Our territory takes in Dauphin Island and the communities around it in Mobile County, so calls from the West End, the East End and out by Fort Gaines all get the same response.
A lot of what we see in Mobile 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) 619-2895The french door repair problems we see most in Dauphin Island
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Dauphin Island. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
- The multipoint locks at the top but not the bottomThe active leaf has dropped, so the lower keeper is now below the shootbolt.
- There is a step you can feel between the two door facesThe leaves are no longer in the same plane, generally a hinge or frame issue rather than a door one.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
- Cold air pouring in down the middleFailed astragal weatherstrip on the joint between the leaves.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we see on french door repair around Mobile County
Blowing sand gets into everything down here. Tracks, screen channels, thresholds and lock cylinders all collect it, and it acts like sandpaper on moving parts.
Salt corrodes the multipoint lock rods and gearboxes inside French doors, and because those components are hidden inside the door edge, the failure arrives without warning when the handle finally will not turn.
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.
We factor that in on every french door repair job around Fort Gaines and the rest of Dauphin Island.
Local factors we account for in Dauphin Island: salt air and sustained humidity — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Security upgradesReinforced strikes, longer fasteners and better flush bolts on exterior pairs.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How a Dauphin Island french door repair visit works
- 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 weatherstrip is the hardest working seal on the door and it is usually the one that has been ignored. On the coast we also check every fastener on the opening, because salt finds plated screws long before it touches the door itself.
- 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Dauphin Island
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 french door repair job in Dauphin Island, the main variables are these:
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- glass replacement in individual lites
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
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 Dauphin Island.
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) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island coverage runs across the West End, the East End and Bienville Boulevard, and out to the areas around Fort Gaines, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Audubon Bird Sanctuary.
We also cover the nearby Mobile County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Dauphin Island: questions we get asked
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.
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 Dauphin Island winters.
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Dauphin Island 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 Mobile County storms that is where water finds its way in.
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.
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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Dauphin Island
- Sliding Door Repair Dauphin Island
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Dauphin Island
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Dauphin Island
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Dauphin Island
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Dauphin Island
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Dauphin Island
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Dauphin Island
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Dauphin Island
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Dauphin Island
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Dauphin Island
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Dauphin Island
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Dauphin Island
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Dauphin Island
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Dauphin Island
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Dauphin Island
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Dauphin Island
We cover the surrounding Mobile County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Prichard
- French Door Repair in Tillmans Corner
- French Door Repair in Saraland
- French Door Repair in Chickasaw
- French Door Repair in Satsuma
- French Door Repair in Theodore
- French Door Repair in Semmes
- French Door Repair in Citronelle
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