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Screen Door Repair in Troy, AL

Screen doors get treated as disposable, which is a shame because most of what fails on them costs very little to fix. Mesh, spline, rollers and corner keys are all replaceable, and the frame is usually fine.

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  • Pike County covered
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Screen Door Repair — Troy, Alabama

Our territory takes in Troy and the communities around it in Pike County, so calls from Downtown Troy, the university district and out by Troy University all get the same response.

Troy 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.

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Signs you need screen door repair in Troy

These are the screen door repair faults we are called out to most often in Troy. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.

  • The mesh has a shiny worn stripe near the handleAbrasion from contact with the track or jamb, meaning the frame is no longer running true.
  • The screen track itself is damagedThe channel the screen rides in has been bent or worn.
  • The storm door will not stay closedFailed closer or latch on a hinged storm door.
  • The mesh is torn or has holesStraightforward rescreen, and worth doing before the tear spreads.
  • The storm door closer has torn out of the frameWind caught the door; the mounting needs repair and a wind chain fitted.
  • Sun damage has made the mesh brittleUV degradation, common on south and west facing doors.

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Troy conditions and screen 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.

Wind gets behind a screen panel and pushes it out of the track, and on hinged screen and storm doors a gust catching the door is what tears closers out of the frame.

Blowing sand abrades screen mesh and packs into the screen track, and a screen track full of sand will not let a panel roll no matter how good the rollers are.

We factor that in on every screen door repair job around Troy University and the rest of Troy.

Local factors we account for in Troy: storm wind and blowing sand — typical of the Wiregrass.

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Screen door repair work we handle in Troy

  • RescreeningNew mesh and spline in standard fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar or fine no-see-um mesh.
  • Storm door repairClosers, latches, hinges, sweeps and glass or screen inserts on storm doors.
  • Handle and latch replacementNew pulls and latches on screen and storm doors.
  • Wind chain and closer installationProtecting storm doors from wind damage.
  • Hinged screen door repairHinges, latches, closers and screen panels on swinging screen doors.
  • Screen roller replacementNew rollers and adjusters so a sliding screen tracks properly and stays in.
  • Frame repair and squaringStraightening bent frames and replacing corner keys.

Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.

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How we approach screen door repair

  1. Work out whether it is the screen or the trackA screen that jams is often a track problem. Replacing rollers in a damaged track fixes nothing.
  2. Check the frame for squareA racked frame will never slide properly. Corner keys get reset before anything else is considered.
  3. Choose the right meshStandard fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar or fine mesh, depending on pets, sun exposure and what insects you are dealing with.
  4. Rescreen with correct tensionToo tight and the frame bows, too loose and it billows. Even tension is what keeps a screen flat and quiet.
  5. Fit and adjust the rollersSet so the panel rides smoothly and stays captured in the head channel. In the Wiregrass we check tracks and channels for fine sand, which grinds moving parts flat faster than anything else in the state.
  6. Test the full travelThe door should move with one finger, latch cleanly and stay in the track.

One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.

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What affects the cost of screen door repair in Troy

Every screen door repair call in Pike County is a little different, and the cost follows what the door actually needs:

  • storm door hardware such as closers and latches
  • the mesh type chosen, from standard fiberglass to pet-resistant and solar
  • rescreening versus repairing or replacing the frame
  • roller and track work in addition to the screen itself
  • custom-built replacement panels where the original is not repairable

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 Troy.

Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.

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Areas we cover for screen door repair in Troy

If you are in Downtown Troy, the university district, the US-231 bypass corridor and the square, or anywhere near Troy University, the Pike County Courthouse square and the Pioneer Museum of Alabama, we cover you.

Service area: Troy, Pike County, Alabama — and the surrounding communities.

We also cover the nearby Pike County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.

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Screen door repair in Troy: questions we get asked

Will a solar screen make my room cooler?

It helps noticeably on a sunny exposure. Solar mesh blocks a good portion of the heat before it reaches the glass, which matters on west-facing doors during Troy summers.

What mesh should I use if I have dogs?

Pet-resistant mesh, which is a heavier vinyl-coated polyester, and often a pet grille across the lower section. Standard fiberglass will not survive a dog that pushes against it.

The screen slides hard even though it is not falling out. What is wrong?

Either the rollers have seized or the track is packed with debris. In Troy the track collects a surprising amount of grit, and it acts like grinding paste on the rollers.

How long does a rescreen take?

Usually under an hour per panel in Troy. If the frame needs straightening or corner keys replaced, allow a bit longer.

Do you make custom-size screens?

Yes. Older openings in Troy are rarely a stock size, and building a panel to the actual measured opening is the only way to get one that fits and stays in.

Is it worth rescreening or should I just buy a new screen door?

Rescreening is far cheaper and the frame is usually fine. New panels only make sense when the frame is bent beyond straightening or the corners are gone.

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Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.

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