New Garage Door Installation

Signs You Need a New Garage Door

• Two or more sections are cracked, split or rusted through at the bottom.
• The maker no longer produces sections or hardware for your model.
• The same repair keeps coming back because the door has warped or sagged.
• Wood sections have rotted where they meet the floor.
• The garage shares a wall with the house and the old door lets cold and noise straight in.
• You are changing the look of the house and the old door no longer fits it.

How We Install a New Garage Door

1. Measure the opening. Width, height, headroom and side room are measured at the garage, not guessed from a photo.
2. Choose and price. We go through material, insulation, windows and style with you, then give one price for the door, springs, track and fitting.
3. Check local review. If your street sits in a historic district or under an association, you confirm the design with them before the order goes in.
4. Take the old door down safely. Spring tension comes off first; only then are the old cables, track and sections removed.
5. Hang the new door. Sections, track, springs and hardware go in square and level, and the opener is reconnected or replaced.
6. Balance and test with you. The door has to hold halfway, run smoothly and reverse on contact before we call it done.

Parts and Options

Steel, wood or composite. Steel is the common choice and comes plain or with a wood-grain finish. Real wood suits older homes but needs paint or stain to stay healthy. Composite gives a wood look with less upkeep.

Insulated or not. An insulated door keeps a winter garage warmer and quieter, which counts most when the garage is attached or has a room above it.

Springs and track. Most new doors run on torsion springs over the opening; extension springs suit some low-headroom garages. Standard-lift track fits most garages, and high-lift track helps when the ceiling is tall and you want the door higher up the wall.

Style and windows. Raised-panel, flush and carriage-house designs are all available, with or without a row of windows. Windows add light but need to match the look of the street if local review applies.

Check Local Review Before You Order

Safety During Removal

The most dangerous moment of a door swap is taking the old door down. Its springs still hold enough force to lift the whole door, and cutting a cable or unbolting a bottom bracket before that force is released can throw parts across the garage. Please leave the old door in place until we arrive, and do not try to remove springs yourself.

Repair or Replace?

A new door is a big purchase, so we only suggest one when repair no longer makes sense. A broken spring, a frayed cable or a door off its track does not mean the door is finished. One dented section can often be handled with panel replacement. When the door itself has failed, a new one solves the problem for good instead of paying for the same fix twice.

What changes the final price of a new door: the width and height of the opening, steel or wood or composite, insulated or not, windows and decorative hardware, the track type your ceiling needs, and whether the opener stays or is replaced with opener installation. Questions before the visit can go through our contact page.