We service every part of Wilsonville, including the AL-25 corridor and Main Street, and the nearby Shelby County towns like Alabaster and Pelham.
A lot of what we see in Shelby 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) 619-2895Signs you need french door repair in Wilsonville
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Wilsonville. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- 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 doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
- Water coming in at the thresholdFailed sill seal or a threshold that has deteriorated.
- A visible gap at the top or bottom of the meeting stileThe pair is out of alignment and no longer parallel.
- The inactive leaf will not stay putFailed flush bolts at the head and sill.
- The gearbox makes a grinding noise when the handle is liftedWear inside the multipoint gearbox, which usually fails completely soon after this starts.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Wilsonville affect french door repair
Two storm seasons a year, spring and late fall, push water and debris against exterior doors across the metro.
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.
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.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Wilsonville summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Wilsonville: soil movement and storm wind — typical of the Birmingham metro.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our french door repair services in Wilsonville
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door pairs.
- 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.
- 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
- 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. Metro-area openings often sit on clay that moves seasonally, so we check the frame for square before touching the hardware.
- Set the locking hardwareKeepers adjusted so the shootbolts engage top and bottom with the handle lifting smoothly and no forcing.
- 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.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Wilsonville
Every french door repair call in Shelby County is a little different, and the cost follows what the door actually needs:
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- glass replacement in individual lites
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 Wilsonville.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Wilsonville
If you are in the AL-25 corridor and Main Street, or anywhere near Lay Lake, the Coosa River and the Gaston Steam Plant, we cover you.
We also cover the nearby Shelby County and the Birmingham metro communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Wilsonville: questions we get asked
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Wilsonville, 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 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 Shelby County storms that is where water finds its way in.
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 Wilsonville winters.
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.
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.
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 Wilsonville
- Sliding Door Repair Wilsonville
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Wilsonville
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Wilsonville
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Wilsonville
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Wilsonville
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Wilsonville
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Wilsonville
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Wilsonville
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Wilsonville
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Wilsonville
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Wilsonville
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Wilsonville
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Wilsonville
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Wilsonville
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Wilsonville
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Wilsonville
We cover the surrounding Shelby County and the Birmingham metro communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Alabaster
- French Door Repair in Pelham
- French Door Repair in Helena
- French Door Repair in Calera
- French Door Repair in Chelsea
- French Door Repair in Columbiana
- French Door Repair in Montevallo
- French Door Repair in Harpersville
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