Whether you are near Moundville Archaeological Park, over in the AL-69 corridor, or on the Main Street side of Moundville, it is the same coverage and the same crew.
The mix of housing here matters for door work. Older Moundville 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.
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 Moundville customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Moundville. 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.
- Daylight visible along the astragalWeatherstrip compressed flat or missing entirely.
- One door swings open on its ownHinge line out of plumb on that leaf.
- The doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
- 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.
- The inactive leaf will not stay putFailed flush bolts at the head and sill.
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 Moundville weather does to french door repair
The wet winter and dry late-summer cycle here is severe enough that a door adjusted perfectly in February can bind badly by September.
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.
Foundation movement under a French door opening drops one leaf relative to the other, and because the pair has to meet along a full-height joint, even slight movement shows as rubbing and a lock that will not throw.
It is why the same repair done properly in Moundville lasts, and the same repair done cheaply does not.
Local factors we account for in Moundville: sustained humidity and soil movement — typical of the Black Belt.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What a french door repair call covers
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- 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.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How a Moundville french door repair visit works
- Look at the pair as one assemblyFrench doors fail as a pair. Adjusting one leaf without reference to the other just moves the problem across.
- Check both leaves independentlyOne door usually causes the problem, and treating both the same way makes it worse.
- Correct the hinges firstA dropped leaf makes every lock and seal fault worse. Hinges and fixings get sorted before the multipoint is touched.
- 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. Through the Black Belt we check whether the opening has moved with the clay before we adjust anything, or the adjustment goes out again by next season.
- 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Moundville
What a french door repair job costs comes down to a handful of things, and we would rather be straight about them up front:
- 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
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
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 Moundville.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Moundville
If you are in the AL-69 corridor and Main Street, or anywhere near Moundville Archaeological Park and the Black Warrior River, we cover you.
We also cover the nearby Hale County and the Black Belt 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) 619-2895French door repair in Moundville: questions we get asked
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.
There is a draft right down the middle of my French doors. What fixes it?
The astragal weatherstrip on the meeting stile. It compresses flat over time and stops sealing, and it is a straightforward replacement that makes a large difference in Moundville winters.
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.
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.
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 Hale County storms that is where water finds its way in.
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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Moundville
- Sliding Door Repair Moundville
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Moundville
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Moundville
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Moundville
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Moundville
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Moundville
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Moundville
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Moundville
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Moundville
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Moundville
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Moundville
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Moundville
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Moundville
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Moundville
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Moundville
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Moundville
We cover the surrounding Hale County and the Black Belt communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Greensboro
- French Door Repair in Livingston
- French Door Repair in York
- French Door Repair in Butler
- French Door Repair in Eutaw
- French Door Repair in Marion
- French Door Repair in Uniontown
- French Door Repair in Demopolis
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