Repair & service
Tune-up and 25-point safety inspection
Ninety-five dollars, flat, plus tax. It's the cheapest thing on this site and it's the one that stops the six-in-the-morning phone call in January.
- Price
- $95
- Flat, plus tax
- Diagnosis
- $85 · waived with repair
See every symptom and price in one table
| What it's doing | Usually means | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Loud bang, now it won't open | Broken torsion spring | $329–$489 |
| Door won't move at all | Spring, opener, or power | $85–$489 |
| Opener runs, door stays put | Trolley disconnected or stripped gear | $145–$395 |
| Goes down, then reverses | Safety sensors misaligned | $125–$265 |
| Crooked or jammed in the track | Cable came off the drum | $195–$325 |
| Grinding or squealing | Worn rollers and dry bearings | $195–$285 |
| Remote or keypad not working | Battery, reprogram, or logic board | $0–$265 |
| Loud enough to wake the house | Rollers, hinges, or a chain-drive opener | $195–$949 |
| Bottom panel dented or cracked | Section replacement | $395–$1,150 |
| Won't close in the cold | Seal frozen to the slab, or travel limits | $145–$295 |
| Door slams down hard | Broken spring or a failing cable | $329–$689 |
| Nothing's wrong — just a check | 25-point tune-up and safety inspection | $95 |
What's actually wrong
A garage door is the heaviest moving object in most houses and the only one with a spring wound tight enough to be dangerous. It gets serviced roughly never. The tune-up is a balance test, a cycle-life read on the springs, a cable and drum inspection, a roller and hinge check, sensor alignment, an opener force and auto-reverse test, and full lubrication — followed by a written report of what we found and what it will need next.
You get the 25-point inspection free on any service call. The $95 buys you the visit when nothing is broken yet.
Safety, plainly
The balance test is the one you can do yourself: pull the release cord, lift the door to waist height, and let go. A balanced door stays put. If it drifts up or drops, the springs are out of adjustment and that's a real finding, not a sales line.
What the visit includes
- Full balance and counterbalance test
- Spring cycle-life estimate with a replace-by window
- Cable, drum, bearing and shaft inspection
- Roller, hinge and track fastener check
- Photo-eye alignment and auto-reverse force test
- Complete lubrication with proper garage-door grease
- Written report, emailed, with photos
What it costs
Published, and the same number we'd give you on the phone. Bands cover the great majority of residential doors; anything outside them is quoted before we start.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| 25-point tune-up and safety inspection | $95 |
| Tune-up with 10 nylon rollers | $195 |
| Add weather seal replacement | $145–$295 |
| Second door, same visit | add $65 |
| Annual plan (2 visits, priority booking) | $169/yr |
| Commercial PM contract | quoted per site |
Before you ask
- The tune-up is $95 whether we find nothing or we find four things. There's no version of this visit where the price goes up because we looked harder.
- Best month for this is October. The whole point is to find a tired spring before the cold finds it for you.
- If we find a spring at end of life we'll tell you the window, not scare you into replacing it that day.
Questions we get
How long does it take?
About 45 minutes for one door.
Is this just an upsell visit?
It's a flat fee with a written report. If everything is fine, the report says so and we leave.
How often should I do it?
Once a year is right for a door used several times a day. Every two years for a lightly used detached garage.
Do you charge for the estimate?
There's an $85 diagnostic fee on repair calls, and it's waived when you have us do the repair. New door quotes are free — those are measured, not diagnosed.
Are you actually same-day?
Most days, for most of our service area, yes — if you call before mid-afternoon. When we can't be, we tell you on the phone instead of booking you and hoping.
Where we do this
Get it fixed
Call for same-day where we can, or book a window online. Either way you'll have the number before anyone touches the door.
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Base
- Rotterdam, NY
- Diagnosis
- $85, waived with repair