We service every part of Bon Secour, including the County Road 10 corridor and the Bon Secour River, and the nearby Baldwin County towns like Daphne and Fairhope.
Door problems in Bon Secour tend to sort into two groups: older homes where the frames and jambs have taken decades of weather, and newer builds where the hardware was the cheapest part of the package and has already given up.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Bon Secour customers call us about
These are the sliding door repair faults we are called out to most often in Bon Secour. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- Daylight at the top or bottom cornerThe panel is out of plumb, usually from uneven roller adjustment or a frame that has moved.
- The lock will not engage without lifting the doorClassic sign the panel has dropped and needs re-shimming, not a new lock.
- It jumps off the trackThe panel has dropped low enough that it is no longer captured by the head channel, or the roller adjustment screws have backed out.
- The door will not latch anymoreThe panel has settled out of square, so the hook or mortise latch no longer lines up with the keeper.
- A loud grinding or scraping noiseMetal-on-metal contact where the roller housing has broken through and is riding on the bare track.
- Water on the floor after heavy rainBlocked weep holes in the sill, so the track fills and backs up over the interior lip.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Bon Secour conditions and sliding door repair
Salt air is the single biggest factor on the coast. It attacks the steel inside roller bearings, hinge pins, latch mechanisms and closer springs, and it does it year round whether or not a storm ever comes.
Salt reaches the steel bearings inside sliding door rollers even on doors that never see spray, and a corroded bearing stops turning and starts skidding, which flattens the wheel and then grooves the track underneath it.
Storm wind pushes hard on the large flat surface of a patio slider and drives the panel against the interlock, which loosens roller adjustment over time and works the panel out of alignment with its latch keeper.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Bon Secour summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Bon Secour: salt air and storm wind — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What a sliding door repair call covers
- Multi-panel and pocket door serviceAlignment and hardware work on stacking and pocketing patio systems.
- Screen door rebuildNew screen rollers, spline, mesh and corner keys.
- Frame squaringShimming and refastening frames that have shifted out of square.
- Weatherstrip and pile seal replacementNew fin seal and bulb weatherstrip to close the gaps that let air and water in.
- Latch and keeper repairRebuilding or replacing mortise latches, hook latches and strike keepers.
- Panel realignmentRe-plumbing and adjusting the panel so it latches and seals across the full height.
- Handle set replacementInterior and exterior pulls, including keyed exterior handle sets.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How a Bon Secour sliding door repair visit works
- Watch it move before touching anythingWe run the door end to end and listen. Where the noise starts and where the effort peaks tells us which roller has gone.
- Pull and inspect the panelThe panel comes out so we can see the roller housings, the bottom rail and the condition of the track underneath.
- Match the hardwareSliding door rollers are not universal. We identify the manufacturer and panel weight and fit the right tandem assembly rather than the closest thing on the truck.
- Restore the running surfaceWorn track gets repaired or capped so the new rollers are not immediately damaged by the old groove.
- Set it so the lock works without liftingThe height is right when the latch engages with the door simply pushed closed. Anything you have to lift is still misadjusted.
- Hand it back working the way you use itWe open and close it the way you would, one-handed, and check the lock, the screen and the drainage before we leave. We check the drainage path on every coastal opening, because wind-driven rain gets in where ordinary rain never would.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of sliding door repair in Bon Secour
We would rather tell you what drives the price than quote a number that turns out to be wrong once we see the door. On a sliding door repair job in Bon Secour, the main variables are these:
- how much damage the worn track has taken before the call
- the age of the door and whether replacement hardware is still made for it
- how many panels the system has, since three and four panel doors take longer to set
- whether the frame has moved and needs shimming or refastening
- whether the fix is rollers only or rollers plus track repair
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 Bon Secour.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for sliding door repair in Bon Secour
Bon Secour coverage runs across the County Road 10 corridor and the Bon Secour River, and out to the areas around the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and the Bon Secour fishing village and seafood docks.
We also cover the nearby Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Sliding door repair in Bon Secour: questions we get asked
Do you repair the older aluminum sliding doors?
Yes, and there are a lot of them in Bon Secour. Aluminum frames from the sixties through the eighties are actually good candidates for repair because the frame material has not degraded; it is the rollers, the track surface and the weatherstrip that have worn out.
Why does my sliding door work fine in winter and stick in summer?
That is a moisture and expansion problem, and it is common across Baldwin County. Humid months swell wood and vinyl components and expand the frame slightly, which is enough to close up clearance that was already marginal because of worn rollers.
Do you work on the big multi-panel and stacking patio doors?
Yes. Those systems put a lot of weight on each roller and they are less forgiving of a frame that is even slightly out of square, so alignment work matters more on them than on a standard two-panel door.
Can a sliding door that has stopped rolling be fixed, or does it need replacing?
Almost always fixed. The frame and glass are usually fine and it is the two small roller assemblies underneath that have failed. Replacing a whole patio door in Bon Secour is a several thousand dollar job; rebuilding the rollers and track is a fraction of that and gets you a door that rolls better than it has in years.
Can you fix the lock without fixing the door?
Sometimes, but if the door has settled, a new lock will not line up with the keeper any better than the old one did. We check the panel alignment first, because a lock that will not catch is often a symptom rather than the actual problem.
What does it mean when there is water pooling in the track?
The weep holes that drain the sill are blocked. It is one of the most common causes of water on the floor inside, and it is also one of the easiest things to fix, but if it sits long enough it rusts the roller assemblies out.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Bon Secour
- Door Lock Repair Bon Secour
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Bon Secour
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Bon Secour
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Bon Secour
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Bon Secour
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Bon Secour
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Bon Secour
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Bon Secour
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Bon Secour
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Bon Secour
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Bon Secour
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- French Door Repair Bon Secour
Sagging, dragging and drafty French doors realigned, resealed and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Bon Secour
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Bon Secour
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Bon Secour
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
Sliding Door Repair near Bon Secour
We cover the surrounding Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- Sliding Door Repair in Daphne
- Sliding Door Repair in Fairhope
- Sliding Door Repair in Foley
- Sliding Door Repair in Gulf Shores
- Sliding Door Repair in Orange Beach
- Sliding Door Repair in Spanish Fort
- Sliding Door Repair in Bay Minette
- Sliding Door Repair in Robertsdale
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