If you are anywhere between Main Street and the AL-61 corridor, or out toward the Uniontown historic district, we cover it, along with the rest of Perry County.
Uniontown 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) 619-2895When to call about french door repair
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in Uniontown. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- One door swings open on its ownHinge line out of plumb on that leaf.
- 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 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 handle set turns but nothing engagesBroken multipoint gearbox or a failed drive.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- The inactive leaf will not stay putFailed flush bolts at the head and sill.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How conditions in Uniontown affect french door repair
The wet winter and dry late-summer cycle here is severe enough that a door adjusted perfectly in February can bind badly by September.
Foundation movement under a French door opening drops one leaf relative to the other, and because the pair has to meet along a full-height joint, even slight movement shows as rubbing and a lock that will not throw.
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.
It is why the same repair done properly in Uniontown lasts, and the same repair done cheaply does not.
Local factors we account for in Uniontown: soil movement and sustained humidity — typical of the Black Belt.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair work we handle in Uniontown
- Threshold and sill workNew adjustable thresholds and sill seals under a pair of doors.
- Interior French door serviceAlignment, hardware and hinge work on interior pairs.
- Alignment and reveal correctionSetting both leaves so the reveal is even and the doors meet cleanly top to bottom.
- Frame squaringCorrecting frames that have moved and taken the doors out with them.
- Individual lite glass replacementReplacing failed or broken glass in single lites without replacing the whole door.
- Multipoint lock repairRepairing and replacing multipoint gearboxes, drive rods and keepers.
- Flush bolt repairHead and sill flush bolts on the inactive leaf repaired or replaced.
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) 619-2895How a Uniontown 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. On prairie clay we look at the whole opening for racking, because a door here is usually reporting a foundation movement rather than a hardware fault.
- 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.
- Test both leaves through a full cycleBoth doors should close, latch and seal without force.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of french door repair in Uniontown
There is no single price for french door repair in Uniontown, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- glass replacement in individual lites
- whether one leaf or both need re-hanging
- 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 Uniontown.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for french door repair in Uniontown
Our Uniontown service area includes Main Street and the AL-61 corridor and the surrounding Perry County communities, out around the Uniontown historic district and the Black Belt prairie.
We also cover the nearby Perry County and the Black Belt communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in Uniontown: questions we get asked
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 Uniontown winters.
My French doors bind in summer but are fine in winter. Is that normal?
Some seasonal movement is normal in Uniontown, 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.
My French doors rub in the middle. Is that because the wood swelled?
Usually not. Nine times out of ten it is hinge sag on one leaf, and the giveaway is that the rub is worse at one end of the joint than the other. Real swelling affects the whole edge evenly and comes and goes with the season.
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.
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.
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in Uniontown take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Uniontown
- Sliding Door Repair Uniontown
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Uniontown
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Uniontown
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Uniontown
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Uniontown
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Uniontown
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Uniontown
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair Uniontown
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair Uniontown
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Uniontown
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Uniontown
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Uniontown
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Uniontown
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Uniontown
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Uniontown
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near Uniontown
We cover the surrounding Perry County and the Black Belt communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Marion
- French Door Repair in Moundville
- French Door Repair in Livingston
- French Door Repair in York
- French Door Repair in Butler
- French Door Repair in Eutaw
- French Door Repair in Greensboro
- French Door Repair in Demopolis
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