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Screen Door Repair in Taylor, AL

Screen doors get treated as disposable, which is a shame because most of what fails on them costs very little to fix. Mesh, spline, rollers and corner keys are all replaceable, and the frame is usually fine.

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Screen Door Repair — Taylor, Alabama

We take Taylor work across the whole town, the AL-52 corridor through the Chattahoochee River, and we cross into Rehobeth and Cottonwood on the same trips.

Door problems in Taylor 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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When to call about screen door repair

These are the screen door repair faults we are called out to most often in Taylor. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.

  • The mesh has a shiny worn stripe near the handleAbrasion from contact with the track or jamb, meaning the frame is no longer running true.
  • The storm door will not stay closedFailed closer or latch on a hinged storm door.
  • The spline has lifted out of the channel at a cornerShrunken or hardened spline, usually after several summers of UV exposure.
  • Sun damage has made the mesh brittleUV degradation, common on south and west facing doors.
  • The mesh is torn or has holesStraightforward rescreen, and worth doing before the tear spreads.
  • Pets have pushed through the bottomA rescreen with pet-resistant mesh and often a pet grille.

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Why screen door repair fails in the Wiregrass

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.

Rain drives grit and organic debris into the screen track, and that debris packs down under the rollers and holds moisture against the frame.

Wind gets behind a screen panel and pushes it out of the track, and on hinged screen and storm doors a gust catching the door is what tears closers out of the frame.

Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Taylor summer and one that does not.

Local factors we account for in Taylor: heavy rainfall and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.

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Our screen door repair services in Taylor

  • RescreeningNew mesh and spline in standard fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar or fine no-see-um mesh.
  • Pet mesh and pet grille installationHeavy-duty mesh and lower grilles for doors that dogs push against.
  • Screen roller replacementNew rollers and adjusters so a sliding screen tracks properly and stays in.
  • Screen enclosure and porch panel repairRescreening porch and patio enclosure panels.
  • Screen track repairRepairing or replacing the channel the screen rides in.
  • Solar screen installationSolar mesh to cut heat gain through screened openings.
  • Handle and latch replacementNew pulls and latches on screen and storm doors.

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How we approach screen door repair

  1. Check whether it is the screen or the trackA screen that keeps coming out is usually a roller and track problem, and rescreening it would not solve anything.
  2. Assess the frame for squareA racked frame will not sit in the track properly no matter what mesh is in it. We look at how much sand is reaching the opening, since sometimes a sweep or a threshold change does more good than new hardware.
  3. Choose the right meshStandard fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar or fine mesh, depending on pets, sun exposure and what insects you are dealing with.
  4. Rescreen with correct tensionToo tight and the frame bows, too loose and it billows. Even tension is what keeps a screen flat and quiet.
  5. Fit and adjust the rollersSet so the panel rides smoothly and stays captured in the head channel.
  6. Test the full travelThe door should move with one finger, latch cleanly and stay in the track.

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What affects the cost of screen door repair in Taylor

There is no single price for screen door repair in Taylor, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:

  • rescreening versus repairing or replacing the frame
  • roller and track work in addition to the screen itself
  • custom-built replacement panels where the original is not repairable
  • storm door hardware such as closers and latches
  • the mesh type chosen, from standard fiberglass to pet-resistant and solar

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 Taylor.

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Areas we cover for screen door repair in Taylor

We work throughout Taylor, including the AL-52 corridor. If you are near Dothan nearby and the Wiregrass farmland, that is inside our normal service area.

Service area: Taylor, Houston County, Alabama — and the surrounding communities.

We also cover the nearby Houston County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.

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Screen door repair in Taylor: questions we get asked

My storm door blew open and broke. Can it be repaired?

Usually yes: the closer and its mounting take the damage. We repair the mounting and fit a wind chain so the next gust does not do the same thing.

My screen mesh has gone brittle and crumbles. What happened?

UV exposure. Screens on the south and west sides of a house in Taylor take a lot of sun, and standard fiberglass mesh eventually degrades. Solar mesh lasts longer and cuts heat at the same time.

What mesh should I use if I have dogs?

Pet-resistant mesh, which is a heavier vinyl-coated polyester, and often a pet grille across the lower section. Standard fiberglass will not survive a dog that pushes against it.

How long does a rescreen take?

Usually under an hour per panel in Taylor. If the frame needs straightening or corner keys replaced, allow a bit longer.

The screen slides hard even though it is not falling out. What is wrong?

Either the rollers have seized or the track is packed with debris. In Taylor the track collects a surprising amount of grit, and it acts like grinding paste on the rollers.

Can you make a screen that keeps out the tiny biting insects?

Yes, fine no-see-um mesh. It has a much tighter weave, and in the parts of Houston County near water it is the only thing that actually works against the smallest biters.

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We cover the surrounding Houston County and the Wiregrass communities as well:

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