The District
Home repair in Brookland, DC
Brookland is different from the rest of DC on this list. Detached and semi detached houses from the 1920s to the 1940s on real lots, with porches, driveways and yards, around Catholic University and 12th Street. Bungalows, foursquares and brick colonials with plaster inside and wood or brick outside.
Or call or text (240) 858-0149. Hours 8 to 6, Monday through Saturday.
Detached houses with porches and yards
Because Brookland houses have four exterior walls and a yard, the work is more like Silver Spring than Capitol Hill. Porch floors and rails, wood windows, a fence, a back door, a detached garage door, trim at the roof line. Inside it is plaster, doors and the kitchen and bath at the second owner.
Brookland bungalows have a front porch with a brick pier and a wood post sitting on it without a standoff, and the post bottom rots. We cut the post, set it on a standoff bracket on the pier, and keep the rest of the post, which saves a turned post that would be hard to match.
12th Street, Catholic University, Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street
- 12th Street NE
- Catholic University
- Monroe Street Market
- the Brookland Metro
- Michigan Avenue
- Turkey Thicket
ZIP codes 20017, 20018. Part of our Washington, DC service area.
What we fix in Brookland
Drywall and plaster repair
Holes, cracks, water stains and nail pops. Patched, taped, floated and painted to match.
Interior door repair and install
Doors that stick, drag or will not latch. New prehung and slab doors hung square.
Interior painting and touch up
Rooms, ceilings and trim, and the touch up after a repair so the patch disappears.
Trim and wood rot repair
Rotted casing, sills and deck boards replaced. Baseboard and crown repaired or matched.
Fixture and appliance installs
Dishwashers, disposals, ceiling fans, faucets, towel bars and shelving.
Caulk and grout
Tubs, showers, backsplashes and exterior joints cut out and redone.
Exterior repairs
Siding patches, gutter repairs, fence boards and storm doors.
Punch lists and inspection items
Home inspection reports, rental inspection lists, move in and move out work.
Work in DC and Virginia goes to a contractor licensed in that jurisdiction. The license number is on your estimate.
The specialist crews in DC
Brookland questions
- Can you fix a porch post that is rotted at the bottom?
- Yes. We cut the post above the rot and set it on a standoff bracket. The rest of the post stays.
- Do you repair detached garage doors in Brookland?
- Yes. Wood swing doors get new hinges and a rebuilt bottom rail. Overhead doors get springs and rollers from the door company we bring.
- Is a Brookland fence a handyman job?
- Yes. Posts, rails, gates and boards. A new fence on a property line should have the line marked first.
A Brookland estimate for the house and the yard
Send the address and a photo. The price comes back in writing before anyone drives to Brookland.