We cover Daphne and the rest of Baldwin County, from Old Daphne across to Lake Forest, and we are out this way often enough that Fairhope and Foley are on the same run.
The mix of housing here matters for door work. Older Daphne 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Daphne customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Daphne. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- Cold air pouring in down the middleFailed astragal weatherstrip on the joint between the leaves.
- There is a step you can feel between the two door facesThe leaves are no longer in the same plane, generally a hinge or frame issue rather than a door one.
- One door swings open on its ownHinge line out of plumb on that leaf.
- The multipoint lock will not throwThe door is not sitting in the frame correctly, so the lock points do not line up with their keepers.
- 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Why french door repair fails in the Alabama Gulf Coast
Between roughly 65 inches of rain a year, near-constant humidity and a June-to-November hurricane season, coastal doors work harder than doors anywhere else in Alabama.
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.
Salt corrodes the multipoint lock rods and gearboxes inside French doors, and because those components are hidden inside the door edge, the failure arrives without warning when the handle finally will not turn.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Daphne summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Daphne: storm wind and salt air — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair work we handle in Daphne
- Security upgradesReinforced strikes, longer fasteners and better flush bolts on exterior pairs.
- Hinge repair and re-hangingCorrecting sag with proper fasteners into framing and re-hanging leaves plumb.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How a Daphne 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.
- Get both leaves back in planeIf the door faces are stepped, no amount of lock adjustment will make the pair meet correctly.
- Rebuild the seal at the meeting stileAstragal weatherstrip is the hardest working seal on the door and it is usually the one that has been ignored.
- Set the locking hardwareMultipoint points and flush bolts engaged cleanly with no lifting or pulling required.
- Test both leaves through a full cycleBoth doors should close, latch and seal without force. 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 french door repair in Daphne
There is no single price for french door repair in Daphne, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
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 Daphne.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Daphne
If you are in Old Daphne, Lake Forest, Jubilee Point and the US-98 corridor, or anywhere near the Eastern Shore Trail, May Day Park on Mobile Bay and the Jubilee phenomenon on the bay, we cover you.
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) 619-2895French door repair in Daphne: questions we get asked
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.
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.
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.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Daphne, 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.
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Daphne take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Daphne
- Sliding Door Repair Daphne
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Daphne
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Daphne
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Daphne
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Daphne
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Daphne
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Daphne
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Daphne
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Daphne
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Daphne
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Daphne
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Daphne
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Daphne
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Daphne
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Daphne
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Daphne
We cover the surrounding Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- 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 Bay Minette
- French Door Repair in Robertsdale
- French Door Repair in Loxley
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