A spring breaks at 7am and you are unable to open the door to a car stuck inside. Our trucks are moving all day and night and you can speak with a live person 24 hours a day by calling (833) 435-4540.
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The garage went quiet after a sharp crack, and now the door is flat at the floor. The spring does the lifting, so with it gone, the door will not rise.
Our techs weigh the door to determine exact spring size and wire diameter for Burien’s specific housing styles, perfectly adjusting coil tension.
The remote clicks and nothing stirs, or the motor runs its full cycle while the door never budges. A stripped gear, a dead logic board, or sensors off their mark is usually the cause.
Never pull the red release cord while the door is open or jammed. Pull it only when the door is fully closed.
One corner of the door has given way and the whole panel tilts hard in the opening. A cable or track failure is why, and this is not a repair to touch yourself.
Keep people and vehicles clear until a technician secures it. Cable realignment isn't something a homeowner can do safely.
An open door at 2 a.m. is your security problem right now. Call us for garage door repair Burien WA and a live person picks up, whatever hour it is.
You will not be charged extra for a repair when the service has already been estimated.
Each call to (833) 435-4540 is answered by a live dispatcher who sends the closest truck to the call. Below is a list of what our technicians do on a daily basis for garage door repair Burien WA calls.
The torsion and extension springs in these systems usually break with little warning, and when one breaks the whole system comes to a halt. We change the broken spring and then check the system for proper balance.
Whether your problem is a stripped drive gear or a dead logic board, we fix LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, and most other brands. We'll tell you if all you need is a drive gear before anyone tries to sell you a whole new unit.
We take out the old door and hang the new one, with hardware, tracks and the opener lined up, all on a written quote you approve first.
A door that has suffered too much damage (dents, warping, rusting) to be repaired panel by panel is replaced as a whole door unit.
Tune-up, hardware check, lubrication and safety test. Call (833) 435-4540 to ask about scheduling a tune-up and safety inspection.
Century Garage Door Repair Service handles rolling steel, sectional overhead doors and high-cycle springs for units that open frequently throughout the day.Read more
Property managers book garage door repair Burien WA for their tenants and receive the same phone number and written quote as any other customer.
We use proper tools and load procedures to replace individual frayed or snapped cables. We do not recommend these repairs for you to attempt at home.
We find panels that match what is already on your door, then fit a new bottom seal so the door closes flush and weather stays out.
The springs do the real lifting. When a torsion spring above the header or an extension spring along the side rail snaps, the door goes nowhere, and the opener strains against dead weight.
Garage door repair Burien WA calls for broken springs are some of the most common jobs our trucks run, especially after a cold stretch when metal contracts overnight. Once a spring is broken, do not run the opener. Leave the door where it is and call a technician. We carry a variety of sizes of single and double door torsion springs as well as a variety of extension springs. Call (833) 435-4540 for a written quote before any spring work is done.
On garage door repair Burien WA calls, we treat opener problems as a separate job from door problems.
A grinding opener, a door that reverses before it closes, a remote control that is no longer communicating with the opener are all examples of opener problems which have unique solutions. Our techs have worked on many LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, Linear and Craftsman openers. For the most part the service calls to repair these types of problems are completed on the first visit as our technicians carry the correct parts including drive gears, logic boards, photo eyes, and remote control receivers. We also supply and install a wide range of new openers including belt-drive openers and smart openers.
In this design the cables run from the bottom of the door up to the drums sitting on either side of the spring shaft.
If a cable frays or breaks the door will drop on that side. It may get stuck in the track or fall completely. A door that comes off track can weigh 200 pounds or more, and it can drop without warning. Typical work for track alignment, roller replacement and cable work is completed by service techs on garage door repair Burien WA calls. Spring and cable work belongs to a trained technician, never a homeowner. The same goes for the drive gear and wiring inside the opener.
Just because a panel has been damaged by being backed into, or torn after years of being exposed to wet weather, does not necessarily mean that the only option is to have the whole door replaced with a new one.
Our experienced technicians will assess the door and let you know whether it is possible to just replace the single panel that is damaged, or if the door’s frame has shifted so much that a complete new door is the better option. Bottom seals and side and top weatherstripping are replaced as required, too.
Garage door repair Burien WA calls come in at 2 a.m. on a Sunday and a real person answers, every time.
Call (833) 435-4540 and the dispatcher tells you honestly whether a slot is open today or the next opening is tomorrow. Your two hour arrival window begins when we dispatch your truck. You will receive a text when our truck is on its way to you within this two hour window.
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Typical garage door repair Burien WA emergencies are a door stuck open in the rain, a snapped spring with the car trapped inside, and an off-track door blocking the driveway.
