We service every part of Coaling, including the I-20/59 exit 79 corridor and the Black Warrior River, and the nearby Tuscaloosa County towns like Northport and Cottondale.
Coaling 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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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Common french door repair faults in Tuscaloosa County
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Coaling. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The handle set turns but nothing engagesBroken multipoint gearbox or a failed drive.
- Daylight visible along the astragalWeatherstrip compressed flat or missing entirely.
- The multipoint locks at the top but not the bottomThe active leaf has dropped, so the lower keeper is now below the shootbolt.
- Water coming in at the thresholdFailed sill seal or a threshold that has deteriorated.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
- 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.
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) 619-2895What Coaling weather does to french door repair
Humidity stays high from late spring through September, which is exactly when wood doors that fit fine in winter start dragging on the jamb.
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.
Humidity swells both leaves toward each other, and since the meeting stile is where the two doors already have the tightest clearance, that is where a French door pair binds first every summer.
None of it is a reason to replace a door. It is a reason to use the right parts and set the door up correctly in the first place.
Local factors we account for in Coaling: storm wind and sustained humidity — typical of west Alabama.
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Hinge repair and re-hangingCorrecting sag with proper fasteners into framing and re-hanging leaves plumb.
- Alignment and reveal correctionSetting both leaves so the reveal is even and the doors meet cleanly top to bottom.
- Security upgradesReinforced strikes, longer fasteners and better flush bolts on exterior pairs.
- Multipoint lock repairRepairing and replacing multipoint gearboxes, drive rods and keepers.
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our french door repair process
- 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. We assess whether the opening has shifted before adjusting hardware, since correcting the symptom here tends not to hold.
- 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.
- Set the locking hardwareKeepers adjusted so the shootbolts engage top and bottom with the handle lifting smoothly and no forcing.
- Cycle both leaves fullyOpen, close and lock each leaf several times, including the flush bolts, before we call it finished.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Coaling
There is no single price for french door repair in Coaling, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold 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 Coaling.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Coaling
We work throughout Coaling, including the I-20/59 exit 79 corridor. If you are near Hurricane Creek and the Mercedes plant corridor, that is inside our normal service area.
We also cover the nearby Tuscaloosa County and west Alabama communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Coaling: questions we get asked
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.
My French doors rub in the middle. Is that because the wood swelled?
Usually not. Nine times out of ten it is hinge sag on one leaf, and the giveaway is that the rub is worse at one end of the joint than the other. Real swelling affects the whole edge evenly and comes and goes with the season.
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 Coaling winters.
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Coaling take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
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.
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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Coaling
- Sliding Door Repair Coaling
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Coaling
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Coaling
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Coaling
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Coaling
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Coaling
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Coaling
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Coaling
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Coaling
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Coaling
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Coaling
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Coaling
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Coaling
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Coaling
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Coaling
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Coaling
We cover the surrounding Tuscaloosa County and west Alabama communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Northport
- French Door Repair in Cottondale
- French Door Repair in Holt
- French Door Repair in Coker
- French Door Repair in Lake View
- French Door Repair in Brookwood
- French Door Repair in Vance
- French Door Repair in Centreville
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