Most of our Rehobeth calls come from the AL-605 corridor and County Road 203, though we work the whole Houston County side of it and get out to Cottonwood regularly.
A lot of what we see in Houston County comes down to age. Houses built decades ago have solid frames with tired hardware; houses built recently have sound hardware in frames that are still settling.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Rehobeth customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Rehobeth. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
- The multipoint locks at the top but not the bottomThe active leaf has dropped, so the lower keeper is now below the shootbolt.
- The doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
- Cold air pouring in down the middleFailed astragal weatherstrip on the joint between the leaves.
- Condensation in one of the litesFailed insulated glass in a single lite, replaceable on its own.
- The inactive leaf will not stay putFailed flush bolts at the head and sill.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Rehobeth weather does to french door repair
The Wiregrass gets punishing summer heat and enough tropical rain that hurricane remnants are a normal part of the year, not an exception. Sally and Michael both did door and window damage this far inland.
Grit at the threshold of a French door pair works into the flush bolt sockets at the sill, and a flush bolt that will not seat leaves the inactive leaf floating, which throws the whole pair out.
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 Rehobeth lasts, and the same repair done cheaply does not.
Local factors we account for in Rehobeth: blowing sand and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What a french door repair call covers
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
- Alignment and reveal correctionSetting both leaves so the reveal is even and the doors meet cleanly top to bottom.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door pairs.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What happens when we get there
- Measure the reveal all the way aroundThe gap pattern between the leaves and around the frame tells us exactly what has moved and in which direction.
- Check both leaves independentlyOne door usually causes the problem, and treating both the same way makes it worse. In the Wiregrass we check tracks and channels for fine sand, which grinds moving parts flat faster than anything else in the state.
- 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 weatherstrip is the hardest working seal on the door and it is usually the one that has been ignored.
- Set the locking hardwareKeepers adjusted so the shootbolts engage top and bottom with the handle lifting smoothly and no forcing.
- 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 Rehobeth
What a french door repair job costs comes down to a handful of things, and we would rather be straight about them up front:
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- 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
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold 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 Rehobeth.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Rehobeth
We work throughout Rehobeth, including the AL-605 corridor and County Road 203. If you are near Dothan just north and the Rehobeth schools campus, that is inside our normal service area.
We also cover the nearby Houston County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Rehobeth: questions we get asked
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.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Rehobeth, 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.
Do you work on interior French doors too?
Yes. Interior pairs have simpler hardware but exactly the same alignment problems, and they are usually a quick fix.
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.
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.
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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Rehobeth
- Sliding Door Repair Rehobeth
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Rehobeth
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Rehobeth
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Rehobeth
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Rehobeth
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Rehobeth
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Rehobeth
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Rehobeth
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Rehobeth
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Rehobeth
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Rehobeth
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Rehobeth
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Rehobeth
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Rehobeth
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Rehobeth
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Rehobeth
We cover the surrounding Houston County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Cottonwood
- French Door Repair in Webb
- French Door Repair in Ashford
- French Door Repair in Cowarts
- French Door Repair in Kinsey
- French Door Repair in Taylor
- French Door Repair in Greenville
- French Door Repair in Georgiana
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