Kicked-In Door Frame Repair in Los Angeles
After a break-in or a forced entry, the jamb is split and the door will not lock. We rebuild the broken frame, reinforce the strike and get the door closing and locking. Send photos for a free estimate.
Service call $75 · free when we do the job the same visit
Tell us what needs fixing — even "something's wrong with the door" is enough. Then pick a time that works for you.
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When a door is kicked in, the door itself usually survives. What breaks is the frame: the strip of wood around the strike plate splits off, the jamb cracks along its length, and the deadbolt has nothing left to lock into. The house is open until the frame is fixed. KapMorgan repairs kicked-in and broken door frames in Los Angeles. We remove the splintered wood, glue and fasten what can be saved, replace the broken section of the jamb or stop, and reinforce the strike area so the deadbolt holds again. The repaired frame is filled and ready for paint. Frame work like this is part of our door frame and threshold repair service.
Entry Doors and Frames
Entry doors and frame work from our jobs. Photos of break-in repairs will be added as new jobs come in.
Door forced open? Send photos of the frame and the lock side — you get the exact price by text.
Send photosKicked-In Door Frame Repair Cost
The price is confirmed from your photos before we come.
- Splintered wood removed
- Jamb glued, fastened or a section replaced
- Strike area reinforced
- Lock and latch tested, ready for paint
Several small tasks add up — $150 minimum per visit.
- Small jobs: $150 minimum. Service call $75 — free when we do the job the same visit.
- Bigger jobs: from $150, price agreed before we start.
- On-site estimate: free when we do the job the same visit. Job on another day or estimate only: $75 service call.
- Free online estimate: send photos and details (and whether you have the materials) — we reply with a clear price. When the actual job differs from the photos, the price follows the actual work.
- Materials: priced separately from labor (client's own materials are fine).
Photos of the frame, the lock side and the hinge side are enough for an exact price.
Securing the Door After a Break-In
The first question after a forced entry is whether the door can be locked tonight. Send photos as soon as the police are done, and tell us the door cannot lock; we fit urgent frame repairs into the schedule as early as we can, often the same or the next day. On the visit we rebuild the frame so the deadbolt has solid wood to lock into, and we reinforce the strike: a heavy strike plate with screws long enough to reach the wall framing, not just the thin jamb. That is the part a kick usually breaks, and reinforcing it makes the door much harder to force again. If the lock was damaged, we replace or rekey it in the same visit.
Fixed in 3 steps
Photos of the damage
Frame on the lock side, the lock, and the hinge side. Tell us if the door cannot lock.
Exact price by text
One number and the earliest visit we have.
Frame rebuilt
Broken wood replaced, strike reinforced, door locked and unlocked several times.
What’s Included
- Removing splintered and loose wood from the jamb and stop
- Gluing, fastening or replacing the broken section of the frame
- A reinforced strike with long screws into the framing
- Testing the lock and latch, frame filled and ready for paint
Damage We Repair After a Forced Entry
- Jamb split along the strike plate
- Door stop torn off the frame
- Deadbolt hole broken out of the wood
- Hinge side cracked or pulled loose
- Door will not close or lock after the break-in
- Lock cylinder or handle damaged
Doors we get locking again
- Front entry doors
- Back and side doors
- Garage entry doors
- Apartment and condo doors
- Doors with sidelights
- Double entry doors
- Wood and fiberglass doors
- Doors with smart locks
- Rental property doors
How a Kicked-In Door Frame Is Repaired
Most door frames are made of a thin pine jamb and a stop nailed onto it. A kick drives the deadbolt through that thin wood, and the jamb splits along the grain. If the pieces are still there and clean, they can often be glued and clamped back with screws. If the wood is shattered, we cut out the broken length and fit a new section of jamb and stop, joined so the seam is solid and hidden once painted.
The strike area is where the frame needs to be strongest. A standard strike plate is held by two short screws in soft wood. We fit a heavier strike and use screws long enough to reach the stud behind the jamb, so the force of a kick goes into the wall framing. On the hinge side we do the same with one long screw per hinge.
A badly damaged door, or a frame that is broken along its whole height, may be better replaced with a new prehung door. We tell you when that is the case from the photos, so you can decide before the visit.
The KapMorgan Difference
Fast response
Tell us the door cannot lock and we look for the earliest visit.
Stronger than before
Reinforced strike and long screws into the framing.
Clear price
Confirmed from your photos, the same on the invoice.
Free estimate by photo
Send the photos first and decide after you see the price.
Kicked-In Door Frame Repair FAQ
Door frame repair starts at $150. Frame and threshold together are $200. A new deadbolt with rekeying is $75.
Usually yes. A split jamb is glued and fastened, or the broken section is replaced. A new door and frame is only needed when the damage runs along the whole frame.
Send photos and say the door cannot lock. We fit these repairs in as early as the schedule allows, often the same or next day.
With a heavy strike plate and long screws that reach the framing behind the jamb, plus one long screw per hinge.
Yes. Hinge-side cracks are glued and screwed, and the hinges re-anchored into solid wood.
Yes, from photos of the frame, the lock side and the hinge side. If what we find on the visit differs from the photos, the price follows the actual work. An on-site estimate is free when we do the job the same visit, otherwise it is a $75 service call.
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