Garage Door Service & Repair

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Garage Door Service and Repair
New Garage Door Installations
Broken Spring Replacements
Off Track Doors Repair
Replace Cables, Rollers and Hinges, Sensors, Wall Console
Bent Track Replacements
New Opener Installations and Remote Control Programming
Keypad Installation and Programming
Liftmaster Opener Products
Panel Section Replacement

Did you know? Your garage door and automatic opener needs regular maintenance! Garage door service is very important. If you are like most people, your garage door gets opened and closed more than your front door! You wouldn't drive your car without maintaining it, would you?

After all, your garage door is the largest and heaviest moving object in your home. Regular maintenance can prevent unnecessary wear on important components to your door, such as rollers, hinges, bearings and springs which could not only cost you additional money, but could make your door unsafe to operate.

A few simple things you can check that will let you know when it's time to call a professional technician are: Excessive noise that may be coming from the door or the automatic opener can sometimes be a clue that there is a problem.

By simply putting the door in the closed position, you can pull down on your manual release cord which is usually located on the automatic opener. Once the door is on manual, you want to check to see if the door is in proper balance, being careful not to put your fingers in between the gaps of the panels, use handles that should be mounted on the back of the door, to lift the door to the halfway position.

A properly balanced door should stay in this position after you let go of the handle, if the door drifts down or feels too heavy it's possible that your springs, located above the door, need to be tightened. This should only be performed by a licensed technician.

If the door is properly balanced, you should be able to perform a safety reverse test by setting a 1 1/2 inch block (2X4) laid flat underneath the center of the door. A properly adjusted door should reverse upon contact with the block. If it does not reverse, it may cause entrapment underneath the door leading to serious injury to your family and friends.

If this is the case, you should call a licensed garage door company immediately to make the proper adjustments. Investing in your family's safety by maintaining your door should be a priority and is not worth delay.
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Broken torsion springs remain one of the most common repair calls we receive. People have been seriously injured when tightening or releasing the springs themselves — that's why you need a professional technician to safely perform the repair.