Garage Door Repair In DC

Garage door Washington DC Part 1

This is the first part of our article about garage door service in Washington DC. In this part we will discuss common garage door issues in Washington DC like broken spring, out of track garage door and more.

Click to read part 2 – Garage opener Washington DC
Click to read part 3 – New Garage Door Washington DC

In this part of the article about: “Garage door service in Washington DC”:
Garage Door Repair Washington DC
Overhead Door Repairs Washington DC
Emergency Garage Repair in Washington DC
Garage Door Spring and opener Repairs Washington DC
Garage Door Spring Repairs Washington DC
Garage Door Spring Repair Washington DC
Garage Door spring replacement service in Washington DC

Garage Door Repair DC

Need garage door specialist in Washington DC? Looking for a reliable garage door company that offer same day garage door repairs services in Washington DC? Look no farther, since you just found the solution to all your garage door issues. Whether it is a garage door fixer in Washington DC, garage door repair in Manassas, garage door service in DC, or a new garage door installation in Fairfax VA, DC Gates Experts can help you.
There was never a garage door repair in DC that we couldn’t complete, and there was never a garage door customer in Washington DC that wasn’t satisfied for a 100% with the service we provided. We have a reputation to maintain – as one of the best garage door companies in Washington DC – and we do everything to build and maintain that reputation. To us it doesn’t matter if your garage door spring snapped, if you are looking for a new garage opener installation in DC, or if you need to completely replace your overhead door in DC and install a new one. Overhead doors repairs in Washington DC is what we do, and thousands of satisfied customers can testify that we do it best.

Overhead Door Repairs DC

If you are trying to open your garage door in DC, and nothing happening, or if you would like to close your garage door, but the door close partly, or doesn’t close at all, it is time to contact DC Gates Experts for same day garage door repair in Washington DC. To us it won’t matter if you need emergency garage door fixer in Washington DC, or a garage door repairman in DC, because fixing garage doors is our job, and we can fix any garage door today.
It is not easy to be able to fix garage doors the same day in Washington DC. As you probably noticed by now, there are many different types of overhead doors in DC, and in order to fix them you need to have the right part that will fit that specific garage door in Washington DC. But luckily for you, you found one of the leading garage door companies in DC, that have a lot of experience in fixing overhead doors in Washington DC, which give us the ability to carry with us the garage door parts a garage expert in Washington DC need in order to complete the garage repair on the spot.
We know which kind of garage door springs are most likely to snap, and what kind of garage door opener we may need if we want to complete the repair, since we have been servicing overhead doors in Washington DC for more than 20 years now, and we learned which parts to use, and which springs we need to carry with us in order to complete repair for every garage door, whether it is a garage door in DC , a garage door service in Maryland, or a garage door repair in Virginia.

Emergency Garage Repair in DC

Your garage door in DC will never break in a good timing, and we have learned that it may seem sometime that the garage door picked the worst timing to get stuck. It can happen when your car is inside the garage and you cannot take it out, or when you need to access the garage from different reasons. To help you get your garage door in DC working again ASAP, Three Beached Garage Doors offer you emergency rollup door repairs in DC. Someone will always be there for you, and if you need a garage door service in DC, we can help you ASAP, and in some cases even within an hour.
Our emergency garage door repairs in Washington DC include residential and commercial overhead doors services, and since if you are located in DC you are local to us, we can be there in less than an hour, and with our experience in fixing garage doors in DC, we can probably fix your garage door today.
So what are you waiting for? Avoid bigger damage and risks and call us right now for emergency garage door repairs in Washington DC.

Garage Door Spring Repairs DC

There are many problems that can stop a garage door in Washington DC from working properly, or to completely prevent the door from opening or closing. But if someone ask us what are the main problems that an owner of a garage door in Washington DC can face, we would definitely choose the most common 2, which we are dealing with on a daily base while servicing garage doors in DC, and they are Broken Garage Doors Spring, and broken garage door opener. And since the two described problems are the most common, we would like to say few words about them, and about the ways to deal with those problems, which every garage door expert in Washington DC should be able to deal with.

