We service every part of West End-Cobb Town, including the West 15th Street corridor and Cobb Town, and the nearby Calhoun County towns like Oxford and Jacksonville.
The mix of housing here matters for door work. Older West End-Cobb Town 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) 619-2895The french door repair problems we see most in West End-Cobb Town
These are the french door repair faults we are called out to most often in West End-Cobb Town. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The inactive leaf will not stay putFailed flush bolts at the head and sill.
- The flush bolts on the inactive leaf need forcingMisaligned keepers, or corrosion in the bolt housings.
- 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.
- Screws visible pulling out of hingesHinge fasteners failing under the weight of a heavy glazed leaf.
- The doors bind in summer and are loose in winterSeasonal wood movement compounding an existing alignment problem.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895West End-Cobb Town conditions and french door repair
Storms coming off the ridges dump a lot of water in a short time, and any door with a compromised threshold pan will show it on the floor inside.
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.
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.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a West End-Cobb Town summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in West End-Cobb Town: soil movement and storm wind — typical of the Appalachian foothills.
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) 619-2895What we repair
- Multipoint lock repairRepairing and replacing multipoint gearboxes, drive rods and keepers.
- Handle and lockset replacementMatched handle sets and cylinders for French door 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.
- Security upgradesReinforced strikes, longer fasteners and better flush bolts on exterior pairs.
- 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.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895How we approach french door repair
- 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 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.
- Cycle both leaves fullyOpen, close and lock each leaf several times, including the flush bolts, before we call it finished. In the foothills we check exposure on each elevation, since a door on the weather side ages at a completely different rate to one that is sheltered.
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 West End-Cobb Town
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
- astragal, weatherstrip and threshold replacement
- interior versus exterior pairs, since exterior work includes weatherproofing
- whether the frame itself has moved and needs correcting
- 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 West End-Cobb Town.
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 West End-Cobb Town
If you are in the West 15th Street corridor and Cobb Town, or anywhere near Anniston's west side and the Chief Ladiga Trail, we cover you.
We also cover the nearby Calhoun County and the Appalachian foothills communities listed further down this page.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895French door repair in West End-Cobb Town: questions we get asked
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.
How long does French door repair take?
Most alignment and weatherstrip jobs in West End-Cobb Town take two to four hours. Multipoint gearbox replacement or glass work can add time, especially if parts need ordering for a specific manufacturer.
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.
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.
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.
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 Calhoun County storms that is where water finds its way in.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in West End-Cobb Town
- Sliding Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair West End-Cobb Town
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair West End-Cobb Town
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair West End-Cobb Town
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair West End-Cobb Town
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair West End-Cobb Town
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Commercial Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Hollow metal, aluminum and high-traffic doors kept working for businesses and property managers.
- Storefront Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair West End-Cobb Town
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair West End-Cobb Town
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair West End-Cobb Town
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
French Door Repair near West End-Cobb Town
We cover the surrounding Calhoun County and the Appalachian foothills communities as well:
- French Door Repair in Oxford
- French Door Repair in Jacksonville
- French Door Repair in Saks
- French Door Repair in Weaver
- French Door Repair in Alexandria
- French Door Repair in Piedmont
- French Door Repair in Ohatchee
- French Door Repair in Choccolocco
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