We know Foley well: the older housing around Downtown Foley, the newer construction toward the OWA area, and everything out past OWA Parks and Resort.
Foley 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.
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) 619-2895Signs you need french door repair in Foley
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Foley. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- The handle set turns but nothing engagesBroken multipoint gearbox or a failed drive.
- The multipoint locks at the top but not the bottomThe active leaf has dropped, so the lower keeper is now below the shootbolt.
- Daylight visible along the astragalWeatherstrip compressed flat or missing entirely.
- One door swings open on its ownHinge line out of plumb on that leaf.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Foley affect french door repair
Between roughly 65 inches of rain a year, near-constant humidity and a June-to-November hurricane season, coastal doors work harder than doors anywhere else in Alabama.
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.
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.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Foley summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Foley: sustained humidity and heavy rainfall — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair work we handle in Foley
- Multipoint lock repairRepairing and replacing multipoint gearboxes, drive rods and keepers.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Hinge repair and re-hangingCorrecting sag with proper fasteners into framing and re-hanging leaves plumb.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
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 each leaf on its ownWith the inactive leaf bolted, we test the active one, then reverse it. Faults that look shared usually are not.
- 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. We check the drainage path on every coastal opening, because wind-driven rain gets in where ordinary rain never would.
- 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.
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 affects the cost of french door repair in Foley
There is no single price for french door repair in Foley, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- glass replacement in individual lites
- 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 Foley.
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 Foley
If you are in Downtown Foley, the OWA area, the AL-59 corridor and Magnolia Springs side, or anywhere near OWA Parks and Resort, the Foley Railroad Museum and Graham Creek Nature Preserve, we cover you.
We also cover the nearby Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.
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) 619-2895French door repair in Foley: questions we get asked
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.
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 Foley winters.
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Foley take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
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.
Why will my multipoint lock not throw anymore?
The door has moved, so the lock points no longer line up with their keepers in the frame. Forcing the handle in that state is how the gearbox breaks, so it is worth correcting the alignment before something expensive fails.
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) 619-2895Other door repair services in Foley
- Sliding Door Repair Foley
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Foley
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Foley
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Foley
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Foley
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Foley
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Foley
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Foley
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Foley
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Foley
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Foley
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Foley
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Foley
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Foley
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Foley
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Foley
We cover the surrounding Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Daphne
- French Door Repair in Fairhope
- French Door Repair in Gulf Shores
- French Door Repair in Orange Beach
- French Door Repair in Spanish Fort
- French Door Repair in Bay Minette
- French Door Repair in Robertsdale
- French Door Repair in Loxley
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