Your car is not spending the night trapped in the garage. Our trucks carry oil-tempered torsion springs in 18 sizes, so 9 out of 10 spring jobs are done in one visit — usually under an hour.
That's the whole number — spring, install, safety inspection, and tune of both cables and rollers. Single-car doors land at the low end, heavy double doors at the top.
If your door is doing something on this list, don't keep yanking the red cord and forcing it. Springs under tension are the one garage job that genuinely hurts people.
You heard a gunshot in the garage last night, and now the opener strains and lifts the door two inches. Classic broken spring. We replace both when they're the same age — one just told you the other is next.
Most common fix · $189–$349A door hanging crooked in the opening means a cable let go. Stop using it — the second cable is carrying double load. We re-cable, re-level, and re-tension in one visit.
Pair replaced · $129–$189Stripped drive gears, fried logic boards, remotes that only work from six inches away. We repair LiftMaster, Chamberlain, and Genie — or quote a new belt-drive with battery backup on the spot.
Diagnostic free with repairUsually a bumped car mirror or a worn bottom roller. Don't force it back — bent track turns a $150 fix into a $600 one. We reset, straighten, and replace damaged rollers.
Reset & tune · $149–$249Nine times out of ten it's the photo-eye sensors — knocked out of line by a rake or fogged by cobwebs. We align, test travel limits, and check the down-force so it stops slamming.
Often an $89 service callA 20-point tune-up: tighten 30+ fasteners, swap steel rollers for sealed nylon, lube the torsion assembly, balance-test the door. Most doors run 60% quieter the same afternoon.
Full tune-up · $119A repair company that always says "repair" and a door company that always says "new door" are both selling you something. Here's the same checklist our techs use in your driveway.
All prices are installed — door, track, springs sized to the actual door weight, haul-away, and a balance test before we leave. Measured quotes are free and take 20 minutes.
The door on two-thirds of the houses in Fairview, and for good reason: 25-gauge steel skins, optional 1-3/8" polystyrene insulation (R-6.5), and a baked-on finish you wash twice a year. Sixteen panels, zero drama.
Looks like swing-out barn doors, works like a modern sectional. Stamped steel or overlay composite — no real wood to repaint every three summers. The single biggest before/after upgrade for a 90s colonial.
Clean horizontal lines, full-view frosted glass rows, matte charcoal or black finishes. Pairs with a wall-mount jackshaft opener so the ceiling stays clear for storage racks.
"Spring snapped Sunday night with both cars inside and a flight Monday afternoon. Tech had both springs swapped and the door balanced before my coffee got cold. Quoted $285 on the phone, paid $285."
"Our 2004 chain-drive finally stripped its gear. They gave me the honest math on repair vs. replace, and the new belt drive with the battery backup is so quiet we don't hear the kids leave anymore. Which is its own problem."
"Backed into the door frame (don't ask). Half a star off because the truck ran 40 minutes late, but they called ahead, fixed the track, and didn't try to sell me a whole new door when a $200 repair did it."
Sample reviews for demo purposes.
We keep the map small on purpose — it's how a "same-day" promise stays true. If you're inside this list, a truck is never more than about 25 minutes out.
Tell us what the door's doing. We'll text back a straight price range — usually within 15 minutes during business hours.
Describe the noise, we'll tell you the part, the price range, and the next truck slot — all in one two-minute call. If your car is trapped before work, say so and we'll bump you up the board.
Real person 7am–7pm. After-hours emergency dispatch for stuck-shut doors.