Our Technology
Our CNC Milling Machine allows us to efficiently replace large numbers of doors at the same time. Once digital measurements are captured and fed into our Machine it only takes a couple minutes to cut each door to precise measurements that fit your existing door frames. Once the doors are then sanded and painted then they are ready for final installation
The Door Replacement Challenge
Door replacement is one of the most difficult tasks in any home improvement project. Over time, settling in a home will cause door openings to change. Every door opening endures stress from the overhead weight that it supports, which creates inconsistency in its dimensions. Consequently, a new door purchased from a hardware store will almost never fit without careful and meticulous measurement and trimming.
But measuring and cutting doors by hand is a tedious and frustrating task dreaded by every general contractor. It is time consuming, and the slightest error can force a contractor to choose between scrapping the door or proceeding with a door that may not fit or operate entirely right. Just about every week we are approached by customers who ask us to replace poorly fitting doors that were installed by their contractors and other door providers. (It’s an interesting fact that many contractors have suffered enough that they now give all of their door replacement projects to us).
Digital Measurement and Computerized Door Cutting
Interior Door Replacement Company has replaced over 250,000 doors throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including in many older homes with door openings that have developed irregular dimensions. Our approach is different from traditional methods used by other Bay Area door vendors. We rely on the latest digital measurement technologies. Unlike a general contractor equipped with a tape measure, our technology-based approach can capture the irregular dimensions that have developed in many door openings. A computerized milling machine then interprets the digital measurement data and cuts the new door to match the door opening’s exact dimensions.
The measuring process is quick – only about one minute per door. But a key benefit is that our technology eliminates the uncertainty and guesswork present in many contractor-performed door replacement projects. Doors are cut perfectly every time according to each door opening’s digital measurements. Furthermore, since this is an automated process involving very little manual labor, our milling machine can cut as many as 150 doors per day, allowing us to drive production volumes and keep per-door processing costs low. This allows us to offer door replacement services at a fraction of the cost of most general contractors who must rely on manual labor-intensive methods.
Other door vendors will remove the old doors in order to cut new doors that match its dimensions. This process is known as “cut-and-match,” but it becomes problematic if the old doors no longer fit the existing door openings. The “cut-and-match” approach also means the home will be without doors for perhaps a week – and if complications occur, potentially longer. In contrast, our approach allows the old doors to remain in place until the day that we replace them with your new doors. Because we measure and cut doors to the the actual dimensions of the door openings, the new doors usually fit better than the doors that we replaced.
Our computerized milling machine is located at our Mountain View shop facility. All door cutting and painting work is performed locally, and our Bay Area presence allows us to respond quickly to any issues or complications. With over 18 years of experience replacing interior doors in the Bay Area, we hope you agree that Interior Door Replacement Company is the right door provider for your needs.