Garage Doors
Where to start
Garage doors rarely fail all at once. They give hints first, and this list is arranged around those hints. Match the one you have noticed and you will see what the visit involves and which parts are usually behind it.
Repair & Maintenance
Rough travel, rubbing, hesitation on the way down: these are the early signs that hardware is wearing.
Garage Door Safety InspectionIt has been a hard winter.
Garage Door Tune-UpTwice this week the door started closing, stopped a metre from the floor and reopened on its own.
Off-Track Garage Door ResetThere was a loud bang from the garage, then silence.
Garage Door Panel ReplacementYears of slap shots have peppered the lower two sections with dents.
Garage Door Bottom Seal ReplacementEvery mild afternoon the snow melts off the car, runs to the door, and by morning the rubber strip along the bottom is frozen to the concrete.
Garage Door Perimeter WeatherstripThe vinyl strip around the door used to be soft and white.
Garage Door Manual Lock RepairOn the old wooden door out back, one lock bar hangs loose from a rusted guide and the other is bent at an angle, so the handle turns but the door can still be lifted a hand's width from outside.
Springs & Hardware
This is the heavy side of garage door work.
Garage Door Roller ReplacementThe door shudders as it rises, worst where the track bends from vertical to horizontal.
Garage Door Hinge ReplacementWatching from inside as the door opens, you can see the gap between the second and third panels open up on one side as they turn the corner into the ceiling, then close again.
Garage Door Track Repair or ReplacementHalfway up, the door lurches and one roller rides onto the lip of the channel.
Garage Door Cable ReplacementSomeone left the snow shovel leaning in the opening and the door came down on it.
Torsion Spring ReplacementYou heard a sharp bang from the garage, and now the opener hums for a second and gives up.
Extension Spring ReplacementA bang like a dropped toolbox came from the garage last night.
Garage Door Balance AdjustmentWith the door closed, daylight shows under one bottom corner and the seal is squashed flat at the other.
Openers & Access
Keyless entry, phone control, vehicle integration and a plain reliable remote: however you prefer to open the door, we set it up and show you how to add or remove devices yourself when you need to.
Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and RepairThe door stops partway up for no reason, or opens fine and then refuses the next time.
Chain-Drive Opener RepairThe chain hangs in a loop under the rail and slaps against it on every cycle.
Belt-Drive Opener RepairThe door used to glide up with a soft hum.
Garage Door Opener ReplacementSince the storm the door behaves oddly: it reverses halfway down for no reason, the light flickers, and the travel limits drift so it either slams or stops short.
Photo-Eye Sensor Alignment or ReplacementThe door will only go down while a finger stays on the wall button; let go and it stops or reverses.
Garage Door Remote and Keypad ProgrammingYour remote was in the visor when the car was broken into last night.
Smart Garage Controller SetupA smart hub arrived in the mail with a coin-cell sensor and two wires.
Emergency Release RepairSince the new door went in, the red handle has hung just below the ceiling, a stepladder's height above anyone in the household.
Installation & Upgrades
Insulated doors change how an attached garage feels and how the rooms beside it hold their heat.
Sectional Garage Door ReplacementSeveral sections are rusting along their lower edges, and one has begun to bow.
Insulated Steel Garage Door InstallationA refreshed exterior has made the faded garage door stand out.
Wind-Rated Garage Door ReplacementYour building designer has supplied positive and negative pressure values for the garage opening.
Carriage-House Garage Door InstallationYour garage door works, yet its broad plain panels feel disconnected from the brick, gables and entry details around them.
Full-View Glass Garage Door InstallationYour workshop faces the driveway and needs a professional, welcoming frontage without putting tools on display.
New-Construction Garage Door InstallationThe front elevation calls for a garage door that belongs with the windows, masonry and trim.
Commercial Sectional Door RepairA forklift clipped the bottom panel while backing through the bay.
Commercial Rolling Door RepairA metallic clatter now comes from inside the hood whenever the curtain coils.
High-Lift Garage Door ConversionThe door works well, although the open panels sit far beneath a sloped or raised ceiling.