Most of our Ardmore calls come from Main Street and the I-65 exit corridor, though we work the whole Limestone County side of it and get out to Athens regularly.
The mix of housing here matters for door work. Older Ardmore homes have wood frames and hardware worth repairing rather than replacing, while newer construction tends to have vinyl and aluminum systems where the moving parts wear out long before anything else does.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Common french door repair faults in Limestone County
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Ardmore. 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 multipoint locks at the top but not the bottomThe active leaf has dropped, so the lower keeper is now below the shootbolt.
- Cold air pouring in down the middleFailed astragal weatherstrip on the joint between the leaves.
- 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.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Ardmore affect french door repair
River humidity off the Tennessee keeps interior air damp well into October, then the first hard freeze arrives and every seal, sweep and gasket in the house gets tested overnight.
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.
We see the pattern often enough across Limestone County that we usually know what we are looking at before we arrive.
Local factors we account for in Ardmore: storm wind and sustained humidity — typical of the Tennessee Valley.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door pairs.
- 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.
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Multipoint lock repairRepairing and replacing multipoint gearboxes, drive rods and keepers.
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
- Measure the reveal all the way roundThe gap pattern between the leaves and the frame tells us what has moved before we touch any hardware.
- 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.
- Set the locking hardwareMultipoint points and flush bolts engaged cleanly with no lifting or pulling required.
- Cycle both leaves fullyOpen, close and lock each leaf several times, including the flush bolts, before we call it finished. We look at how the opening behaves wet and dry, since the fault often only appears in one half of the year.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Ardmore
What a french door repair job costs comes down to a handful of things, and we would rather be straight about them up front:
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- glass replacement in individual lites
- 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 Ardmore.
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 Ardmore
Our Ardmore service area includes Main Street and the I-65 exit corridor and the surrounding Limestone County communities, out around the Alabama-Tennessee state line running through town and the old Ardmore depot.
We also cover the nearby Limestone County and the Tennessee Valley communities listed further down this page.
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 in Ardmore: questions we get asked
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.
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.
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.
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.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Ardmore, 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.
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 Ardmore
- Sliding Door Repair Ardmore
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Ardmore
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Ardmore
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Ardmore
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Ardmore
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Ardmore
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Ardmore
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Ardmore
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Ardmore
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Ardmore
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Ardmore
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Ardmore
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Ardmore
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Ardmore
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Ardmore
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Ardmore
We cover the surrounding Limestone County and the Tennessee Valley communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Athens
- French Door Repair in Madison
- French Door Repair in Meridianville
- French Door Repair in Harvest
- French Door Repair in Hazel Green
- French Door Repair in Moores Mill
- French Door Repair in Triana
- French Door Repair in New Hope
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