Door Stop Installation — Stops and Bumpers for Every Door
A new house with no door stops, a knob-shaped hole in the hallway drywall, a door that swings into the dresser. The fix is small and it stops the damage.
JMB Builders does door stop installation through the whole house across the Twin Cities metro. We put the right stop on each door: a baseboard stop, a hinge pin bumper where there is no baseboard to hit, a wall bumper behind a knob that has already dented the drywall, or a floor stop for a door that swings past its wall. Knob holes in the wall get patched. Priced per door, quoted from photos within one business day.
- Priced per door; whole house in a couple of hours
- Baseboard, hinge pin, wall and floor stops
- Quote from photos in 1 business day
- Licensed MN contractor BC809005
Builders leave door stops off more often than you would think, and the first thing a door with no stop does is put its knob through the drywall. The second thing it does is loosen its own hinges from the slam. Every door that swings toward a wall needs a stop, and the right kind depends on what the door swings toward.
A baseboard stop, spring or rigid, screws into the baseboard where the door's edge lands and is the standard choice. Where the door swings to a wall with no baseboard in reach, or the edge lands on a heat register or a cabinet, a hinge pin bumper mounts on the top hinge and stops the door before it gets there. A wall bumper, a disc screwed into a stud or an anchor at knob height, goes where the knob has already hit. A floor stop is for a door that opens past its wall entirely, like a door onto a landing. Each is a few minutes if the screw goes into something solid, and we make sure it does.
JMB Builders installs door stops through whole houses across the Twin Cities metro, usually as a small job in the same visit as hardware or trim, and patches the holes the missing stops already made. The patch goes in primed. Painting is quoted as a separate line, or paint it yourself.
What you supply
- A count of doors, and a photo of any wall that already has a dent or a hole from a knob
- The finish of your door hardware so the stops match
- The stops if you already bought them; otherwise we bring a mix in the matching finish
- Paint for any patched wall, or add painting as a line on the quote
What JMB supplies
- Spring and rigid baseboard stops, hinge pin bumpers, wall bumpers and floor stops in a finish to match the hardware
- Each stop placed so the door opens as far as it can without hitting anything, screwed into baseboard, stud or a solid anchor
- Drywall patch and texture at knob holes and dents, primed
- Hinge screws tightened or replaced with long screws on doors that have been slamming
- Photos of the finished doors in your job folder
How it is priced: per door
Quoted in writing from your photos within one business day. What moves the number:
- Baseboard or hinge pin stop (quick) vs. a wall bumper that needs a solid anchor in drywall
- Number of walls that already have a knob hole or dent to patch
- Whether it is on its own or added to a hardware, trim or door visit
- Finish matched to existing hardware vs. a standard finish
- Number of doors; a whole house is priced well below the single-door rate per door
A door count and one photo of any damaged wall is enough. We bring the stops and quote the patching separately.
How long it takes
A stop on one door: minutes. A whole house of a dozen doors: an hour or two, plus a short return for a drywall patch if there are knob holes to finish.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized quote within one business day. We only come out to measure first when the job needs a tape measure — no pressure, no games.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
Baseboard stops
A spring or rigid stop screwed into the baseboard where the door edge lands. The standard for most doors. Rigid stops hold up better with kids and dogs; spring stops are gentler on the door.
Hinge pin bumpers
A small bumper that slides over the top hinge pin and stops the door short of the wall. For doors with no baseboard in reach, a register or cabinet in the way, or a wall you do not want a screw in. Adjustable for how far the door opens.
Wall bumpers
A disc or a small plate with a rubber pad mounted on the wall at knob height, into a stud or a solid anchor. The right fix where the knob has already hit the wall, installed over the patch.
Floor stops and magnetic holders
For a door that swings past its wall, like a door onto a landing or into a wide hallway, a floor stop screwed to the subfloor through the flooring. A magnetic holder does the same and keeps the door open for a room you want to stay open.
Door Stop Installation — Stops and Bumpers for Every Door: questions, answered
Why does my new house have no door stops?
They are one of the last small items on a build and get skipped or left for the homeowner more often than they should. Doors without stops put their knobs through the drywall within weeks and loosen their hinges from swinging all the way open. Putting a stop on every door that swings toward a wall is a couple of hours for the whole house, and it is cheaper than the first drywall patch.
Which door stop should I use when there is no baseboard where the door opens?
A hinge pin bumper. It slides over the top hinge pin, so it mounts on the door itself and stops the door at a set angle before the knob reaches the wall. It works on any door with a standard hinge pin, does not put a screw into the wall, and is adjustable. A wall bumper into a stud is the other choice when you want the door to open all the way.
Can you fix the hole the doorknob made in the wall?
Yes. A knob hole in drywall gets a patch, taped and mudded, sanded, textured to match and primed, and then a wall bumper or a stop goes on so it does not happen again. Painting is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and paint it yourself. If the hole is behind where the door swings, we patch it and install the stop in the same visit.
What is the difference between a spring door stop and a rigid one?
A spring stop is a coiled spring with a rubber tip that bends when the door hits it; it is gentle on the door but kids play with it and it can mark the door. A rigid stop is a solid post with a rubber tip; it holds up better but stops the door hard. Both screw into the baseboard. We use rigid stops in high-traffic spots and spring stops where a door is rarely swung wide.
Do door stops need to go into a stud?
Baseboard stops screw into the baseboard, which is solid wood, so no stud is needed. A wall bumper at knob height should go into a stud when one lands there, and into a solid drywall anchor when it does not, because a knob hitting a bumper on a loose screw just pushes the bumper into the wall. We find the stud or set the anchor rather than trusting the drywall.
How long does it take to install door stops in a whole house?
An hour or two for a dozen doors when the stops are baseboard or hinge pin types. Wall bumpers into studs add a few minutes each. If there are knob holes to patch, that adds a short return visit for the finish coat and texture. We usually do it in the same trip as hardware or trim work so there is no separate trip charge.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough. You hear back within one business day. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
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