How much does it cost to fix a sticking door in Teesside?

From £50 in 2026 for a straightforward plane and relatch. Doors needing hinge replacement or frame work cost more, and several doors in one visit bring the per-door figure down.

How much is a lock change?

£70 to £150 fitted, depending on the lock. Basic euro cylinders are cheapest; anti-snap cylinders and British Standard mortice locks cost more in parts, which the quote states upfront.

Can a dropped uPVC door be fixed?

Usually yes with hinge and toe-and-heel adjustment, provided the mechanism is sound. Failed multi-point mechanisms get referred to a specialist rather than patched.

Should I change the locks when I move house?

Yes — you cannot know how many keys exist. Cylinders on external doors are the quick, affordable version of the job and often fit in under an hour.

Do you supply the handles and locks or do I?

Either. Parts can be supplied and stated in the quote, or yours fitted if you have already bought them — agreed before the visit.

Door repairs, handles and locks in Teesside

Door repairs in Teesside run £50 to £150 in 2026: sticking doors planed and rehung from £50, dropped doors lifted back onto their hinges, handles and latches replaced, and locks changed at £70 to £150 including a new cylinder or mortice lock.

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Worker fixing a door hinge with a cordless screwdriver

The door that has annoyed you for two years

Every house on Teesside has one: the bedroom door that needs a hip-check, the bathroom door that only closes if you lift it, the back door you have to shoulder in winter. Doors stick because houses move — terraces settle, lintels drop a few millimetres, and humidity swells the timber every autumn. The fix is usually quick and unglamorous: hinges packed or replaced, the edge planed true, the latch plate reset. It is also the fix people live without for years because it never feels big enough to book. It is. It is exactly the right size.

What the price covers

Diagnosis before cutting: whether the problem is the hinges, the frame, the latch or the timber itself — planing the wrong edge makes it worse.
Planing and rehanging: the door eased so it swings and latches cleanly, with the edge sealed against future swelling.
Hinges and ironmongery: worn hinges, handles, latches and striker plates replaced with parts stated in the price.
Lock changes: euro cylinders and mortice locks swapped, keyed-alike sets where you want one key for several doors.
Draught proofing and thresholds: seals and bars fitted where the door itself is fine but the weather gets in.

What moves the price

A single internal door eased and relatched is the bottom of the range and often fits inside the first hour with other jobs. Solid external doors take longer — they are heavier, the hinges are bigger and the tolerances tighter. Lock pricing depends on the hardware: a basic euro cylinder is cheap, an anti-snap cylinder to insurance standard or a British Standard mortice lock costs more in parts, and you should be told which you are getting. uPVC and composite doors are a different animal — dropped hinges on those need the right adjustment, and multi-point mechanisms that fail get referred to a specialist rather than bodged.

Security worth the money

The one lock job worth doing promptly is the cylinder on a uPVC or composite door: basic cylinders snap in seconds, and anti-snap replacements are a modest upgrade in parts. If you have just moved house anywhere from Hartlepool to Yarm, changing the cylinders is the unglamorous first job that actually matters. The cost guide lists current figures, and odd jobs and maintenance covers the rest of the door-adjacent list — draught excluders, letterboxes, doorbells and the like.