If you are anywhere between the County Road 10 corridor and the Bon Secour River, or out toward the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, we cover it, along with the rest of Baldwin County.
Door problems in Bon Secour tend to sort into two groups: older homes where the frames and jambs have taken decades of weather, and newer builds where the hardware was the cheapest part of the package and has already given up.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Bon Secour customers call us about
These are the door frame repair faults we are called out to most often in Bon Secour. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The jamb sounds hollow when you tap itRot that has consumed the core while the paint film outside still looks intact.
- Insects or carpenter ants near the door bottomAlmost always a sign of moisture-damaged wood in the jamb or sill.
- Daylight under the thresholdThe sill has deteriorated or the threshold has come loose from the subfloor.
- The door binds at one corner onlyThe frame is out of square, almost always from foundation or wall movement.
- A hinge screw goes in but never gets tightThe screw is turning in decayed wood or in an over-drilled hole with nothing left to bite.
- Caulk at the frame keeps splitting openThe frame is still moving seasonally, so sealant is being asked to do a structural job.
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Bon Secour weather does to door frame 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.
Wind-driven rain hits a frame horizontally and finds the joint between the brickmould and the siding, which is where water gets behind the frame and does damage that is invisible until the jamb goes soft.
Heavy rainfall overwhelms whatever drainage exists at a threshold, and if there is no sill pan under the frame the water goes into the framing and the subfloor, so what shows up as a soft jamb is usually the smallest part of the problem.
We factor that in on every door frame repair job around the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and the rest of Bon Secour.
Local factors we account for in Bon Secour: storm wind and heavy rainfall — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Steel and commercial frame repairRepairing hollow metal frames, anchors and welded joints.
- Frame re-squaringResetting and shimming the frame so the door has consistent reveal on all three sides.
- Full frame replacementWhen the damage is beyond repair, replacing the frame without disturbing more of the wall than necessary.
- Jamb splicing and dutchman repairsCutting out the damaged section and letting in new material rather than replacing the whole leg.
- Hinge jamb repairRepairing stripped hinge mortises so the screws hold again.
- Threshold and sill replacementNew adjustable thresholds and sill pans so water drains out instead of in.
- Sliding and patio frame repairRepairing and refastening the frames of sliding and French door systems.
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our door frame repair process
- Establish what movedA frame does not go out of square on its own. Settlement, water or a failed fixing caused it, and that is what we look for first.
- Find where the water gets inRot is downstream of a leak. Repairing the timber without finding the entry point guarantees a repeat.
- Choose repair or replacement honestlyIf splicing gets you a solid frame we splice. If the damage runs into the framing behind it, we tell you that instead of covering it.
- Rebuild in material that survives hereTreated timber, composite or a full jamb depending on exposure. Untreated pine at a wet sill is a repair with an expiry date.
- Reset the door to the repaired frameConsistent reveal, correct hinge alignment and a latch that engages without pressure.
- Finish the detail that failedDrip caps, end grain and the joint at the sill get the attention, because that is where the last failure began. We check the drainage path on every coastal opening, because wind-driven rain gets in where ordinary rain never would.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of door frame repair in Bon Secour
There is no single price for door frame repair in Bon Secour, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- interior versus exterior frames, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- how far the rot or damage extends into the frame and framing
- wood versus hollow metal frames on commercial openings
- whether the cause is structural movement that needs to be addressed first
- whether the threshold and sill pan also need rebuilding
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 Bon Secour.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for door frame repair in Bon Secour
Our Bon Secour service area includes the County Road 10 corridor and the Bon Secour River and the surrounding Baldwin County communities, out around the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and the Bon Secour fishing village and seafood docks.
We also cover the nearby Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Door frame repair in Bon Secour: questions we get asked
Will fixing the frame fix my lock problems?
Very often, yes. If the deadbolt has been hard to throw, the strike side of the frame is usually the reason. Correcting the frame lines the bolt up with the strike again.
Why does the bottom of my door frame keep rotting out?
Water is getting to it and staying there. That means a failed threshold, a missing sill pan, a drip cap that is not shedding water, or ground and mulch sitting too high against the sill. Replacing the wood without fixing the water just resets the clock.
Can a rotted door frame be repaired, or do I need a whole new door?
In most cases the frame can be repaired and the door reused. We cut out the decayed section back to sound wood and splice in new material. Replacing the whole unit only makes sense when the rot has reached the framing behind the jamb.
My frame is fine but the door still will not shut. What else could it be?
Hinges, the door slab itself swelling, or a strike that has moved. We check the whole opening rather than assuming, because misdiagnosing this is how people end up buying a door they did not need.
Do you repair metal commercial door frames?
Yes. Hollow metal frames in Bon Secour businesses get damaged at the strike, at the floor anchors and around the hinges, and all three are repairable without replacing the whole frame.
Is it worth repairing a frame on an old house?
Usually very much so. Old growth jamb material is better than most of what you can buy now, and splicing preserves the original profile and casing rather than replacing it with a modern lookalike.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Bon Secour
- Sliding Door Repair Bon Secour
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Bon Secour
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Handle Repair Bon Secour
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Bon Secour
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Bon Secour
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Bon Secour
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Bon Secour
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Bon Secour
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Bon Secour
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Bon Secour
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Bon Secour
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- French Door Repair Bon Secour
Sagging, dragging and drafty French doors realigned, resealed and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Bon Secour
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Bon Secour
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Bon Secour
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
Door Frame Repair near Bon Secour
We cover the surrounding Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- Door Frame Repair in Daphne
- Door Frame Repair in Fairhope
- Door Frame Repair in Foley
- Door Frame Repair in Gulf Shores
- Door Frame Repair in Orange Beach
- Door Frame Repair in Spanish Fort
- Door Frame Repair in Bay Minette
- Door Frame Repair in Robertsdale
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