Garage door repair in Pasadena
Every garage door repair in Pasadena starts with a free inspection, and the price is written down for you before a single part is changed.
In Pasadena the door might be a single on a detached garage behind a 1920s bungalow, or a wide double on a 1950s ranch house. The hardware behind each is different, so we look before we price.
Repairs and installation in Pasadena
Broken garage door springs
If the opener strains and quits after a sharp bang inside the garage, a spring has most likely snapped. Leave the door where it is, and leave the release cord alone while the door is up, because the spring was carrying most of its weight. The new springs' cycle rating goes on the invoice. More on garage door spring repair.
Opener repair
When the opener hums and the door stays put, or the door reverses a foot from the floor, the cause is usually a stripped drive gear or safety sensors out of line. We check the door's balance by hand before blaming the motor. See opener repair and installation.
Garage door installation
Once a door has rusted through or been patched too often, replacing it starts to make sense. A carriage-style face tends to suit a Craftsman bungalow, and a ranch house usually looks right with a long-panel or flush door. You can try a new door on a picture of your house first, and new garage doors explains how installation goes.
How a visit works
- Phone us or send the form. On a call we make the appointment and agree the arrival window there and then; send the form and we get back to you to set it up.
- Our technician inspects the whole door. Springs, cables, rollers, track and opener get checked together, since one worn part puts extra load on the rest. Garage door repair in Los Angeles covers that visit in full.
- Then a written price. No work starts until you approve it.
Garages around Bungalow Heaven and Hastings Ranch
Around Bungalow Heaven the garage is often a detached single at the end of a narrow driveway, built long before automatic openers, so headroom gets measured before a new opener goes in. Hastings Ranch is largely ranch houses, many with a wide double door. On the hillside streets of Linda Vista a garage tucked under the house may need a low-headroom track.
Pasadena garage door questions
Do both springs need replacing if only one broke?
Usually, yes. The spring that held on has done the same number of cycles as the one that snapped, and pairing a new spring with a worn one leaves the door out of balance. We explain it at the estimate, and nothing extra is done without your say-so.
Can my old opener run a new door?
Often it can, once its force and travel settings are reset for the new door. Springs are matched to the weight of a door, so new springs normally come with a new door.
Is the estimate free if I decide not to go ahead?
Yes. The inspection and the written estimate cost nothing, and that stays true if you take the price away to think about it or show it to another company.
Get the door looked at.
The price is written down before anything is touched, and it holds. Nothing else is done without your say-so.