We service every part of Evergreen, including Downtown Evergreen and the courthouse square, and the nearby Conecuh County towns like Greenville and Georgiana.
Evergreen has enough older housing stock that repair almost always beats replacement here, and enough new construction that we spend a lot of time on hardware that failed early.
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) 619-2895When to call about french door repair
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Evergreen. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The astragal weatherstrip is compressed flat in one areaPoint loading where the leaves bind, and the seal has stopped working there.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- The doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
- The multipoint locks at the top but not the bottomThe active leaf has dropped, so the lower keeper is now below the shootbolt.
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 Evergreen weather does to french door repair
Sandy soil here drains fast but also shifts, and blowing sand is a constant presence in sliding door tracks and screen channels.
Sun on a glazed French door pair degrades the astragal seal and the insulated glass edge seals, and it also warms one face of each leaf more than the other, which is a common cause of mild bowing.
Storm wind on a pair of French doors loads the meeting stile and the flush bolts, and if the inactive leaf is not solidly bolted top and bottom, the wind will find that out for you.
It is why the same repair done properly in Evergreen lasts, and the same repair done cheaply does not.
Local factors we account for in Evergreen: sun and heat load and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What a french door repair call covers
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Alignment and reveal correctionSetting both leaves so the reveal is even and the doors meet cleanly top to bottom.
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door pairs.
- Hinge repair and re-hangingCorrecting sag with proper fasteners into framing and re-hanging leaves plumb.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How a Evergreen french door repair visit works
- 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.
- 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 hardwareMultipoint points and flush bolts engaged cleanly with no lifting or pulling required. Sandy-soil jobs get their running surfaces cleaned out thoroughly, because new rollers fitted into a gritty track will not last a year.
- Check it seals along its lengthWe look for daylight and feel for draft down the full height of the meeting stile, not just at eye level.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Evergreen
There is no single price for french door repair in Evergreen, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- glass replacement in individual lites
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
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 Evergreen.
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 french door repair in Evergreen
Evergreen coverage runs across Downtown Evergreen, the courthouse square and the I-65 exit 96 corridor, and out to the areas around the Conecuh County Courthouse, the Evergreen depot and Conecuh National Forest nearby.
We also cover the nearby Conecuh County and the Wiregrass 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 Evergreen: questions we get asked
How do I stop water coming in under my French doors?
Usually the threshold seal and the sill pan. A pair of exterior French doors has a hard job at the bottom of the meeting stile, and in Conecuh County storms that is where water finds its way in.
Can sagging French doors be fixed without replacing them?
Yes, and it is the usual outcome. The fix is proper hinge repair with fasteners reaching the structural framing, plus re-hanging the leaf plumb. Replacing a pair of French doors is a large job by comparison.
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 rub in the middle. Is that because the wood swelled?
Usually not. Nine times out of ten it is hinge sag on one leaf, and the giveaway is that the rub is worse at one end of the joint than the other. Real swelling affects the whole edge evenly and comes and goes with the season.
The handle on my French door spins without doing anything. What broke?
The multipoint gearbox or the drive connection inside the door. That is a replacement part matched to the specific system, and it is worth identifying the manufacturer before ordering.
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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Evergreen
- Sliding Door Repair Evergreen
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Evergreen
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Evergreen
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Evergreen
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Evergreen
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Evergreen
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Evergreen
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Evergreen
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Evergreen
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Evergreen
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Evergreen
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Evergreen
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Evergreen
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Evergreen
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Evergreen
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Evergreen
We cover the surrounding Conecuh County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Greenville
- French Door Repair in Georgiana
- French Door Repair in Luverne
- French Door Repair in Troy
- French Door Repair in Brundidge
- French Door Repair in Eufaula
- French Door Repair in Clayton
- French Door Repair in Clio
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