We know Ashford well: the older housing around Main Street, the newer construction toward the US-84 corridor, and everything out past the Ashford depot.
Ashford 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Ashford customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Ashford. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The gearbox makes a grinding noise when the handle is liftedWear inside the multipoint gearbox, which usually fails completely soon after this starts.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- The multipoint lock will not throwThe door is not sitting in the frame correctly, so the lock points do not line up with their keepers.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
- The astragal weatherstrip is compressed flat in one areaPoint loading where the leaves bind, and the seal has stopped working there.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Why french door repair fails in the Wiregrass
Sandy soil here drains fast but also shifts, and blowing sand is a constant presence in sliding door tracks and screen channels.
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.
None of it is a reason to replace a door. It is a reason to use the right parts and set the door up correctly in the first place.
Local factors we account for in Ashford: blowing sand and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we repair
- Security upgradesReinforced strikes, longer fasteners and better flush bolts on exterior pairs.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- Hinge repair and re-hangingCorrecting sag with proper fasteners into framing and re-hanging leaves plumb.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door pairs.
- Astragal and weatherstrip replacementNew seals on the meeting stile so the middle joint actually closes.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How a Ashford 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 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. We look at how much sand is reaching the opening, since sometimes a sweep or a threshold change does more good than new hardware.
- 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.
- 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.
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 affects the cost of french door repair in Ashford
Every french door repair call in Houston County is a little different, and the cost follows what the door actually needs:
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- glass replacement in individual lites
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox 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 Ashford.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Ashford
We work throughout Ashford, including Main Street and the US-84 corridor. If you are near the Ashford depot and the Chattahoochee River, that is inside our normal service area.
We also cover the nearby Houston County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Ashford: questions we get asked
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.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Ashford, 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.
The inactive door keeps moving when I close the active one. Why?
The flush bolts at the top and bottom of the inactive leaf have failed or are no longer reaching their keepers. Both need to be solidly engaged or the whole pair loses its reference point.
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.
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.
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) 619-2895Other door repair services in Ashford
- Sliding Door Repair Ashford
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Ashford
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Ashford
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Ashford
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Ashford
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Ashford
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Ashford
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Ashford
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Ashford
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Ashford
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Ashford
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Ashford
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Ashford
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Ashford
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Ashford
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Ashford
We cover the surrounding Houston County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
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- French Door Repair in Webb
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- French Door Repair in Taylor
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