If you are anywhere between Downtown Andalusia and the courthouse square, or out toward the Covington County Courthouse square, we cover it, along with the rest of Covington County.
Between the established parts of Andalusia and the newer subdivisions, we see two different kinds of failure: worn-out frames on one side of town and worn-out hardware on the other.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Andalusia customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Andalusia. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- 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.
- You can see the meeting stiles are no longer parallelOne leaf has racked, which no amount of adjustment at the lock will correct.
- 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.
- The astragal weatherstrip is compressed flat in one areaPoint loading where the leaves bind, and the seal has stopped working there.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Andalusia affect 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.
The bottom of the meeting stile is the hardest place on a house to keep watertight, and heavy rain against a French door pair will find any weakness in the sill seal or the threshold there.
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.
We see the pattern often enough across Covington County that we usually know what we are looking at before we arrive.
Local factors we account for in Andalusia: heavy rainfall and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our french door repair services in Andalusia
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Alignment and reveal correctionSetting both leaves so the reveal is even and the doors meet cleanly top to bottom.
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- 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.
- 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.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
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 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 and weatherstrip get replaced together, because that centre joint is where the draft and the water come through. In the Wiregrass we check tracks and channels for fine sand, which grinds moving parts flat faster than anything else in the state.
- Set the locking hardwareMultipoint points and flush bolts engaged cleanly with no lifting or pulling required.
- 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.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Andalusia
Every french door repair call in Covington County is a little different, and the cost follows what the door actually needs:
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- glass replacement in individual lites
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
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 Andalusia.
Not sure whether it is a repair or a replacement?Describe the symptoms and we will give you a straight answer.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Andalusia
Coverage in Andalusia takes in Downtown Andalusia, the courthouse square and the East Three Notch corridor, plus everything around the Covington County Courthouse square, Point A Lake and the Three Notch Museum.
We also cover the nearby Covington County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Andalusia: questions we get asked
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Andalusia take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
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 Covington County storms that is where water finds its way in.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Andalusia
- Sliding Door Repair Andalusia
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Andalusia
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Andalusia
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Andalusia
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Andalusia
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Andalusia
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Andalusia
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Andalusia
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Andalusia
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Andalusia
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Andalusia
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Andalusia
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Andalusia
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Andalusia
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Andalusia
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Andalusia
We cover the surrounding Covington County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
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- French Door Repair in Evergreen
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- French Door Repair in Brundidge
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