Overhead Door Spring DC

Whether it is a garage door in Virginia, an overhead door in Baltimore, or a garage door in Washington DC, a garage door that doesn’t function properly should never be used. It can be a commercial garage door with a broken torsion spring in DC, or a residential overhead door with a broken extension spring in DC, but whatever the problem is, we can fix it today, since if you are located in Washington DC you are local to us, and with our same day spring replacement in DC, we will make your overhead door in DC work again today. But there are few things you should know when you are planning to contact a garage door supplier in Washington DC to replace the broken spring:

1. The first thing you should know is that you should never use a broken garage door no matter if it is a broken spring, a broken opener, a garage door in DC or overhead door repair DC. Because if you will choose to continue to use the garage, although the spring is broken, you will soon need an emergency garage repair in DC, and the repair will cost you more. But if we leave the costs aside for a second, using a broken garage, whether it is repair in Washington DC, or a garage door service in Fairfax VA is dangerous, and can result with injuries. And since no broken garage door repair worth your health, or the safety of your family, if your garage door spring snapped, contact DC Gates Experts for same day garage repairs in Washington DC.

2. Every garage door in DC has a unique set of springs. You may assume that if you will contact a garage door supplier in Washington DC you are going to find the right spring for your door, and to someone who isn’t trained in garage repairs in DC different springs may look the same, but the truth is that there is only one correct set of springs that will fit your garage door in Washington DC, and trying to use the wrong set of springs, whether torsion or extension can end with a totally ruined garage door, and in more serious failing repair attempts with injuries.

So with our same day garage repair service in Washington DC, we will be there to replace your broken spring today.

1. While browsing online, and search for a garage door spring replacement in Washington DC, you may come across some YouTube Videos that offer DIY garage door repair. While watching the Video, you may assume that you just need to locate the right garage door spring for your garage door in Washington DC, and replace it by yourself, since the tutorial that show how to replace a broken torsion spring made it seem very easy.

If the case is a torsion spring replacement in Washington DC, we would recommend you to think again. Replacing a torsion spring of an overhead door, whether it is a torsion spring replacement in Washington DC. Or a garage door spring replacement in Maryland is something that you better leave for the experts, who got the experience, the tools and the training that a safe torsion spring replacement require. You can visit this garage door repair community to learn about garage door repair in DC or anywhere else.

Garage Door spring replacement DC

As we always like to say: If is a broken garage door in DC, we can repair it and make it work again today. Many of our customers in DC ask us, how can you be so sure that you will be able to fix the garage door today? And we like to answer: After more than 25 years in the garage door industry, and after seeing any kind of garage door in Washington DC, we can say that there was never a broken garage door in DC that we couldn’t fix (As long as fixing the door doesn’t mean violating any safety law).
So do not try and push the door, or try and make it work with a broken spring. Call us today for a same day garage repair in DC.

Broken garage door in DC and Safety

If your garage door spring is broken, you must stop using the door until it will be repaired. You can contact a local garage door company in Washington DC who offer same day service to come and replace the spring for you, but until then, stop using the door and do not try to push, force it to close, balance it or using the electric opener to open and close it. We have seen garage doors in DC with broken springs that collapsed and damaged the property and even people.
A broken garage door, in Washington DC or anywhere else is not safe for use. A trained garage door technician should check it; locate the problem and fix it. Our garage door technicians in Washington DC are experts, and have years of experience in fixing and replacing broken garage door springs in Washington DC, and they are ready to replace and fix any garage door spring in Washington DC, from commercial garage door torsion spring replacement, to garage door opener repair in DC, we can fix it before the end of the day.

 

Garage door Washington DC Part 2

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This is the second part in our article about garage door service in Washington DC. In this part we will discuss the garage door opener troubleshooting, safety sensors and other issues that can accrue while using a garage door in Washington DC. If you missed the first part of our article, you can click here to go back and read more about garage door repairs in Washington DC.
In this part of the article about: “Garage door service in Washington DC”:
Garage Opener Washington DC
Garage opener repair Washington DC
Is it really opener problem?
Lift Master opener repair Washington DC
Garage Door Safety Sensor repairs Washington DC
New Garage Opener Installation DC
Out of tracks garage repairs Washington DC
Garage Door Cable Replacement DC

