The spring broke overnight and now the door is stuck. Century Garage Door Repair Service dispatches from Upper Marlboro to the surrounding communities, and a real person answers (240) 896-7713 24 hours a day.
That crack at 6 a.m. in an Upper Marlboro garage. Don't run the opener. Leave the door where it is and call us.
Motor hums but the door stays put in the Maryland heat. Chain, belt, or drive gear may have gone. Our techs can usually sort it on the same trip.
Older Upper Marlboro homes, heavier doors, bigger drops. Keep everyone away from it. A door that falls off track needs a tech to make it safe.
Summer storms leave dents and split seals out here. A cracked panel or torn bottom seal lets in water, pests, and the Maryland humidity. Worth fixing fast.
On each garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD service call, our techs inspect the door and write up the price before any work is done, and the work starts once you agree to it. Here is what we cover.
Torsion and extension springs usually fail by snapping without warning. We measure the door, bring the right spring from the truck and wind it, and most spring calls finish on the first visit.Read more
On a two-spring door we recommend replacing both, so the second one does not break a week later.
We can fix a grinding motor, a reversing door or a dead remote control. We repair the major opener brands, including LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and Craftsman.
We take away your old door when we fit the new one, in steel, wood composite or insulated, and we recommend what suits a Prince George’s County home through hot summers and cold winters.Read more
The number goes in writing first, and nothing is touched until you approve it.
When a door can no longer be repaired we offer steel, insulated or composite doors to fit your opening. We will explain the costs of each job to you.
We check rollers, hinges, springs, cables and balance in a tune-up and safety inspection. Better to fix small problems than having to fix them in the middle of the night.
Our techs fix roll-up and sectional doors for businesses and property managers, so your commercial door is back in operation and your business keeps running.
Frayed cables or bent tracks can cause unusual door operation and doors can get stuck. We straighten, re-cable and re-align the door tracks to make sure the door functions properly again.
One bad panel does not mean you need a whole new door. We can find a similar style and just replace the damaged panel.
A torsion spring sits on the shaft above the door, and extension springs run along the outside of the tracks on each side.
A loud bang in the garage usually means a broken spring, the most common garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD call we get. Once a spring is broken, do not run the opener. Leave the door where it is and call a technician. Our trucks carry torsion and extension springs for the many types of doors in Upper Marlboro, from older neighborhoods to the newer rows of townhomes.
We cover a range of garage door opener repair Upper Marlboro calls, from a motor that runs while the door sits still to a logic board that will not program and photo eyes out of alignment.
If your opener is too old for parts, we tell you and give you a written quote for a new one before any work starts. Spring and cable work belongs to a trained technician, never a homeowner. The same goes for the drive gear and wiring inside the opener.
Cables around the drum of a spring will transfer the force of the spring to the door and guide it up and down.
Broken or worn cables will cause the door to fall to one side and jam against the door stop. Similarly, if a track has become misshapen, perhaps as a result of a vehicle collision or a door being shut or opened too forcefully, the door can come off track and require professional attention to rectify. A door that comes off track can weigh 200 pounds or more, and it can drop without warning. Keep people and vehicles clear until a technician secures it. Never pull the red release cord while the door is open or jammed. Pull it only when the door is fully closed.
A single dented or cracked panel doesn’t always mean a full replacement. We assess the structural integrity first. If the frame and rails are straight, a panel swap is often the right call.
The spring doesn’t care that it’s 11 PM on a Tuesday night. We answer every garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD call live, 24 hours a day.
You will speak live to a person, not a machine, and the dispatcher will truthfully tell you if there is any room for same day service or when the first appointment time is for the next day. The dispatcher agrees a two hour arrival window with you on the call, and you get a text when the truck rolls.
Homeowners, landlords and property managers can call (240) 896-7713 for after-hours garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD.
Not sure about your street? The dispatcher checks it on the call.
Century Garage Door Repair Service is located at 14418 Old Mill Rd Suite 201 in Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.
