Garage Door Repair Southfield

Garage Door Repair Southfield

We repair garage doors from all brands and makers in Southfield Michigan. Many times our customers ask us if we can repair their garage door, since they are not sure if we fix this brand, or they are not sure if we repair wooden garage doors in Southfield Michigan. So we would like to make it clear: If it is a garage door near Southfield, WE CAN FIX IT! 
From commercial heavy duty Overhead garage doors in Southfield, to residential garage door tune up, we can repair it. If your garage door spring snapped, the door is out of track, or if the garage opener is not responding, we are the answer for all your garage door needs in Southfield and the area.
Since we are experienced in all kinds of overhead doors service in Southfield, it give us the ability to predict which kind of garage door springs and parts are more likely to break and require replacement, so we try to carry with us multiple units from each kind of spring, in order to complete the garage door repair on the first visit.
But sometime when we arrive to a customer’s location in Southfield, we find that we need to repair a custom made garage door, which require custom made parts like springs. When this is the case, we usually provide a temporary repair for the garage door, and we come back the same or the next day to complete the repair. Since garage door repairs in Southfield is what we do. And we are trying to provide a quick and efficient garage repair for all our customers. Whether they are located in Southfield Michigan.

Common garage door problems

There are many possible reasons that can affect a garage door in Southfield and the way it is moving. The garage doors in Southfield include many moving objects, which carry a large amount of weigh, and can sometime break.
It is enough that one of the garage door rollers in Southfield is damaged or rusted, to take a garage door in Southfield out of its tracks. When we arrive to inspect a broken garage door at one of our customers in Southfield, we often find that the problem started long before they contacted a garage door company in Southfield, and if they would of contact us on time, the repair could cost less than third from what it will cost now.
So we always say and we will say it again to all our garage door customers in Southfield: do not wait until it is too late, and until your Overhead door in Southfield will completely stop working. If there is something wrong with your door, if the cable is lose, the roller is bended, or if the door is making strong noises, contact a garage door contractor in Southfield today.
When contacting a garage door contractor in Southfield on time, besides saving money, you will avoid putting yourself, or one of your family members at risk. An Overhead garage door can be dangerous, whether it is a garage door opener repair in Oakland County, or a rolling gate repair Oakland County avoid using a broken garage door.

Garage Door Spring in Southfield Snapped

The garage door spring system in Southfield is what make it so easy to lift and open even the commercial garage doors in that weight hundreds of pounds, and it is what stop the heavy duty door from crashing into the ground and break. When one of the springs break, it is usually followed by a loud noise that make you wonder if the door is so damaged that you will have to replace it.
It is important to let you know that every garage door in Southfield - and for that matter it doesn’t matter if it is a garage door in Oakland County, or a garage door in Oakland County – should not be used if there is something wrong with it. The safety issue become more relevant when the issue is a broken garage door spring. There are many different types of overhead doors in Southfield, each door uses a different kind of spring system, so do not assume that if you found a garage door supplier in Southfield and purchased a pair of springs, it will necessarily make your garage door work again. You must find the exact right spring for your garage door in Southfield, whether it is torsion spring system, or extension spring system.

 

Extension Spring System

If your garage door in Southfield is equipped with extension spring system (and hopefully they are secured with 2 safety cables) than the damage may be minimal, in case of the springs snapped, and a replacement of the snapped spring (Or both springs) will usually solve the problem. If you own a garage door in Southfield which move with the assistance of extension spring cables, but there are no safety cables installed, contact a garage door company in Southfield to install them for you, or install them by yourself. Although the safety cables are not necessary in order to use the garage door, they are required by the law, to protect you, a family member, or objects that may be near the door when the spring will break. There are many companies in Southfield who offer to replace broken garage door spring in Southfield, So make sure that you contact a company which hire professional technicians, and who hire garage door technician who performed garage door extension spring repairs in the past, and familiar with the springs systems in Southfield Michigan.

Here is an example of extension springs in Southfield:

 

Torsion Spring System Southfield

If you are not sure what kind of spring system operate your garage door in Southfield, look at the springs and you will know. Unlike the extension springs, which located on the sides of the door, on the top of the tracks, the torsion springs are wrapped around a metal pipe, and usually located at the center of the door. Every garage door in Southfield has its own spring system, which are calculated by the size and the weight of the door. If one of your torsion spring broke and need repair, please contact us for a same day repair in Southfield Michigan.
We carry 90% of the springs which are required to repair a garage door in Southfield Michigan. But sometime, when it is a commercial garage door in Southfield , or a custom made garage door, we need to measure and weigh the garage door in order to determine what size of springs are required. In that case we will provide you with a temporary repair, and we will return with the right springs to complete the repair. So no matter what kind of spring system it is, if you need garage door spring repair in Southfield, we can help.

