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Turnover Carpentry for Landlords & Property Managers

Damaged doors, missing closet doors, kicked-in jambs, chewed baseboard — the carpentry side of a unit turnover, priced per item so you can approve it from your phone.

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Turnovers have a clock on them. We keep the common parts in stock, price per door or per item, send photos when it is done, and invoice per unit so your books stay clean.

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Property Managers jobs we do (21)

Finished white entry door with decorative glass and a sidelite, seen from inside

Baseboard Repair for Rental Units — Splice, Section or Whole Unit

Chewed corners, kicked-off sections, baseboard swollen from a leak or missing behind where the fridge was — we splice, replace or swap it out on the turnover so the unit shows clean.

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Two-story home with shake gables, new grid windows and a glass-panel entry door under a covered porch

Cabinet Door and Drawer Repair for Rental Turnovers

Every turnover has a kitchen with one door hanging crooked, one drawer on the floor and a pull missing. It is not a new kitchen. It is an hour of the right parts and the right screws, and it shows on the walkthrough.

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Arched-top white gridded window in a stone-veneer gable beside the front entry

Closet Doors for Rental Units — Bifold and Bypass Sets in Bulk

Closet doors are the first thing tenants break and the first thing a prospect notices missing. We put a working set on every closet, in the size the building uses, and send the photos.

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Red-framed replacement windows along a stucco walkout wall with a block retaining wall at left

Closet Rod Pulled Out of the Wall — Rod and Shelf Repair

The tenant hung a season of clothes on a rod that was held by four plastic anchors, and the shelf, the rod and a chunk of drywall are on the closet floor. We put it back into wood so it does not happen again.

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Brick home front with a new arched grid picture window, flanking windows and the front entry door

Door Closer Installation — Apartment Entry and Fire Doors

The stairwell door has been propped or slamming since the old closer started leaking, and the inspector is coming. A new closer, mounted right and adjusted so the door latches quietly, is an hour a door.

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Arched brick surround with a new double casement window, front entry at right

Duplex Turnover Repairs Between Tenants — For Small Landlords

The tenant is out, the next one moves in on the first, and the unit has holes in the walls, a door that will not latch and a closet door on the floor.

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HOA Townhome Exterior Rot Repair — Trim, Sills and Jambs by the Item

The board approved the maintenance list, it has twenty rot items spread over six buildings, and the companies that do full exterior projects will not bid it.

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Kicked-In Door Frame Repair — Jamb Splice or Full Jamb

The jamb split at the strike, the casing is in pieces and the door will not lock. We rebuild the strike side, reinforce it and match the trim so the door is secure and looks like nothing happened.

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Move-Out Damage Walkthrough — Photos and Itemized Repair Estimate

The tenant is out, the unit is rough, and you have a deposit to account for and a turnover to plan. One walk, one set of photos, one itemized list of what it costs to fix each thing, from someone who fixes them.

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Rental License Inspection Repairs — Correction Orders Fixed

The city inspector left a correction order with a compliance date. We work the carpentry lines on that order in one visit, unit by unit, and send you the photos to close it out.

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Rental Turnover Door Replacement — Prehung Swaps by the Unit

A turnover with a broken bedroom door and a unit entry that does not lock is a turnover that is not rentable. We swap the doors, match the trim and send you the photos and one invoice per unit.

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Section 8 Inspection Repairs Contractor — Fail List Fixed

The inspection report came back with a list and a date. We work the carpentry items on that list in one visit and send you the photos before the inspector comes back.

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Sliding Patio Door Roller Replacement — Hard to Slide Fix

The tenant has been shoving the patio door for a year and now it is a maintenance ticket. The glass and frame are fine; the two wheels under the panel are done. New rollers and a track fix, and it slides with a finger.

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Soundproof a Shared Wall in a Duplex — Added Layer, Sealed Gaps

Tenants on one side of the duplex can hear the TV, the conversations and the alarm clock on the other side, and the complaints keep coming.

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Storage Locker Door Repair — Basement Lockers, Hasps and Hinges

The locker row in the basement gets kicked, pried and leaned on for decades. We put doors back on square frames with hardware a padlock can actually use.

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TISH Required Repairs Contractor — Truth in Sale of Housing

The evaluator marked items as required repairs and the buyer's closing date is set. We fix the carpentry items on that report and give you the photos for the re-evaluation.

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Towel Bar Pulled Out of the Wall — Reinstall With Real Anchors

Someone grabbed the towel bar to get out of the tub and it came out in their hand. Put it back the same way and it comes out again. Put it into wood or a real anchor and it stays.

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Trim Touch-Up Package per Unit — Ready for the Painter

The painter is booked for Thursday and the trim in the unit is full of holes, split caulk and a broken piece of casing. We get it ready so the paint goes on once and looks like it.

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Turnover Punch List Carpentry — One Visit, Priced Per Item

The make-ready list has fourteen small carpentry items on it and the unit shows on Friday. We take the list, show up once with the parts, and send you photos and one invoice.

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Window Balance Replacement for Apartments — Windows That Stay Open

Tenants prop windows open with books and complain in the same week. We fix the balances, latches and locks across the building in one pass so the work orders stop.

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Window Screen Replacement for Rentals — Rescreen or New Frames

Half the screens in the building are torn, a quarter are missing, and the rest are in the wrong windows. A spring complaint that turns into a summer complaint. We fix the building's worth at once.

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