Garage Opener Washington DC

The majority of the garage doors in Washington DC are opening and closing with an electric garage opener. You can choose a garage door contractor in Washington DC to install the new garage opener for you, or you can choose to perform the installation by doing it yourself, as you can easily learn if you will visit our DIY garage door repair page. But not every problem with the garage opener in Washington DC mean that you need to purchase a new garage opener. Many of our garage openers’ services in DC end with repairing the old opener, and making sure it will continue to open and close your overhead door in DC for many more years.
Garage opener repair Washington DC
There are many reasons that can prevent a garage door opener from working properly. Those reasons apply to all automated garage openers, whether it is a garage opener repair in DC, in Maryland, or a garage door opener repair in Fairfax. The important thing is to remember that although any problem can be repaired, fixing the old opener will not always be the wisest decision when you are looking ahead. The old repaired opener may work for few more months, but it may be a matter of time before you will need a garage opener specialist in Washington DC to come and fix it again, or completely replace the opener and install a new one.

Is it really opener problem?

As we explained in the first part of our article about garage door repairs in Washington DC, the force which assist us to open even the heaviest overhead doors in DC is not the garage opener, but it is actually your garage door springs system. The way the garages in DC works is that the spring system is calculated to fit and balance the garage door where they are installed, so the garage opener just need to give a small push and the door will open. To you it may look like it is the opener that lift the door, when it is actually the spring system.
So if it may seem to you that your garage opener in Washington DC cannot lift the door, don’t be sure that it is a problem with the opener, since in many cases the reason is within the door, or the door’s mechanism. And luckily for you, you found us. Since we can fix any type of garage door problem in DC, whether it is a broken spring or a broken garage opener repair in Washington DC.

Lift Master opener repair Washington DC

Lift Master is not the only garage openers manufacture in Washington DC. There are other opener’s brands, and some of them offer good garage openers that can be used for garages in DC. But after more than 20 years in the garage door industry, and after servicing thousands of garage openers in Washington DC, we have learned that there is one garage opener manufacture that we can trust to supply high quality garage openers, and that when we complete a new garage opener installation in Washington DC, we can be sure that we just added another customer to our long list of satisfied customers who can recommend DC Gates Experts of DC to anyone who is looking for a garage specialist in Washington DC.

Garage Door Safety Sensor repairs DC

The safety sensors can save life, but at the same time they can be the reason for many garage door issues in Washington DC, since if they weren’t installed correctly, or if someone moved one of them by mistake, if there is dirt on one of them, or if the cable that connect them to the opener is cut, the opener will not lower the door and close it. But an issue with the safety sensors doesn’t mean that you must call a garage door expert in Washington DC to come and fix them for you. Safety sensors troubleshooting is something that can be done by DIY. You just need to follow our garage door DIY page, and learn how to troubleshoot garage door safety sensor issue in DC, or alternatively, you can visit this blog of garage door repair and ask you will get answer for any garage door question.

New Garage Opener Installation DC

A new garage opener installation in DC is something that you shouldn’t do more than once every 15-30 years. Yes this is not a mistake, today they build strong openers that can easily last this amount of years. But in order to get such a strong garage opener, you must purchase a high quality garage opener, from a reliable garage door contractor in Washington DC.
Yes, the garage openers in DC that last this amount of years are more expensive than the cheap openers you can also find in DC. But those openers usually last 2-8 years, and their low quality will be noticed every time you will use your garage door remotely. Since there is one thing we learned during our garage door repairs in Washington DC: It is better to invest in high quality garage door, and high quality garage opener, then to purchase a cheap opener, and to get upset when you will need a garage door repairman in DC to fix it every other year.

Off tracks garage repairs DC

There is a reason why a garage door – In Washington DC – or anywhere else went out of its tracks. If your garage door worked fine, and the last time you opened or closed the garage it went out of tracks, the best thing for you to so will be to call us for same day garage repair in Washington DC. The reasons why a garage door in DC went out of its tracks are many, and we can solve all of them. Sometime it is a spring that snapped, a cable the broke, a roller that got rusted, or maybe someone hit the door by mistake. But no matter what the reason is, unless you will address it and fix the reason, the door will go out of the tracks again.
This is why we train all our garage door technicians in DC to address the cause and not just the problem. For example, if the garage door spring in DC snapped, obviously it will need to be replaced with a new spring, but we train our techniques to also explain the owner about the importance of garage door maintenance (In case this is the cause to the broken spring), and how it can improve and protect every garage door in Washington DC.

