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When a door is past economical repair — or you are building, renovating or upgrading — we supply and install replacement doors across Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. That includes front door replacement, residential entry door installation and full exterior door installation on homes and commercial properties. We measure the opening, install the door and hardware, and adjust and seal it so it opens, closes and latches properly.
New interior and exterior doors hung, sealed, and hardware-set for Ottawa homes and businesses.
A door installation looks simple, but the results depend on details: a rough opening that isn’t quite square, a slab that’s slightly too wide, or a pre-hung unit whose hinge placement doesn’t match the existing frame. How well a door is installed has a big effect on whether it seals, latches and operates properly over the years. At Fix My Door Now Ottawa, we measure the opening, check the frame, install the door and hardware, and adjust the fit so the door opens, closes and latches properly.
Our door installation service covers residential and commercial supply-and-fit work across Ottawa and the Valley: measuring, sourcing, framing preparation when needed, hanging, hardware and weatherproofing. We work with homeowners, builders, property managers and businesses, and because we supply and install the door, you don’t need to coordinate a separate supplier and installer.
Front door replacement and entry door installation in Ottawa — the main residential exterior entry — is the most common full-unit job we quote. Fitting a new front entrance door correctly means more than getting the slab in the opening. The frame has to sit plumb and level in a rough opening that may have shifted since the house was framed; the threshold and weatherstripping have to seal against January wind from day one; and the lockset and deadbolt have to latch cleanly with the strike anchored into solid framing. A poorly installed exterior door turns drafty within one winter, hard to operate within two, and a security liability throughout. We've corrected enough bad installs to know exactly what the shortcuts look like.
Homeowners call when an older exterior door is warped, the bottom rail is rusted through, the slab no longer meets the weatherstrip, or a renovation needs a new unit hung in the existing opening. We measure, remove the old door, decide whether the jamb can be reused, complete the entry door replacement, then seal and finish so the door closes without force. Alignment after install matters as much as the slab itself — hinge shims, strike height and threshold height get set before we leave.
Steel entry doors are still the most common choice for Ottawa homes: good security, good thermal performance, and a skin that holds up to freeze-thaw better than older wood. We fit steel, fibreglass and wood exterior doors and explain the trade-offs. Fibreglass resists denting and can be stained to look like wood with less maintenance. Wood still looks right on many older houses, but it needs proper finishing and more attention in this climate. Product choice follows the house, the exposure and how the door will be used — not a one-size pitch.
For a sense of the work involved, a recent exterior 8ft custom door installation in Ottawa shows a full entry hung and finished. When water has already damaged the opening, replacement includes rebuilding the framing first — a water-damaged door replacement in Bells Corners was exactly that kind of rebuild, and an earlier exterior door replacement after water damage used the same framing-first approach. That water-damage entry rebuild was also featured among All Things Home featured projects. Soft wood at the sill or lower jamb that can still be saved without a new slab can often be repaired with rotting door frame repair before replacement is needed.
Interior doors don't face weather, but they still need to be hung correctly to operate without binding, latch cleanly, and sit square in the opening. New interior door installations come up most often during renovations — opening up a wall, creating a new room division, upgrading hollow-core builder doors to solid-core for sound isolation, or replacing a damaged door in a rental unit. We measure the existing opening or the new rough opening, source the pre-hung unit or supply the slab for an existing frame, and hang it so it swings freely, sits centred in the frame, and latches without force. We also install the hardware — passage sets, privacy locks, or whatever configuration the room requires.
For rental property owners and property managers, interior door installation and replacement is a recurring maintenance need, and we can service multiple units efficiently on the same visit. Closet doors are a common interior project too — 7ft closet door installation and 8ft closet door installation in Ottawa.
New sliding and French patio door systems require precise installation to perform correctly — the threshold has to be level to a tight tolerance, the frame has to be set so the panels align properly, and the rough opening has to be correctly sized and flashed so water doesn't find its way into the wall assembly behind the frame. Ottawa's climate makes flashing and sealing the exterior of a new patio door installation particularly important: water that gets behind the frame in summer will freeze in winter and can cause significant damage to the surrounding structure over a few seasons. Full sliding patio door replacement is handled under replacement patio doors. Exterior entry and whole-home door installation are covered here; for patio door repairs, see patio door repair.
We work with standard sliding door widths for replacement installations, and for new openings we handle the rough framing preparation so the opening is correctly sized and squared before the door goes in. If you're replacing an existing patio door that has deteriorated beyond repair, we remove the old unit, assess and address the rough opening and any moisture damage behind the frame, and install the new system so it performs without the problems the old one had. If your existing door is sound and only the hardware is failing, repair is usually the better value — start with patio door repair or sliding door repair before deciding to replace.
Not sure whether to repair or replace? For a residential front or exterior entry, most problems are fixable under front door repair for much less than the cost of replacement — hinge, frame, weatherstrip and threshold work included. When the slab or frame is beyond repair, we quote a full install. Call 613-265-3667, send a photo of the opening, or request a free quote.
