not sitting flush in their mortises. In my experience installation and alignment problems cause more latch failures than anything dramatic.
I check whether the slab itself is warped.
If the latch edge touches at the top and bottom but stands away in the middle, the door has warped. That is a different problem from a misaligned one, and strike adjustments only compensate for it.
I tell you whether it is adjustment, repair, or replacement.
Those are three different answers, and which one you have changes what the work costs and how long it lasts.
What it costs
How much does door repair cost in Las Vegas?
Door and lock repair in Las Vegas usually runs about $149 to $450, depending on the hardware, the alignment issue, and whether the jamb or frame needs adjustment.
| Repair | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Minor hardware or latch adjustments | about $149-$225 |
| Deadbolt, handle set, or lock replacement | about $175-$350 |
| Weatherstripping or sweep replacement | about $150-$300 |
| Frame, jamb, or alignment correction | about $250-$450+ |
Final cost depends on the door type, hardware, and whether there's hidden wear in the frame.
Scope
What I handle, and what falls outside
Ordinary residential door hardware and the alignment behind it.
What I handle
- Doors that won't latch, stick, drag, or swing open on their own
- Deadbolt, handle set, knob, and strike-plate replacement
- Latch and strike alignment
- Front door alignment and jamb adjustments
- Weatherstripping, sweeps, and draft reduction
- Interior door hardware and privacy-lock problems
What falls outside this service
- Emergency lockouts
- Rekeying and key cutting
- Master-key systems
- Safe locks and specialized high-security lock work
Those are locksmith specialties, and fitting a complete new door is not work I take on either. Naming them is simpler than finding out mid-visit.
Service area
Where I work
- Las Vegas
- Henderson
- Summerlin
- Spring Valley
- Paradise
- Enterprise
Questions
Common questions
The six that come up on nearly every call.
How much does door repair cost in Las Vegas?
Minor hardware or latch adjustments run about $149-$225, a deadbolt, handle set, or lock replacement about $175-$350, weatherstripping or sweep replacement about $150-$300, and frame, jamb, or alignment correction about $250-$450+. Final cost depends on the door type, hardware, and whether there's hidden wear in the frame.
What door and lock work do you handle?
Doors that stick, drag, or won't latch; the hardware on them — deadbolts, handle sets, knobs, and strike plates; front door alignment and jamb adjustments; weatherstripping and sweeps; and interior privacy-lock problems.
My door won't latch. Does that mean my house is settling?
Not on its own. A single door that won't latch is a door problem until something else says otherwise — far more often the door was hung slightly off, or the hinge fastening has given up, and the latch is simply the first place you notice. If several doors and windows across the house changed at once, that's a different conversation.
Can every door be fixed, or will some need replacing?
Adjustment, repair, and replacement are three different answers, and I'll tell you which one you have before starting. Replacement is when the slab is badly warped or the damage is severe enough that every adjustment is temporary — and fitting a complete new door is not work I take on.
Why does my door stick more at some times of year?
Heat and dry weather move timber and framing, and worn weatherstripping stops filling the gap it used to. The change is gradual, so it usually shows up first as a latch that needs a push rather than as anything dramatic.
Do you handle lockouts, rekeying, or key cutting?
No. Emergency lockouts, rekeying and key cutting, master-key systems, and safe locks and specialized high-security lock work are all locksmith specialties and sit outside this service. What I handle is ordinary residential door hardware and the alignment behind it.
Next
Need door or lock help?
If your door will not close right, your deadbolt will not line up, or your entry door is letting heat in, the goal is to get it closing cleanly, locking safely, and sealing the way it should — without making the issue bigger or more expensive later.