 

Garage Door Opener Repair Southfield

Garage door opener in Southfield can make our life easier. When you can open and close your garage door remotely, and you do not need to open and close it manually every time you need to enter or exit your garage door in Southfield, you probably appreciate the electric garage opener. There are many garage door openers manufactures in Southfield, some of them create high quality openers, and those are the openers you should aim for, whether it is a garage door opener in Southfield, or any other city in Oakland County.
The brand we recommend to use, and that we always prefer to install, is Lift-Master Garage Opener. We have supplied and installed many Lift Master garage opener, and we always got the same results – perfection. The garage openers they create are from high quality, and when they are correctly installed, by a professional garage door installer in Southfield, they can easily last 20 years and more.
So now that you decided which brand to use, all that left for you is to choose which type of opener. Whether a belt drive opener in Southfield or chain drive opener in Oakland County. Both are strong and reliable, and will service you for many years. We supply and install all types of openers in Southfield , and we will gladly install a new garage door opener for you. If you would like to read more about the garage door openers types, check out this article which explain about different garage door openers in Southfield Michigan.

Safety Sensors Repair Southfield

One of the problems that involve the garage door opener is a problem with the safety sensor. If you own an automated garage door in Southfield that operate with an electric opener you will find 2 safety sensors at the bottom of the garage door tracks, or next to it. They are there for a reason, and the reason is your safety. The federal law require that every automated garage door in Southfield or anywhere else will include a safety feature such as the garage door safety sensors.
The location of the safety sensors, is usually where people tend to put their cleaning materials or their gardening tools, and that usually end with one of the sensors accidently moved from where is installed, Moving or misplacing the sensor break the invisible laser beam which run between the 2 sensors. If your garage door in Southfield is coming down only half way or part of the way, and reverse to open position followed by a signal from the garage opener that something is wrong, you may have a safety sensors problem.
But there is no need to panic, since garage door safety senor issue in Southfield s very common in Southfield New York, and can easily be repaired (In case there is no damage to the sensor or to the cables, if this is the case you need to contact a local garage door company in Southfield to repair or replace the sensor for you) sometime it is as simple as pushing the sensor back to place.
In most cases, the safety sensors repair is not complicated, and can be easily performed by you or by a garage door repairman in Southfield Michigan. Click here to read more about safety sensors repair.

Do It Yourself garage door repair

Whenever we are asked about do it yourself garage door repair, whether it is a garage door in Southfield or in a different place in Oakland County, we like to tell the story about someone who needed garage door repair in Southfield, and decided to do it by DIY: One evening we received a call from a terrified woman, who tell us that her father locked himself inside the garage and he can’t come out. Of course that we stopped all projects and rushed to the place, luckily he was in Southfield so he was local to us.
When we got there we found that the garage door is locked due to a broken torsion spring, and that the person inside is locked since the door was too heavy to be lifted. We quickly started working and together we were able to open the garage (Some garages in Southfield are too heavy to be opened by one person) which was a double wooden garage door. We found an old man inside who looked more amused than terrified. He told us that he watched a “do it yourself” Video on You Tube, where they explained how to replace a torsion spring. So the first step was to disengage the garage door opener, and so he did, just that the door was half way down, so once he disengaged the motor, the weight of the door pulled the door down and locked him inside.
He thanks us for arriving so quickly, and he asked us to replace the torsion springs in he’s garage, since he isn’t going to do any DIY garage door repair anymore. We offer a same day garage door repairs service in Southfield , so there is no need to try and fix your garage door by DIY, unless you know exactly what you are doing. Just call us, and let us fix the garage, since fixing garage door in Southfield is what we do. And if you are located in Southfield we can do what we do best today.

Repairs that you can perform by yourself

If you read the story we just finished, about the guy in Southfield who tried to replace a torsion spring by DIY, you probably understand that we are not big fans of DIY garage door repair in Southfield, and in most repairs we will recommend to contact a garage door company in Southfield to perform the repair for you. But at the same time we do encourage people to do things by themselves such as maintain their garage door every 6 months, Repair a broken safety sensor, and other small repairs that doesn’t require special tools and professional knowledge. And definitely don’t require a garage door specialist in Southfield Michigan.
If you decided to repair your garage door in Southfield by yourself, please make sure that you have the right tools, the matching parts, and please try to stay on the safe side. If you are not sure, you can always call a garage door specialist in Southfield to help you with advice or with tips on how to repair a garage door in Southfield Michigan.

 

About our garage door repair in Southfield

RDD Garage Doors offer same day garage door service, including:

• Emergency garage door repair Southfield Michigan.
• Spring repair or replacement Southfield .
• Opener repair and installation Southfield Michigan.
• Out of track garage door repair Southfield Michigan.
• Residential garage door repair Southfield .
• Commercial garage door repair.
• Roller replacement.
• Garage door maintenance in Southfield Michigan.
• Same day service in Southfield .

 

 

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