Installations are booked at a time that suits you. If a carpenter or a relative is hanging the door, book us for the day after so the frame has settled.
Sometimes a door needs a part we have to order. When that happens, we leave the house secure and come back. Nobody is left with a door that won't lock.
A New Security Door, a Lock That Didn't Fit and a Second Visit
Not every installation finishes in one trip. What follows is a typical example from a house near Shaver Street.
A retired couple had bought a steel security door to go in front of their wooden front door. Their son-in-law hung it on a Saturday. It came with a keyed handle and a separate deadbolt, but the instructions were confusing and the deadbolt's holes didn't line up with the door's prepunched openings. He installed the handle, which latched but didn't lock properly, and left the deadbolt in its box. The couple called us on Monday.
Our dispatcher reassured them. Could they lock the wooden door behind it? Yes, so the house was secure. What brand was the security door? She noted it. Did they have photos of the door's lock openings? The wife sent two from her phone. The dispatcher saw that the door used a specific mortise-style deadbolt, not the cylinder deadbolt in the box, and that some doors from that maker come drilled for one handing and not the other. She explained that the technician would fit what he could on the first visit and, if the right part wasn't on the van, come back with it. She booked the next morning, with a text when he was on his way.
The technician, in uniform, showed his identification before anything else. He checked the husband's license against a utility bill. He removed the handle, adjusted its latch so it caught the strike and rekeyed it to the house key with his pinning kit. The handle locked properly now. Then he checked the deadbolt opening. As the dispatcher suspected, the door needed a mortise deadbolt for the opposite handing. He didn't have that one in the van. He explained it calmly, made sure the handle locked the security door and the wooden door behind it locked too, and ordered the right deadbolt.
He came back three days later with the part. He fitted the mortise deadbolt, adjusted the strike on the steel frame with a file and set screws, and keyed it to the same house key. The first test didn't throw fully; the frame's strike opening was slightly narrow. He widened it carefully and tested again. Full throw. The couple now had one key for both doors. The reassuring advice: if a part is wrong, it's better to wait a few days for the right one than to force the wrong one in.
Fitting Locks to Security, Storm and Entry Doors
Security Door Lock Installation
Security door lock installation usually means a keyed handle and a mortise deadbolt designed for the door's steel frame. We check the door's openings and handing before ordering anything.
Storm Door Lock
A storm door lock is lighter than a security door's. We fit keyed handles and adjust the closer so the door latches without slamming. It keeps the outer door closed and adds a layer, but the main door's deadbolt still does the heavy work.
Bare Entry Slabs Fresh From the Carpenter
To install lock on new door slabs, we measure, bore with a jig, fit the latch and deadbolt flush and set reinforced strikes with long screws.
Keyed Storm Door Handle
A keyed storm door handle lets you lock the outer door from outside. We key it to your house key so one key works for both doors.
Doors With the Wrong Hardware
Big-box doors sometimes come with hardware that doesn't match their openings. We tell you what fits and order it if needed.
Two Visits When a Part Is Needed
If a part has to be ordered, we leave the door secure on the first visit and finish on the second.
Steel Frames and Strikes
Steel frames need filing or reshaping to fit strikes. We do it carefully so the bolt seats fully. We take our time so the frame isn't weakened.
Booking an Installation
Owners book with ID and a deed or utility bill. Family members can arrange it with the owner's confirmation. Adult children can arrange it for a parent with the parent's confirmation.
Security Doors on Older Porches
Many older Pasadena homes have narrow porches and brick frames. Security doors on those porches need careful measuring so the lock and deadbolt line up with the steel frame and the wooden door behind it.
Handing and Why It Matters
Doors open left or right, in or out. Some security door hardware is made for only one handing. Checking it before ordering saves a second trip. A photo of the door from the outside, with the hinges visible, usually tells us the handing.
Closers and Wind
Storm and security doors catch wind on gusty days. A properly adjusted closer and a wind chain keep them from slamming or bending their hinges.
Reaching Your Spot in Pasadena
The dispatcher confirms the address in Pasadena on the call, and the technician meets you there. Installations are booked at a time that suits you. The older streets near Shaver Street, Pasadena Boulevard and Spencer Highway are easy to reach in the morning.
Calm Technicians Who Finish the Job
Each technician arrives in a company uniform and shows ID. They explain what fits and what doesn't, protect the porch and floors, test every lock and come back if a part was needed. If a part is wrong, they'll show you why before ordering the right one.
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Lock Installation Around Pasadena
Installation calls in Pasadena come from homeowners adding security doors near Shaver Street and north of Spencer Highway, families replacing warped entry doors, landlords fitting storm doors on rentals and remodelers finishing new rooms. Lock installation in Pasadena often involves a security door someone else hung.
If you're searching for door lock installation near me, send the dispatcher photos of the door's lock openings.
Retired homeowners near Shaver Street and Pasadena Boulevard install security doors often, sometimes after a break-in on the street and sometimes just to let air through on mild evenings. Family members frequently hang the door and call us for the locks.
Landlords installing storm doors on rentals, remodelers finishing additions and homeowners replacing warped entry doors all call for installation too. In each case, we check the door, the frame and the handing before ordering anything.
A new lock starts with the door. Tell us what it is made of and how thick it is. Solid wood, hollow-core and steel doors all take different tools.
Placement matters. Height, spacing from the edge and the position of the strike change how the lock feels each day.
If you are installing a lock on a shop door or a shed, tell us what it holds.
Tell us if the door will be used by children, older relatives or anyone with limited grip. Lever handles make daily use easier.
Ask for spare strike plates and longer screws.
We also install locks in Deer Park, La Porte and Pearland. For deadbolts on wooden doors, see deadbolt installation, and for keypads, smart lock installation.
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