New garage doors are expensive, so unless you are really wanting a new door I will always offer a repair as a first option. Nine times out of ten we will be able to repair your existing garage door for a fraction of the price of a new door.

We also offer garage door servicing, which means that you should get many years’ more operation out of your current door, before you need to replace it.

Should your door be beyond repair we offer a wide variety of new, top quality garage doors at very competitive prices.

Same-day service on garage door repairs

If your car is locked in a broken garage and you need to use it urgently, a same-day service is available. In all cases, however, we’ll endeavour to get to your home as quickly as possible.

Any make or model of garage door repaired

We will be able to fix your existing garage door whether it is:

• up-and-over, sectional, roller door, or the old-fashioned gate style
• made of steel, timber, GRP or ABS
• manufactured by Hormann, Cardale, Garador, Wessex, Henderson or any other company
• manual or automatic
• a single or double garage door

It always helps if you are able to tell us the make and model of garage door before we visit. This can be found either on the handle (if it has one) or on the reverse of the door. If you can’t find this, don’t worry, we’ll be able to identify the door on arrival.

Common garage door problems we can repair:

• Broken cables
• Broken springs
• Damaged locks
• Worn out rollers
• Sheared pivot bolts
• Door unbalanced
• Electrical faults
• Replacement controls

If we repair your garage door and you decide within six months to purchase a new garage door from us , we will discount the cost of the initial repair.

Don’t put up with a faulty garage door – contact us today.

Garage Door Cable Replacement

One of the most common faults that occurs on canopy up and over garage doors is broken cables.

If both the cables break the door will slam down and will be very heavy to open as these cables are attached to a spring that runs at the top of the door.

This spring is under great tension and can cause injury if repairs are attempted by non qualified people.

If just one of the cables breaks it will cause the door to jam in the half open position with one side much lower than the other.

Some people think that when this happens that a new door is required. This is not true we can safely replace both the cables with galvanized, high quality steel replacements, retention the spring unit and service the garage door.

Please note that some of the cables offered on the market today (especially on the internet) are made from very low grade mild steel cable.  

These cables will corrode and break after a very short period of use. 

If one  of the cables has broken please do not attempt to get the door closed by cutting the remaining cable as this can cause serious injury.

Another fault that often occurs to the garage doors that have cables as part of the lifting mechanism is that they can become tangled around the drum / cone at the top of the door.

This is usually caused by the door being brought down onto an obstruction or by the spring assembly not having sufficient tension on it and allowing the cables to become loose.

Special tools are required to safely tension these springs and it is never recommended to try to replace these cables if you are not qualified.

Some of the larger garage doors have thicker diameter cable than others. Our vans are fully equipped with all grades and sizes of this cable to ensure that your garage door is repaired to the manufacturers required standard.

Please be very careful when comparing other quotes as inferior cables are dangerous

WHY SHOULD YOU TRY US FIRST?

Because we offer a free, no obligation site survey (by a garage door fitter not a salesperson)  to provide you with a quotation and give you advice on the best option to repair your garage door.

• We only charge for work that we carry out. 
• All of our fitters are fully qualified garage door engineers who specialise only in garage doors.
• All our repairs carry a full 2 year guarantee
• Garage Door Spring Replacement

We replace stretched or broken garage door springs the same day.

If you are looking for a fast replacement of your garage door springs our vans carry a huge selection of makes and models.

It is important to remember that garage door springs can be dangerous if they are stretched or corroded as when the door is being closed these springs come under tension.

This spring is what counterbalances the door and stops the door crashing down.

Faulty springs can cause a number of problems including making your garage door extremely heavy to operate and causing the remote control system to trip out if you have a motor fitted.

There are a large number of different types of springs but we carry most of these in stock.

In the event your spring is obsolete from the manufacturers we can have them made especially for you usually within 24 hours.

Garage Door Remote Control Systems

We offer a full diagnostic and repair service for all remote control systems.

We also offer upgrades for when remote handsets are no longer available.

We repair all types of operator systems including up and over door operators including both barrel motors and end drive remote control systems.

We offer a full service and maintenance package on all garage door electrical control systems

• In the unlikely event that your remote system is beyond repair we offer a full remote system including motor head, boom, 2 new remote fobs.
• Please note that we only use heavy duty electrical operators with high newton metre value which comes complete with safety features in the event of hitting obstructions. 
• Some of the inferior operators on the market today are only 500 or 600 newton metre value and these units quickly wear out especially on heavy or double garage doors.
• We can also gain access for you in event of power failures and install a new emergency release to enable you to gain emergency access in case of further power failures or in the event of loss of remotes.
• All of our remote control systems comply with all of the relevant legislation.
• Our operators carry a 5 year manufacturers guarantee and are quiet and smooth in operation.
• We can upgrade existing manual up and over garage doors to remote control.  
• There is no need to replace the existing garage door.
• All our operators are fitted with a courtesy light and 2 remote control fobs.
• We will always carry out a free site survey in order to provide you with advice on the best options for your individual door.

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