Garage Door Cable Replacement DC

The garage door cables system is connecting between the spring system and the door itself, and what hold the door. When the cable snap, and it doesn’t matter if it is an overhead door in DC or a broken garage door in Manassas, the door is out of balance, and in some cases you will not be able to even open it (We always suggest to not try and use it). In that case you will need a garage door repairman in Washington DC to come and repair the door, and to replace the snapped cable (In most cases of garage repairs in DC we will recommend to replace both cables).
The garage door cables can be under a tremendous tension, and can be dangerous. If you prefer to replace the cable by yourself instead of using the service of a garage door expert in Washington DC, make sure that you have the right cable (Some garage doors in DC require different cables) and that you know what you are doing and what you are about to do. If you are not sure, contact us for same day garage door service in Washington DC.

Garage opener accessories DC

We carry garage opener accessories for all brands of garage openers in Washington DC. If you need a Lift Master garage opener remote control, Genie garage door safety sensors or Key Pad, we can help. Since we repair all kinds of garage openers in DC, we offer you to get your garage door opener itself, or any of the parts or accessories replaced or repaired today. We also supply and install emergency release, which is important for garages in DC that doesn’t have access into the garage expect from the garage door itself. We supply and repair accessories for commercial and residential garage opener in Washington DC, and there was never a garage opener problem we couldn’t solve, whether we needed to fix a Lift Master opener, or any other brand of garage opener in Washington DC.

Garage Door Maintenance Washington DC

Sometime we feel that no matter how many times we will repeat it, it will not be enough. So we will repeat it again: Evert overhead garage door need to be maintain. No matter if it is a garage door in Washington DC, a garage door in Maryland, or a garage door in Virginia, they all need to be maintain. And a good garage door maintenance in Washington DC include other parts besides lubrication, like safety inspection of the garage door and its safety feature and more. There is a very professional online tutorials that explain how to maintain a garage door in Washington DC, and following the instructions will help you get your garage door in DC lubricated and safe for use in short time.
Please note that the tutorial address residential garage doors. If you need a commercial garage door service in Washington DC, the best thing form you to do will be to call us since we specialize in both residential and commercial garage door repairs in Washington DC.

 

Garage door Washington DC Part 3

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Click to read part 2 - Garage opener Washington DC

In the previous part of our article about garage door service in Washington DC, we discussed common garage door problems like a broken garage spring repair in DC and garage opener repair in Washington DC, in the third and last part of the article, we will discuss the process of choosing and installing a new overhead door in Washington DC. If you did not read our previous parts, you can click here to read the first part, or click here for the second.
In this part of the article about: “Garage door service in Washington DC”:
New Garage Door Washington DC
Garage Door Installer in Washington DC
Repair the garage door or replace it?
What are the benefits of replacing a garage door in DC?
New Garage Door in DC and safety
What our garage door service in Washington DC include?

New Garage Door Washington DC

When you are planning to purchase a new garage door in Washington DC. Or a new overhead door in DC, there are few things you should keep on mind, and that will help you make the right decision on the way to a new garage door installation in DC:

1. If you will invest in high quality garage door, from a leading garage door brand in DC such as Amarr Garage Doors or Wayne Dalton, you will get in return a door that will work for more than 20 years, and that you won’t have to deal with fixing it in the near future. If you will try and save money, but choosing a low quality garage door, and use the services of an amateur garage door installer in Washington DC (Or choose to install the garage door by DIY) you may find that your garage door in DC doesn’t operate in the best possible way, and get stuck very often.

The best thing will be to both purchase high quality garage door, and use the services of a professional garage installer in DC.

1. Purchase high quality garage door opener. Just like the door itself, purchases a high quality garage opener, from a leading garage opener manufacture in DC, combined with an experienced opener installer who installed garage openers in DC in the past, will ensure a high quality garage opener that will last for many years. As we explained in our previous article, in the part that discuss new garage door opener installation in DC, we explained that one of the best garage opener manufacture you can choose is Lift-master, who offer high quality garage openers in Washington DC, and it is our preferred brand when it comes to new garage opener installation in Washington DC.

