We cover Kinsey and the rest of Houston County, from the US-431 corridor across to the Chattahoochee River, and we are out this way often enough that Rehobeth and Cottonwood are on the same run.
Kinsey 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.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What Kinsey customers call us about
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Kinsey. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
- A visible gap at the top or bottom of the meeting stileThe pair is out of alignment and no longer parallel.
- Water coming in at the thresholdFailed sill seal or a threshold that has deteriorated.
- Condensation in one of the litesFailed insulated glass in a single lite, replaceable on its own.
- The inactive leaf will not stay putFailed flush bolts at the head and sill.
- The doors rub where they meetOne or both leaves have dropped on their hinges.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Kinsey 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.
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.
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.
We factor that in on every french door repair job around Dothan just south and the rest of Kinsey.
Local factors we account for in Kinsey: storm wind and blowing sand — typical of the Wiregrass.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair work we handle in Kinsey
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
- 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.
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door pairs.
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- Sliding French door serviceRollers, tracks and hardware on sliding French systems.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
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) 619-2895Our 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 both leaves independentlyOne door usually causes the problem, and treating both the same way makes it worse.
- 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 weatherstrip is the hardest working seal on the door and it is usually the one that has been ignored.
- Set the locking hardwareKeepers adjusted so the shootbolts engage top and bottom with the handle lifting smoothly and no forcing. In the Wiregrass we check tracks and channels for fine sand, which grinds moving parts flat faster than anything else in the state.
- 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 Kinsey
Every french door repair call in Houston County is a little different, and the cost follows what the door actually needs:
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- multipoint lock repair versus full gearbox replacement
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- glass replacement in individual lites
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 Kinsey.
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 Kinsey
Kinsey coverage runs across the US-431 corridor, and out to the areas around Dothan just south and the Wiregrass farmland.
We also cover the nearby Houston County and the Wiregrass 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 Kinsey: questions we get asked
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Kinsey, 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.
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.
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.
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 Houston County storms that is where water finds its way in.
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.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Kinsey
- Sliding Door Repair Kinsey
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Kinsey
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Kinsey
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Kinsey
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Kinsey
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Kinsey
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Kinsey
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Kinsey
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Kinsey
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Kinsey
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Kinsey
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Kinsey
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Kinsey
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Kinsey
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Kinsey
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Kinsey
We cover the surrounding Houston County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Rehobeth
- French Door Repair in Cottonwood
- French Door Repair in Webb
- French Door Repair in Ashford
- French Door Repair in Cowarts
- French Door Repair in Taylor
- French Door Repair in Greenville
- French Door Repair in Georgiana
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