Openers
Openers & Access
Smart controllers let you check whether the door is closed from wherever you are and open it for a delivery from your phone. We install and set them up, and we make sure the basic remotes still work when the internet does not.
Which one do I need?
- The door stops partway up for no reason, or opens fine and then refuses the next time.Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
- The door opens about a third of the way and stops.Chain-Drive Opener Repair
- After the power came back you pulled the red cord to get the car out.Belt-Drive Opener Repair
- Press the button and the motor hums, but the door stays exactly where it is.Garage Door Opener Replacement
- Someone backed the car in a little too far, a bin or a bicycle brushed the track, and since then the door starts to close and comes back up.Photo-Eye Sensor Alignment or Replacement
- The outdoor keypad worked all summer.Garage Door Remote and Keypad Programming
Openers & Access
Operators, safety sensors, controls, and access systems.
Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
The door by itself
With the door fully closed, the technician pulls the emergency release and lifts the door by hand. A healthy door rises smoothly with modest effort, holds still about a metre off the floor, and stays up when fully open. If it is heavy, drifts down, or stays put only at the top, the springs are tired or broken and the opener has been doing work it was never sized for.
Tracks, rollers, hinges, cables and drums are looked over at the same time. This check comes before any powered testing, because a door in this state is corrected on the door side first, by someone with the tools for tensioned hardware.