Between Troy proper, the Downtown Troy area and the newer building out toward the university district, we stay busy in Pike County, and Brundidge is close enough that we are often nearby.
Door problems in Troy 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.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Signs you need french door repair in Troy
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Troy. 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.
- The astragal weatherstrip is compressed flat in one areaPoint loading where the leaves bind, and the seal has stopped working there.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- Condensation in one of the litesFailed insulated glass in a single lite, replaceable on its own.
- 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.
- Cold air pouring in down the middleFailed astragal weatherstrip on the joint between the leaves.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Troy affect french door repair
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.
Grit at the threshold of a French door pair works into the flush bolt sockets at the sill, and a flush bolt that will not seat leaves the inactive leaf floating, which throws the whole pair out.
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.
It is why the same repair done properly in Troy lasts, and the same repair done cheaply does not.
Local factors we account for in Troy: blowing sand and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- 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.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How we approach french door repair
- 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 before the hardwareMultipoint locks and flush bolts cannot be adjusted into working if the door is sitting in the wrong place.
- 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.
- Test both leaves through a full cycleBoth doors should close, latch and seal without force. In the Wiregrass we check tracks and channels for fine sand, which grinds moving parts flat faster than anything else in the state.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Troy
What a french door repair job costs comes down to a handful of things, and we would rather be straight about them up front:
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
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 Troy.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Troy
Our Troy service area includes Downtown Troy, the university district, the US-231 bypass corridor and the square and the surrounding Pike County communities, out around Troy University, the Pike County Courthouse square and the Pioneer Museum of Alabama.
We also cover the nearby Pike County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Troy: questions we get asked
The handle on my French door spins without doing anything. What broke?
The multipoint gearbox or the drive connection inside the door. That is a replacement part matched to the specific system, and it is worth identifying the manufacturer before ordering.
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 Troy winters.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Troy, but if it is bad enough to stop the door closing, there is usually an underlying alignment problem that the seasonal movement is pushing over the edge.
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.
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.
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 Pike County storms that is where water finds its way in.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Troy
- Sliding Door Repair Troy
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Troy
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Troy
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Troy
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Troy
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Troy
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Troy
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Troy
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Troy
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Troy
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Troy
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Troy
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Troy
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Troy
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Troy
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Troy
We cover the surrounding Pike County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Brundidge
- French Door Repair in Greenville
- French Door Repair in Georgiana
- French Door Repair in Luverne
- French Door Repair in Evergreen
- French Door Repair in Eufaula
- French Door Repair in Clayton
- French Door Repair in Clio
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Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
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