A torn screen lets insects in all summer. A storm door that won't close properly loses heat all winter. We repair screen doors and storm doors across Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley — torn and sagging screens replaced, closers adjusted or replaced, bent frames straightened, misaligned doors rehung. Same-day service available.
Ottawa has two distinct screen door seasons, and they're almost opposite problems. In summer, the screen door is your barrier against Ottawa's mosquitoes, black flies, and the insects that find any gap into a cool house on a July evening. A torn or damaged screen panel defeats that barrier entirely — and a single hole at the wrong height is all it takes. In winter, the storm door that replaced or sits over the screen door is part of your home's thermal envelope — an extra layer of protection against the cold that, when it's working correctly, reduces the heat loss through the main entry door significantly. A storm door that doesn't close completely, that has a failed pneumatic closer, or that rattles in the frame during Ottawa's winter windstorms is costing you heat and comfort every day it's left in that condition. At Fix My Door Now Ottawa, we repair both types and everything in between.
A torn, sagging, or punctured screen panel is the most common screen door repair we carry out across Ottawa. Screen material degrades over time — UV exposure from Ottawa's summer sun hardens and brittles the mesh, and physical contact from people, pets, and the occasional blown debris tears or deforms it. We re-screen door panels using fibreglass mesh for standard applications — fibreglass doesn't crease or dent the way aluminum mesh does and holds its flat position better over time — and heavy-duty pet-resistant screen for households where the screen door gets contact from dogs and cats on a daily basis. We also repair or replace the spline that holds the screen in the frame channel, because a failed spline is often what causes a screen to sag and pull free at the edges without being torn itself.
The pneumatic or spring closer that controls how a screen door swings shut is one of the most frequently failing components on the whole unit. A closer that has lost its pressure lets the door slam — damaging the door, the frame, and the patience of everyone in the house. A closer that has seized doesn't let the door close at all, or fights you when you try to open it. An improperly adjusted closer slams at one temperature and fails to close at another, because the viscosity of the pneumatic fluid changes with Ottawa's temperature range. We service and adjust closers where adjustment is the right answer, and replace units that have failed beyond adjustment. We set the closing speed and latch speed correctly for the door's weight and the household's use pattern, so the door closes reliably rather than slamming through summer and failing to close in winter.
Screen torn or storm door slamming? Call 613-265-3667 for same-day screen and storm door repair across Ottawa & the Valley — or request a free quote online.
Storm doors — the full-height glazed or screened outer doors that sit in front of the main entry door on Ottawa homes — have their own set of failure modes distinct from screen doors. The glazed panels in combination storm doors can crack or fail their seal. The frame can rack or twist if the door's mounting fasteners have worked loose in the door frame or the brick mould. The latch hardware on a storm door takes heavy daily use and wears out — storm doors get operated every single time the main door does, plus additional times, and the latch mechanisms aren't always built to that cycle count. We repair storm door frames, replace damaged glass panels, service and replace latch and handle hardware, and re-mount doors that have come loose from their installation frame. Where the glass itself has shattered, our broken glass repair service handles the replacement.
A screen or storm door that drags, binds, or requires force to close has an alignment problem. Screen and storm door frames are lighter than main door frames and more sensitive to movement in the surrounding door frame — even a small amount of settling or seasonal movement in the primary door frame can throw a screen or storm door significantly out of alignment. We assess the mounting frame, adjust or replace the mounting hardware, and in some cases shim the installation to correct the alignment. A door that swings freely, closes completely, and latches without effort on every cycle is the result we're after.
Aluminum screen and storm door frames dent easily — a door swung into a bicycle, a delivered package thrown against it, a snow shovel carelessly propped against the frame. Minor dents can sometimes be dressed back to a functional profile. Significant frame deformation, particularly at the corners where the frame sections join, usually means the frame needs to be replaced. We assess whether repair or replacement is the right answer for damaged frames and carry out either service. When replacing a frame, we take the opportunity to select a unit appropriate for the Ottawa climate — with proper thermal performance if it's a storm door, and with robust corner construction that resists the racking that Ottawa's temperature swings can produce.
Ottawa homeowners who have a storm door over their main entry door have a meaningful energy advantage over those who don't — but only if the storm door is working correctly. A properly fitted storm door creates a small vestibule of trapped air between itself and the main door, which acts as an insulating buffer. In practice this reduces heat loss through the main door entry and protects the main door's weatherstripping from direct exposure to Ottawa's worst wind and cold. A storm door that doesn't close, rattles in the frame, or has a failed glass panel provides none of this benefit and in some cases actually reduces the main door seal's effectiveness by creating air movement patterns in the gap. Getting the storm door working correctly pays dividends through the entire Ottawa heating season, and pairs naturally with fresh weatherstripping on the main door behind it.
Screen and storm door work often overlaps with the seal, hardware, and entry door behind it. These pages cover the adjacent issues:
Screen and sliding doors share the same rollers, tracks, and frames. These guides explain the common faults:
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Worn seals, failed door sweeps and perimeter gaps replaced — stop the draft behind the storm door and recover the heat you're paying for.
Weatherstripping Ottawa →Sticking, sagging or damaged entry doors realigned and repaired — the main door behind your screen or storm door, done right.
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