Most of our Citronelle calls come from Downtown Citronelle and the State Street corridor, though we work the whole Mobile County side of it and get out to Prichard regularly.
The mix of housing here matters for door work. Older Citronelle homes have wood frames and hardware worth repairing rather than replacing, while newer construction tends to have vinyl and aluminum systems where the moving parts wear out long before anything else does.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Signs you need exterior door repair in Citronelle
These are the exterior door repair faults we are called out to most often in Citronelle. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- There is a tide line across the bottom of the doorStanding water at the threshold, which means drainage rather than the door is the real fault.
- The door bottom drags on the thresholdHinge sag or a threshold adjusted too high.
- Peeling finish on a wood front doorUV and weather exposure, often on a door with no overhang protection.
- The sweep leaves a visible arc of wear on the thresholdThe door has dropped, so the sweep is loaded rather than lightly contacting.
- Daylight visible around the closed doorFailed weatherstrip, a dropped door, or a frame out of square.
- The door has to be shouldered to latchThe door has dropped, or the frame has moved and the strike no longer lines up.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Citronelle conditions and exterior door repair
Salt air is the single biggest factor on the coast. It attacks the steel inside roller bearings, hinge pins, latch mechanisms and closer springs, and it does it year round whether or not a storm ever comes.
Long humid periods swell wood entry doors, and a swollen door binds against the frame and puts load through hinges, latch and lock every time it is used.
Wind-driven rain hits an entry door horizontally, which defeats seals that would handle vertical rain without difficulty, and the water gets in at the top corners and behind the brickmould.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Citronelle summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Citronelle: sustained humidity and storm wind — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Steel door bottom repairRebuilding corroded steel door bottoms.
- Hinge repair and re-hangingBringing a dropped exterior door back into alignment.
- Strike and deadbolt alignmentMaking the bolt throw fully without pressure on the door.
- Weatherstrip replacementNew jamb, head and corner seals so the door closes against a continuous seal.
- Frame and jamb repairSplicing out rot and rebuilding damaged jamb sections.
- Door sweep and threshold replacementAdjustable thresholds and new sweeps to close the gap at the floor.
- Refinishing preparationSorting out the causes of finish failure before a door is refinished.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our exterior door repair process
- Check it in the closed position firstStanding inside with the lights off and looking for daylight tells us more in ten seconds than any amount of measuring.
- Find where the water goesMost exterior door failures are water failures. We look at the threshold, the sill pan, the drip cap and the ground level outside.
- Correct the geometry before the sealsWeatherstrip cannot fix an inconsistent gap. The door has to be sitting right before sealing it means anything.
- Fit for the exposureStainless fixings, marine-grade or coated hardware and the correct sweep, depending on how much weather the opening takes.
- Make the lock work without forceThe deadbolt should throw fully with the door simply closed. If you are leaning on it, the geometry is still wrong.
- Water-test itA hose on the closed door tells you more than any inspection, and it is how we confirm the leak is actually gone. We check the drainage path on every coastal opening, because wind-driven rain gets in where ordinary rain never would.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of exterior door repair in Citronelle
There is no single price for exterior door repair in Citronelle, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- the material of the door: wood, fiberglass or steel
- security reinforcement and hardware upgrades
- whether water management details also need correcting
- whether the frame has rot that needs splicing
- weatherstrip and threshold work versus structural repair
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 Citronelle.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for exterior door repair in Citronelle
Citronelle coverage runs across Downtown Citronelle and the State Street corridor, and out to the areas around the Citronelle oil field and the Citronelle Historical Preservation Museum.
We also cover the nearby Mobile County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Exterior door repair in Citronelle: questions we get asked
Why does my front door stick in summer and not in winter?
Seasonal movement in the door and the frame. In Citronelle's humid months a wood door takes on moisture and grows slightly, and a door that already had tight clearance starts binding.
Water comes in under my front door when it rains hard. Why?
The sweep and threshold are not sealing, and often the sill pan underneath has failed or was never there. In Mobile County the rain comes in hard and sideways, so the seal has to work under pressure.
The bottom of my wooden front door is rotting. Can it be saved?
Often yes, if it is caught early enough. The bottom rail can be repaired and the door refinished. What matters more is fixing the water that caused it, or the repair rots out the same way.
My sidelight glass has fogged up. Can that be replaced separately?
Yes. Sidelights and transoms use insulated glass units that can be replaced on their own, without touching the door.
Can you make my front door easier to open for an older parent?
Yes. Lever hardware instead of a knob, correct hinge adjustment so the door is not fighting the frame, and a threshold that is not a trip hazard all make a real difference.
How much does a leaky front door actually cost me?
More than people expect. A gap you can see daylight through around a Citronelle entry door moves conditioned air continuously, and in the summer it is running against your air conditioning all day.
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) 619-2895Other door repair services in Citronelle
- Sliding Door Repair Citronelle
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Citronelle
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Citronelle
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Citronelle
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Citronelle
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Citronelle
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Citronelle
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Citronelle
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Citronelle
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Citronelle
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Citronelle
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Citronelle
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- French Door Repair Citronelle
Sagging, dragging and drafty French doors realigned, resealed and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Citronelle
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Window Repair Citronelle
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
Exterior Door Repair near Citronelle
We cover the surrounding Mobile County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- Exterior Door Repair in Prichard
- Exterior Door Repair in Tillmans Corner
- Exterior Door Repair in Saraland
- Exterior Door Repair in Chickasaw
- Exterior Door Repair in Satsuma
- Exterior Door Repair in Theodore
- Exterior Door Repair in Semmes
- Exterior Door Repair in Grand Bay
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