Do you fix garage doors in Nampa?
Yes. Nampa is where we're based, and we come to homes all over town, from the Ford Idaho Center to Downtown Nampa. Torsion springs, cable drums and Chamberlain openers ride in our pickups, next to the winding bars and crimping tool.
Our phone is on 24/7, and emergency calls, like a snapped cable that leaves the door crooked, get priority. We don't charge for the estimate, and you'll hear what failed and what each fix costs before work begins.
Tall RV and boat doors
If you keep a camper or a boat for Lake Lowell in a tall bay, its door is heavier than standard, with stronger springs and longer cables. Those springs sit high, where trouble is easy to miss, so check from the floor with a flashlight:
- A gap in the coils of a spring, or frayed strands on a cable near the bottom corners.
- One side trailing the other as the door goes up, or a gap under one end once it's down.
- An opener that labors through the first few feet, or a door that feels heavier than it used to.
Skip the ladder and keep your hands off the cables. Any of these signs calls for cable replacement or spring replacement before the door fails with the boat under it.
How hard does your door work?
Every spring lasts a set number of cycles, and each trip up and back down counts as one. A busy two-car garage wears out a builder-grade spring far sooner than a door used twice a day, so count your daily trips. If the number is high, ask about durable high-cycle springs.
Not sure which part has failed? Our garage door repair page sorts the common symptoms by the part behind them.
Until the technician gets there
Torsion springs and their cables are wound tight enough to cause serious injury. Never loosen, unwind or remove them, even when the fix looks simple. In the meantime:
- Leave the opener off. Another press can overwork the motor until it burns out, or let the door come down.
- Keep kids and pets in the house.
- Stay out from under the door, and never back a boat or RV out beneath one that's stuck or crooked.
- Only pull the red release cord if the door is closed tight or a second person has a firm hold on it; with the spring gone, it can come down fast.
When you call, give us the nearest cross street, what happened and whether the door is up, down or in between. Afterward, the technician balances the door, tests the safety sensors and auto-reverse, and leaves the work area clean.