Most parts required to repair these emergencies are carried by our trucks and most repairs can be completed in one visit.
Burien sits on the edge of Puget Sound, so the air carries a lot of moisture all year. We see surface rust on many of the springs we service, stiff cables, and seized up rollers due to lubricant being washed out over the long, wet winter months.
The majority of the garage door repair Burien WA calls that we receive are in the aftermath of long wet periods, and often the parts that have failed were already marginal to start with. International Door Association publishes maintenance information that is worth reading to help prevent these types of problems.
Garage door repair Burien WA service calls are frequently scheduled for older homes in the Burien area, which were built in the 1960s and 1980s with single car garages and narrower doors.Read more
The older torsion spring assemblies for single garage doors were typically under-sized for the new insulated garage doors that the homeowner selects. Many of Burien’s newer homes sit in neighborhoods with a homeowners association (HOA). For garage door installation Burien service calls at these homes, we first verify the approved colors and models for garage doors and openers.
All of the neighborhoods around Ambaum Blvd. are serviced by our service technicians as well as the homes around Three Tree Point. The streets leading up to Seahurst Park are also serviced. Every area we cover is on our service areas page.
Give us a call at (833) 435-4540 and the dispatcher checks your street before booking. Our crews reach customers throughout ZIP code 98166.
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Our live dispatcher will check our current schedule and let you know what is available today. Our live dispatcher is available 24/7 and will inform you whether we can fit you in for same day service or whether we can book you in for the next available slot. In most cases we can finish garage door repair Burien WA jobs in a single visit. You will be advised of a 2 hour time slot and then texted when the truck is en route to your address.
We never quote a repair price over the phone. Each garage door repair Burien WA visit will receive a written quote given to you for approval before we start work. If you decline, no work is done. Call (833) 435-4540 to book a visit with one of our experienced repairmen.
We send the nearest available truck and give you a 2 hour window from time of dispatch. We confirm the time with you before ending the call. You will receive a text when the truck is on its way to your address.
Our trucks serve Burien and nearby neighborhoods, including Ambaum Boulevard, Seahurst Park and Three Tree Point. Call (833) 435-4540 and we confirm your street and book you on the same call.
Century Garage Door Repair Service serves customers throughout Burien and surrounding communities. We are a mobile operation and do not have a physical location that you would need to visit. To book an appointment, call (833) 435-4540. The dispatcher will confirm your street address before scheduling. We serve customers throughout Burien and the surrounding area.
A door that has come off a track can be very heavy and can fall or even shift suddenly. Until we send someone to secure it, keep all people, pets and cars at a distance. Do NOT attempt to manually place the door back on the track or open/close it in any way. Simply call us and we will book a technician to secure it.
Most of the time yes. The safety reversing system is behaving as it is supposed to. This type of behavior is generally caused by a photo eye having been knocked out of alignment, a lens becoming dirty and not being able to see the beam, or travel limits having been reached and need to be reset. Our tech will realign the safety reversing system and test it for proper operation. It is a very common garage door repair Burien WA call and usually an easy fix.
Yes, we do commercial work. This includes rolling steel doors, sectional overhead doors and high-cycle springs. Commercial doors open and close all day long. We treat property managers and owners exactly like the rest of our customers. After our tech inspects your door and writes up the necessary work for your approval, we get to work. Call (833) 435-4540 to schedule.
Yes. With the humidity off Puget Sound, springs and cables deteriorate faster than in drier climates. Our experienced technicians have found signs of surface rust and stiffness on some very young springs. Springs and cables that have been subjected to long periods of wet weather are particularly prone to failure. Regular maintenance to inspect and check parts for signs of corrosion can help to uncover problem parts before they fail. Often a simple tune-up and safety check can reveal deteriorating parts before they fail.
Typical causes of garage door noises are dry rollers, worn hinges, loose bolts and unbalanced garage doors. Grinding sounds are typically caused by dry rollers or the opener’s drive system. Bangs or pops are usually caused by the door racking in the garage door frame. None of these noises are normal and should be fixed. A service call from one of our expertly trained garage door repair Burien WA technicians can diagnose and explain the repairs needed to silence the noise.
We fix broken springs, doors not operating on tracks and openers that fail in the rain. We answer for the Burien area 24/7. Our trucks carry the common parts, so most repairs are finished in one visit. All quotes are provided in writing prior to our starting work and we won’t start work until you agree to it. Senior citizens, military, police, fire and EMS receive a standing discount. Call (833) 435-4540 to book your visit. Read more about the specific work we do.