Fire-rated door assemblies — the door, frame, hardware, and any glazing all certified together as a unit — are a code requirement in specific locations in commercial and multi-unit residential buildings in Ottawa. Stairwell entries, mechanical room doors, suite entry doors in apartment buildings, and certain corridor doors all require fire-rated assemblies with the appropriate UL or cUL listing. The installation of a fire-rated door is not the same as installing a standard door: the frame has to be anchored correctly, the door has to be fitted within the required clearances, the hardware has to be compatible with the rating, and the assembly has to be documented for the building's fire safety records.
We install fire-rated door assemblies in Ottawa commercial and multi-unit residential buildings, supply the required hardware, and provide the installation documentation building owners need for compliance. We also flag when an existing fire door has been modified, propped, or had incompatible hardware installed — all of which can void the rating and create liability. This work pairs with our commercial door repair service.
High-security doors are a category that covers a range of applications: a homeowner who wants a door that will genuinely resist forced entry, a business that needs a reinforced entry on a high-value storage area, or a property with a specific threat profile that standard residential hardware doesn't address. High-security installations go beyond the door slab — they include reinforced frames with continuous steel backing behind the jamb, multi-point locking systems that engage at three or more points around the door perimeter rather than a single deadbolt throw, heavy-duty hinges with anti-removal pins, and in some cases door and frame combinations that meet specific forced-entry resistance ratings. We assess the application, recommend the appropriate product combination, and install the complete assembly so the security performance is actually achieved — because a high-security door in a standard frame with a builder-grade strike is not a high-security door.
New aluminum storefront entries for Ottawa businesses involve both the door system and the surrounding frame assembly — the transom, sidelites, and threshold configuration that make up the complete commercial entry. We install aluminum storefront systems for new commercial tenancies, building renovations, and replacement of failed or outdated entries. Commercial entry installation requires coordination with the building's mechanical and electrical systems when access control or electric strike hardware is part of the scope, and we work with those trades to ensure the door installation doesn't create conflicts downstream.
For businesses opening in a new space, the entry door is the first thing customers interact with, and an entry that looks tired, operates poorly, or doesn't close properly sets the wrong tone before anyone gets inside. We install commercial entries that operate smoothly through heavy daily traffic and stand up to Ottawa's climate without the maintenance issues that poorly installed commercial aluminum develops.
Every door installation we do follows the same sequence: measure the rough opening for plumb, level, and square before the door arrives; confirm the door specification matches the opening; prepare the opening — shimming, trimming, or blocking as needed; set and secure the frame; hang the slab and verify operation before fastening anything permanently; install and adjust all hardware; weatherstrip and threshold the assembly; and test the complete door through its full range of operation including locking. We don't cut the sequence short because the job is running long. A door that passes all of those checks on installation day will still be operating correctly years later. See a real example in this door installation and alignment job in Ottawa.
Replacing an overhead garage door? See garage door installation. Our door installation service covers entry, interior and patio doors. If a door still hangs true but lets in drafts, new weatherstripping is often all it needs. After a break-in or a door that will not secure overnight, emergency door repair comes first, then we quote a proper replacement if the opening is too far gone.
For west-end and Valley openings we also fit doors locally — door installation in Stittsville and door installation in Arnprior cover the same slab-vs-prehung assessment closer to those addresses. Homeowners in Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven and Orléans get the same measure-and-hang process from the Ottawa crew.
Homeowners in Gloucester, Orléans and nearby east-end streets call for the same work: a worn front door that won’t seal, a warped slab, or a renovation that needs a new unit hung plumb in the existing opening. Door installation in Gloucester follows the same process as the rest of Ottawa — measure the rough opening, check whether the jamb can be reused, remove the old door, complete the entry door replacement, and seal the threshold and weatherstripping for winter. Frame or lock repair without a full swap still starts under door repair Gloucester or entry door repair Gloucester.
Installation connects to frame, hardware, and commercial repair work. These pages go further:
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Recent customer experiences with Fix My Door Now Ottawa.
Fast and professional service. Alex was very knowledgeable and helped us to pick a right door. The wait time and installation was fast.
impeccable service!
Was having issues with our 12' wide sliding doors and another set of patio doors. Alex came right away and took time to assess the issues on both sets of doors and his experience really showed. He sourced all the minor issues and corrected them and greased the tracks, even vacuumed, etc. Thx Alex!
Real door repairs, installations, and security work completed by our Ottawa and Ottawa Valley team.
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Recent Ottawa installations: doors supplied, set plumb and level, and sealed against the weather.
A tall interior door hung with clean casing, aligned hinges and modern black hardware so the reveal stays even and the latch closes cleanly.
Our technician building and setting a new door frame on site — squared and levelled in the opening, anchored to the framing, and prepped so the new door hangs true and seals tight against Ottawa weather.
We’ll give you a flat-rate quote before starting, and our repairs are backed by a written parts and labour warranty.
Other door services we provide across Ottawa.
Door frame repair in Ottawa — we fix cracked, split, rotted and kicked-in frames for homes and businesses.
Commercial door repair in Ottawa, ON — storefronts, fire doors, closers, panic hardware and aluminum frames.
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