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You heard a loud bang from the garage, like a gunshot. Now the door won’t lift more than a few inches. That’s a broken torsion spring, and it needs a technician before anything else moves.
Our techs weigh the door to determine exact spring size and wire diameter for Hempstead’s specific housing styles, perfectly adjusting coil tension.
Your opener hums but the door sits still, or it grinds its way halfway down and reverses. Could be a stripped drive gear, a burnt board, or sensors that got nudged out of alignment.
Never pull the red release cord while the door is open or jammed. Pull it only when the door is fully closed.
If your door is hanging at an angle or has jumped its track, step back and leave it alone. That door is heavy and unstable, and this is not a repair anyone should attempt without the right training and tools.
Keep people and vehicles clear until a technician secures it. Cable realignment isn't something a homeowner can do safely.
A door stuck open at midnight is a security problem right now, not tomorrow morning. Call us at any hour and a real person picks up. We will give you a straight answer about when we can be there.
You will not be charged extra for a repair when the service has already been estimated.
For garage door repair Hempstead NY calls, we will send a technician and provide you with a written quote before any work starts, whether the job is a broken spring or a full garage door replacement. If there are any problems within 24 hours, we’ll come back and check it out.
We replace broken torsion and extension springs and set them so the door balances correctly.
LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and Craftsman are all familiar to our techs.
We supply and install new doors for homes and businesses, and the written quote comes before anything is ordered.
We have doors to match any opening and blend with your home. We suggest replacement over repair when repeated repairs are costing more than a new door would.
Tune-up of a Garage Door, Balance check, tighten all hardware and lubricate all moving parts of the door. Safety test of door for proper operation.
Sectional doors, roll-up doors, and high-cycle openers for warehouses, retail bays, and multi-unit properties.
Our techs replace frayed or snapped cables with the right cable for your garage door’s weight.
Protect your home from wind, water and pests. These items are very important for the older Hempstead homes that are situated close to the street.
For garage door repair Hempstead NY the most common part to replace is a snapped torsion spring.
Once a spring is broken, do not run the opener. Leave the door where it is and call a technician. We also inspect the cables and the drums while we are at that location. A broken spring often is a sign of a slipped cable.
Many garage door repair Hempstead NY opener calls involve a slowly opening or closing door that may grind, a silent humming of the opener with no action, or an opener that suddenly reverses direction before the door can close.
We supply brand new openers and can usually complete a full changeover within a single visit.
Cables and tracks can get damaged after a while. Spring and cable work belongs to a trained technician, never a homeowner.
The same goes for the drive gear and wiring inside the opener. On garage door repair Hempstead NY service calls to older homes such as Colonial and Cape Cod style homes found in village settings, we encounter quite a few track repairs. Track work is one of the more common requests from homeowners looking for a garage door company Hempstead side, so every truck carries replacement track sections.
A door that comes off track can weigh 200 pounds or more, and it can drop without warning. Even big bumps in car parks or in storms don’t necessarily mean the whole door needs to be replaced. Seasonal maintenance Check bottom seal and side seals for cracks, tighten loose parts as accessible, leave balance and spring checks to a technician during your seasonal tune-up.
A broken door at midnight is not a problem that can wait until morning. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day by real people.
Call (516) 716-2515 and we will deal with the problem. When calling for emergency garage door repair Hempstead NY, the dispatcher will tell you honestly whether there is any room on that day’s schedule. If so, you agree a 2 hour arrival window before the call ends. You will receive a text when the truck is on the move. If the day is full, the dispatcher will inform you of when the next call can be booked.
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Our emergency garage door repair Hempstead NY team treats stuck doors in tenants’ properties of property managers exactly the same.
Hempstead sits in Nassau County on the South Shore, close enough to the bays that salt rides in on the air.
Salt corrodes metal, so springs, cables and hinges here give out sooner than they would inland. Most homeowners never think about it until a long wet winter ends with the door seized, and that is when they call for garage door repair Hempstead NY.