Service trucks depart from this location to serve the people of Upper Marlboro and surrounding communities. Our trucks run from Upper Marlboro to the surrounding communities, taking garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD calls in these ZIP codes: 20772, 20774, 20711, 20623, 20721, 20747, 20754, 20746, 20743, 20748, 20785, 20776, 20613, 20751, and 20758.
Call (240) 896-7713 for questions about coverage in your area.
Upper Marlboro is a town in Prince George’s County. It gets hot and humid in the summer and cold in the winter.
This kind of weather can cause problems for garage door hardware. In high temperatures, the lubrication on garage door rollers and hinges can dry out quickly causing wear on the metal. In cold weather, garage door cables can become stiff and garage door springs can become brittle. The International Door Association publication outlines recommended lubrication intervals for doors in climates similar to this. Our service technicians follow these guidelines during every service call. There is a diverse range of housing stock in the Marlboro area. Many of the older ranch style homes located in established neighborhoods like Marlboro Meadows have single-car size garage doors installed in the 1980s and 1990s. These doors are past their cycle life and likely to have worn springs and aging hardware. In contrast, the townhouse style homes located along Route 4 as well as the newer communities closer to the Beltway have two-car steel section garage doors with modern openers. Many of these homes are part of HOA communities with strict covenants regarding garage door panel color and style. Century Garage Door Repair Service provides repair service for both the older single-car doors as well as the newer two-car steel section garage doors throughout the area. In the HOA communities we typically coordinate with the property manager and then work with the individual unit owners in a given row to perform the necessary service to all of the doors in the row.
Serving older Colonials & new builds
It depends on where the day already stands when you call. Our trucks are stocked for most jobs, so most garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD calls finish in one visit. Call (240) 896-7713 and the dispatcher tells you honestly whether there is room today or when the next opening is. You agree a two-hour arrival window on the call and get a text when the truck is on the way.
We do not quote garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD prices over the phone, because each visit is priced on what your door actually needs. The tech inspects the problem and gives you a detailed written quote, and work starts only after you approve it.
Garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD calls go to the nearest available truck. The dispatcher gives you a 2 hour arrival window before the call ends, and you get a text when the truck rolls out, so you can get on with your afternoon.
We serve Upper Marlboro and the surrounding communities, including Largo, Mitchellville, District Heights, Brandywine, Lothian and more. If you are unsure about your street, call and the dispatcher tells you whether you are inside our garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD service area.
Our trucks dispatch from 14418 Old Mill Rd Suite 201, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, and our garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD techs cover the town and the surrounding communities. You can reach us at (240) 896-7713.
No. A broken spring is a serious issue. A broken spring means the door has lost its counterbalance, and using it can seriously damage opener parts that were never built to carry the door’s weight. Don’t use the door and leave it where it is. Book garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD soon, so one repair does not turn into four.
Dry rollers, worn hinges, loose hardware or an unbalanced door can all make a door creak. A creaky door can get worse as time passes. A grinding or banging door is a part on its way to failing. A garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD service call will establish what parts are at fault and replace them as necessary.
We cannot give a figure until the tech measures the door to work out its weight and the spring it needs. You get a written quote before any work starts, and nothing starts until you approve it.
It does. Wet summers corrode steel hardware and swell wood panels, while dry cold winters contract metal and crack old grease. Our techs check rollers, hinges, cables, and spring condition for both kinds of damage on every visit. A garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD call in spring often turns up corrosion that built up quietly over winter, and catching it early keeps the repair smaller.
We usually quote to replace both springs on a two-spring door as they are of approximately the same age and have been cycled approximately the same number of times. When one fails the other is not usually too far behind. As a matter of policy we recommend replacing both springs at the same time, to avoid a second visit a couple of weeks later and to leave the door balanced. The reasons for this are explained in the quote, and you can then choose to proceed with both springs if you so wish.
Garage door repair Upper Marlboro MD is what Century Garage Door Repair Service does across this area every day. Our trucks are stocked, our phone is live around the clock, and a real person picks up when you call. Seniors, military, and first responders get a standing discount. Call (240) 896-7713 now for a written quote before any work starts. Century Garage Door Repair Service, 14418 Old Mill Rd Suite 201, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.
