Service — Doors

Nova Home Remodeling & Design

Door Installation

Q: Can you install a door in an existing wall without major construction?

A new door in an existing wall requires a structural header above the opening, regardless of whether the wall is load-bearing. The framing, header installation, and drywall repair around the opening are all part of the scope. We handle all of it.

Q: What is the lead time for custom doors?

Custom solid wood or steel doors typically run eight to fourteen weeks in fabrication. We sequence our installation schedule around that lead time. Standard pre-hung door units from major manufacturers are typically in stock or two to four weeks out.

Q: Do you paint or stain the door?

We prime and seal new doors before installation and apply finish coats after hanging. Staining and clear-coating solid wood doors is included in the installation scope when specified.

Q: How do you handle doors that won't close in older homes?

Sticking or non-closing doors in older homes are almost always a settling issue — the frame has racked, the slab has moved, or the building has shifted. We assess the frame first, correct what can be corrected, and re-hang the door. Sometimes the door also needs to be planed.

Entry doors, interior doors, pocket doors, and custom thresholds — hung true, sealed at the sill, and trimmed by hand. The first impression a room makes is its door.

Service — Doors

The threshold sets the tone.

A door that sticks, squeaks, or fails to close flush is not a hardware problem — it is a hanging problem. We set every door true to plumb and square in the opening before a single hinge screw is driven home. The frame is shimmed, the reveal is consistent, and the door clears the floor by the right amount. It sounds basic. Most of our clients have had it done incorrectly before.

Entry doors are also a weather barrier. The threshold, sill pan, and weatherstripping are specified for the climate. For custom exterior doors — solid wood, steel, iron — we coordinate with the fabricator on rough-opening dimensions and hardware backsets before production.

Homeowner concerns

Structural work should make the home feel safer, not more uncertain.

When a remodel touches framing, openings, beams, windows, or doors, the margin for improvisation disappears. The finish may be beautiful, but the structure has to be understood first.

Nova treats structural scopes with a documentation-first mindset: measurements, site conditions, coordination, and the right professional input before walls are opened or loads are changed.

What changes

From limiting conditions to cleaner, stronger architecture.

Before

Structural issues often show up as awkward openings, dated room separations, failing doors or windows, sagging assemblies, or layouts that cannot improve without deeper work.

After

Handled correctly, structural remodeling makes the next layer possible: open sightlines, reliable openings, proper transitions, and finishes that sit on a sound foundation.

Better room flow
Safer structural transitions
A stronger base for finish work

How we approach it

Three things that set this work apart.

Not every remodeler thinks this way. These are the commitments that separate a careful project from a forgettable one.

01
Every door plumbed before hanging.
We do not hang a door in an out-of-plumb frame without correcting the frame first. Adjusting hinges to compensate for a racked opening is a temporary fix that fails in eighteen months.
02
Entry thresholds sealed at the sill.
All exterior door thresholds are bedded in sealant, with a sill pan beneath for drainage. In Houston's climate, an unsealed threshold is a direct water entry path. We treat it like a roof flashing detail.
03
Pocket and barn hardware set for life.
Pocket door hardware and sliding barn door tracks are specified for the door weight, installed in structural backing, and adjusted for level travel before finish is applied. Adjusting them after the wall is closed is not possible.

Materials and craft

Precision matters most where the wall hides the work.

Structural remodeling is about sequence, measurement, and accountability. The hidden work deserves more care, not less.

Field verification

Existing conditions are checked on site, because older Houston homes rarely match drawings perfectly.

Clean coordination

Structural, electrical, drywall, trim, and finish scopes are coordinated so the finished result does not reveal the complexity behind it.

Responsible documentation

When the work calls for drawings, engineering, or permits, we plan for that path early.

07 — Process

Four phases.
Sixteen months, on average.

One crew per project, start to finish. The same people who frame your kitchen are the ones who set the tile and hang the cabinets. No handoffs. No strangers in month seven.

Phase 01 / 04

Brief

A long conversation, in your home. We walk every room, measure what matters, and listen before we offer a single idea. Observation first.

Weeks 1–4

Drawings

Full plan sets and shop drawings — every cabinet measured on site, every joint specified on paper. Nothing goes to production without a drawing.

Months 2–4

Build

Our in-house crew handles framing, cabinetry, tile, and finish work. Same people, start to finish. No handoffs, no surprises.

Months 4–14

Sign

We sign the inside of a drawer face when we leave. Initials, date, and a number you can call for the rest of the house's life.

After keys

Houston construction

Respecting the way Houston homes are actually built.

Structural remodels around Houston may involve slab-on-grade foundations, older framing, additions from different eras, and neighborhoods with different approval expectations.

Houston
The Heights
Meyerland
Spring
The Woodlands
Sugar Land

The right path depends on the house, not a generic checklist.

Common questions

What clients ask us most.

Honest answers to the questions that come up in every first conversation about this type of work.

Can you install a door in an existing wall without major construction?

What is the lead time for custom doors?

Do you paint or stain the door?

How do you handle doors that won't close in older homes?

Consultation

A careful review before anyone opens a wall.

We begin by identifying what the project is asking the house to do, then decide what needs to be measured, documented, engineered, or permitted.

Review existing conditions and desired change
Identify structural and permit considerations
Build a sequence that protects the home

Plan door installation

11 — Contact

Tell us about the home.

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Serving Greater Houston

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Door Installation

Structural work should make the home feel safer, not more uncertain.

From limiting conditions to cleaner, stronger architecture.

Three things that set this work apart.

Every door plumbed before hanging.

Entry thresholds sealed at the sill.

Pocket and barn hardware set for life.

Precision matters most where the wall hides the work.

Field verification

Clean coordination

Responsible documentation

Four phases.
Sixteen months, on average.

Brief

Drawings

Build

Sign

Respecting the way Houston homes are actually built.

What clients ask us most.

A careful review before anyone opens a wall.

Tell us about the home.

Door Installation

Structural work should make the home feel safer, not more uncertain.

From limiting conditions to cleaner, stronger architecture.

Three things that set this work apart.

Every door plumbed before hanging.

Entry thresholds sealed at the sill.

Pocket and barn hardware set for life.

Precision matters most where the wall hides the work.

Field verification

Clean coordination

Responsible documentation

Four phases.Sixteen months, on average.

Brief

Drawings

Build

Sign

Respecting the way Houston homes are actually built.

What clients ask us most.

Related services.

A careful review before anyone opens a wall.

Tell us about the home.

Four phases.
Sixteen months, on average.