Our technicians have noticed a design flaw in homes built in the 1940s, 50s and 60s in the Terrace Avenue and Front Street areas of our city.Read more
Many of these homes were built with the original steel tracks. Some of these have become bent or even rusted over the years.
Our trucks run garage door repair Hempstead NY calls across Hempstead and the surrounding communities.
The following ZIP codes are covered: 11550, 11549 for Hempstead, 11554 and 11590 core, 11552 and 11553 for West Hempstead & Uniondale, 11530 for Garden City and 11010 for Franklin Square. We are located at 250 Fulton Ave Suite 401, Hempstead, NY 11550.
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Whether or not a slot is open for a same day service call today typically depends on the current level of activity already scheduled on our trucks for garage door repair Hempstead NY type work. Many such service calls can be resolved on the initial service call. Call (516) 716-2515 to find out if same day service is available today or if we can schedule for the next available opening. If there is room, the dispatcher will agree a two hour arrival window with you before the call ends, and you will get a text when the truck rolls.
The price for fixing a door part is determined by the damage found in the door part. Therefore, we cannot give out prices over the phone. Each garage door repair Hempstead NY service call starts with a technician inspecting the part needed for repair and then he writes out a price to fix the door part before he begins to fix it. You can then choose to approve the written price or not.
No vague all-day promises. For garage door repair Hempstead NY calls the dispatcher agrees a 2hr arrival time with you before call end, and you get a text when the truck rolls.
We serve Hempstead and the rest of the surrounding communities such as West Hempstead, Uniondale, Garden City, East Meadow, Levittown, Franklin Square and Westbury. We can check if we serve your street when you call and ask the dispatcher for confirmation.
Century Garage Door Repair Service operates out of 250 Fulton Ave Suite 401, Hempstead, NY 11550. We dispatch garage door repair Hempstead NY from there to Hempstead and the surrounding communities. Call us at (516) 716-2515 and the dispatcher will get a truck headed your way.
Replacing a spring is a task best left to a qualified technician. Even seemingly simple springs hold a huge amount of tension and could cause serious harm if they were to suddenly release. The job needs specialized tools, and getting the wire gauge or wind count wrong has the spring failing again within months.
It is often possible to replace a single panel of a door whilst the remainder of the door is sound and the panel in question is still in production. We would need to confirm the model of the door in question and inspect the surrounding door sections prior to providing a quote for the work to be carried out. In many cases a single panel replacement could be the better solution to your problem.
Your approval to carry out the required work is obtained on the written quote after you have seen it. Nothing starts until the quote is approved in writing, and if you decline, no work is done. The dispatcher advises of this prior to sending a technician out to you. We operate on a no-surprises basis at Century Garage Door Repair Service.
For the bottom seal and side seals look for cracks. The balance and spring checks are best done by a technician during the seasonal service. Make sure all hinge pins and roller axles are tightened up as any loose parts now will cause problems in the cold weather. A door that drags along the ground in autumn will be firmly stuck in January so book garage door service Hempstead before it’s too late.
Most instances of a door reversing before it can close are caused by the safety reversing system doing its job. Perhaps a photo eye has been knocked out of alignment, or maybe a lens has become dirty, or a travel limit has been set too close. Our service techs travel to sites to realign photo eyes and to clean and re-set travel limits as required. We then test the door to make sure it is working correctly before leaving the site as opposed to simply disabling the safety reversing system.
Don’t let a broken door linger. Call (516) 716-2515 and speak with a live person 24 hours a day. Century Garage Door Repair Service repairs garage door repair Hempstead NY doors for homeowners and property management companies in the area. Our trucks are fully stocked with parts necessary to complete the repair. Learn more about what we offer. Call us today. Century Garage Door Repair Service, 250 Fulton Ave Suite 401, Hempstead, NY 11550.