2. Maintain your new garage door on time. Even new garage doors in DC need to be maintained. You may assume that since the door is new and recently installed there may not be a need to maintain it, but that assumption is working. Every garage door need to be maintain, and it doesn’t matter if it is a garage door in Washington DC, or a commercial garage door in MD. Make sure that you use a trained garage door tech if you need maintenance for a commercial garage door in Washington DC, or you can do-it-yourself if you need maintenance for a residential garage door in DC.

3. Choose the right garage door for you. Choosing a new garage door in DC is something no one should do more than once every 20-30 years. So make sure you choose the right garage door for your home or your business in DC, and know that when it comes to new garage door in Maryland, the options are limitless in terms of design and color, and a good garage door repairman in Washington DC can help you choose the right garage door for you.

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Garage Door Installer in Washington DC

There are many people who claim that they have the knowledge to install a new overhead door in Washington DC. The truth is that most of them cannot install a new garage door in Washington DC a perfect way. Although the new garage doors coming with detailed explanation on how to install a new garage door? Professional new garage door installation in Washington DC require much more than just following the instruction.
The instructions are general, and explain how to install the door, but some installation require deeper knowledge of the garage door installation, and for that matter it doesn’t really matter if you need a new garage door installed in DC or a new garage door installed in VA. Not all garages in DC are the same, and each garage has a different structure, and when the installation get complicated, is when the experience of the new garage installer become important.
If you only knew how many service calls we receive from people in DC who tell us that they, a family member, their contractor or a random handy man tried to install a new garage door in Washington DC for them, but the door just don’t move. When we arrive, we usually locate the problem DC, and in most cases we completely remove the door, and install it the right way. There is no replacement for experience, and as a company who installed thousands of new garage doors in DC, we got what required to install any new overhead door in DC, commercial or residential.

 Repair the garage door or replace it?

Many of you probably wonder if they better replace the current garage door in DC and install a new door, or fix the current garage door and wait couple more years before installing a new garage door in DC. We wish we could help you make the right decision right now, but the truth is that in order to help you make the right decision, we need to come to where you are located in DC, check your garage door, and together with you make the decision.
In some cases, we can make a simple decision if to repair or replace your garage door sir in Washington DC, mostly when the door is too old, rotten or broken in a way that no garage door repairman in Washington DC will be able to repair it, or if repairing the door will not be safe. And here is the place to say that if fixing your garage door in DC is not going to make the door 100% safe for use, we will choose to recommend you to replace your garage door in D.C and install a new door.

What are the benefits of replacing a garage door in DC?

The benefits of replacing your garage door in DC can change from new garage door that look good, and in many cases can improve the beauty of your house or your business in DC (If the case is a commercial garage door). But beside cosmetic reasons, a new garage door in Washington DC is something you are going to enjoy every time you will use it. New garage door, which is a high quality garage door, from a reliable brand, and which was correctly installed, combined with high quality and strong garage opener, should work for many years with no issues. Whether it is a new garage door in DC, a new overhead door in Manassas, or in Washington DC.

New Garage Door in DC and safety

Remember, the safety features every garage door in Washington DC should include are there for a reason, and that reason is your protection. The garage door safety sensors (Laser sensors) can be the cause for many garage door issues, and you may find that your door refuse to close although it is new and recently installed, but that doesn’t mean that the safety sensors are damaged. Most likely someone moved one of the accidently and troubleshoot garage door safety sensors in Washington DC is something you can easily perform by DIY.
If there is something wrong with your overhead door in DC, if it is stuck, moving in a strange way, making noises, shaking or it seem like there is something wrong with it, stop using it and contact us for same day garage door repair service in Washington DC. No need for long waiting, and no need to worry if we are going to be able to fix it, since we can fix all kinds of garage doors in DC, and since we carry parts like springs and garage opener with us, we can fix broken garage door DC on the spot.

What our garage door service in Washington DC include?

1. Emergency garage door repairs in Washington DC.

2. Garage door spring replacement service.

3. Garage door opener repair.

4. New garage opener installation in DC,

5. New overhead door installation.

6. Garage door maintenance service.

7. Out of track garage door repairs in DC.

8. Commercial garage door repairs in DC.

9. Residential garage door repairs.

10. Cable replacement.

11. Panel replacement.

12. Garage door inspection.

13. Same day repairs for overhead doors in Washington DC.

14. Roll up gate repairs.

     

 

 

 

 

 

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