We know Bay Minette well: the older housing around Downtown Bay Minette, the newer construction toward the courthouse square, and everything out past the Baldwin County Courthouse.
Between the established parts of Bay Minette and the newer subdivisions, we see two different kinds of failure: worn-out frames on one side of town and worn-out hardware on the other.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Bay Minette customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Bay Minette. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
- Daylight visible along the astragalWeatherstrip compressed flat or missing entirely.
- The doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- A visible gap at the top or bottom of the meeting stileThe pair is out of alignment and no longer parallel.
- Water coming in at the thresholdFailed sill seal or a threshold that has deteriorated.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Bay Minette conditions and french door repair
Blowing sand gets into everything down here. Tracks, screen channels, thresholds and lock cylinders all collect it, and it acts like sandpaper on moving parts.
The bottom of the meeting stile is the hardest place on a house to keep watertight, and heavy rain against a French door pair will find any weakness in the sill seal or the threshold there.
Humidity swells both leaves toward each other, and since the meeting stile is where the two doors already have the tightest clearance, that is where a French door pair binds first every summer.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Bay Minette summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Bay Minette: heavy rainfall and sustained humidity — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our french door repair services in Bay Minette
- Multipoint lock repairRepairing and replacing multipoint gearboxes, drive rods and keepers.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
- Alignment and reveal correctionSetting both leaves so the reveal is even and the doors meet cleanly top to bottom.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How we approach french door repair
- Measure the reveal all the way roundThe gap pattern between the leaves and the frame tells us what has moved before we touch any hardware.
- Check each leaf on its ownWith the inactive leaf bolted, we test the active one, then reverse it. Faults that look shared usually are not. On the coast we also check every fastener on the opening, because salt finds plated screws long before it touches the door itself.
- Correct the hinges before the hardwareMultipoint locks and flush bolts cannot be adjusted into working if the door is sitting in the wrong place.
- Rebuild the seal at the meeting stileAstragal and weatherstrip get replaced together, because that centre joint is where the draft and the water come through.
- Set the locking hardwareKeepers adjusted so the shootbolts engage top and bottom with the handle lifting smoothly and no forcing.
- Test both leaves through a full cycleBoth doors should close, latch and seal without force.
Not sure whether it is a repair or a replacement?Describe the symptoms and we will give you a straight answer.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Bay Minette
Pricing on french door repair depends on what has actually failed, which is why we talk it through before quoting. These are the things that move the number:
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- glass replacement in individual lites
Call and describe what the door is doing. In most cases we can tell you over the phone which of those applies to you before anyone drives out to Bay Minette.
Not sure whether it is a repair or a replacement?Describe the symptoms and we will give you a straight answer.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Bay Minette
Coverage in Bay Minette takes in Downtown Bay Minette, the courthouse square and the AL-59 corridor, plus everything around the Baldwin County Courthouse, the Bay Minette square and Coastal Alabama Community College.
We also cover the nearby Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Bay Minette: questions we get asked
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Bay Minette take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
The inactive door keeps moving when I close the active one. Why?
The flush bolts at the top and bottom of the inactive leaf have failed or are no longer reaching their keepers. Both need to be solidly engaged or the whole pair loses its reference point.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Bay Minette, but if it is bad enough to stop the door closing, there is usually an underlying alignment problem that the seasonal movement is pushing over the edge.
Are French doors less secure than a single door?
They can be, because there are two leaves and a joint in the middle. Reinforced strikes, solid flush bolts and long fasteners into the framing make a big difference and are inexpensive.
Why will my multipoint lock not throw anymore?
The door has moved, so the lock points no longer line up with their keepers in the frame. Forcing the handle in that state is how the gearbox breaks, so it is worth correcting the alignment before something expensive fails.
Can one lite of glass be replaced or does the whole door need doing?
Individual lites can normally be replaced on their own. That is one of the advantages of a true divided or simulated divided light door.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Bay Minette
- Sliding Door Repair Bay Minette
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Bay Minette
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Bay Minette
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Bay Minette
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Bay Minette
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Bay Minette
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Bay Minette
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Bay Minette
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Bay Minette
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Bay Minette
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Bay Minette
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Bay Minette
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Bay Minette
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Bay Minette
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Bay Minette
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Bay Minette
We cover the surrounding Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Daphne
- French Door Repair in Fairhope
- French Door Repair in Foley
- French Door Repair in Gulf Shores
- French Door Repair in Orange Beach
- French Door Repair in Spanish Fort
- French Door Repair in Robertsdale
- French Door Repair in Loxley
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