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What do garage door repair services include?

Garage door repair services include all the needed tasks to get your broken garage door working again. This is regardless of whether it’s the roller shutter or the up-and-over type of garage door. A skilled handyman can repair either type of garage doors and can test the garage door to ensure the repairs are proper and adequate.  

Inspecting the garage door

Your hired garage door repairman can inspect the different moving parts and components of your garage door to find the cause of the problem. They can check the springs, rails, cables and pulleys for damage or wear and tear. They inspect the glass panes on the garage door if any, and check for cracks or breaks. 

Your repairman can check the tension of the springs, damage or obstructions for the garage door sensors, damage or wear on the hinges, rollers and tracks. The repairman also checks the remote door controller and remote keypad for any damage or weak batteries; they likewise verify the garage door opener for damage or insufficient power. 

Fixing the garage door

After troubleshooting the problem, your garage door repairman performs the needed repairs. They can perform repairs such as lubricating the tracks, rails, pulleys and other moving parts. They may remove rusted or worn sections of the tracks or rails and attach new sections or replace the entire rail. Your repairman can check for any bent tracks and worn or damaged cables and rollers. Should there be any glass panes on the door that are missing or cracked, they can replace these as well. Some repairmen can replace the garage door springs if necessary. 

If the garage door opener is not getting enough power, your repairman can do simple wiring work and fix severed wires by splicing them onto the old plug or a new plug if necessary; you may have to supply these and any other replacement parts. If you don’t have these replacement parts ready, some repairmen may offer to buy these for you from the nearest hardware store. 

Testing the garage door

Once your repairman finds the problems and applies the appropriate repairs, they can proceed to test the garage door and do final checks on all the parts and electronic components. They watch for any unusual movements and listen for strange sounds when the garage door is operated. Apart from the mechanical parts, your repairman does final checks on the electronic components like the door sensors, the remote and remote keypad.  

If any problems or unusual movements are detected during testing, your repairman does troubleshooting again. Your repairman applies the appropriate fixes and tests the garage door again; this will be done as many times as needed until the garage door works without fail.

If you're keen to know if how much does garage door repair cost, we 've put together this easy-to-refer price guide for you to best assess how to go about fixing your garage door.

Recent Garage Door Repair tasks in South West Perth

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$200

Baldivis WA, Australia

18th Nov 2024

My garage door is stuck up. It’s a guardian 21230L. The lights are flashing but nothing else is happening.

Garage door repair

$150

Jandakot WA, Australia

9th Jul 2024

The garage door is not closing. It retracts half way through to closing. Its Merlin sectional door

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$50

Fremantle WA, Australia

28th Nov 2023

Garage door repairs, non-motor, no damage just knocked it out of the track, no damage just can't get it back in. Can help lift. - Due date: Flexible

great, really good, excellent.

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$200

Booragoon WA, Australia

13th Jun 2023

The rubber strips have worn off the roller door. - Due date: Flexible

Garage door repairs

$150

Bateman WA, Australia

4th Jun 2022

Need repairs my garage door. My door lifts up but sometimes drops back down. Takes a couple of times before it catches and goes back all the way. It is a Tower garage door with a Merlin garage door opener - Due date: Flexible

Garage door repair

$80

Melville WA 6156, Australia

13th Feb 2022

My garage door opened when a tall piece of furniture was inside- the item pushed in to the door and forced one corner of the door out from the door frame. It needs to be put back in the frame. ?? remove some of the rivets holding the frame in place and the door should sit neatly back in place, and put new rivets in. Everything else is ok. Flexible re dates. I estimate max 1-2 hours: probably under 1 hour. - Due date: Before Wednesday, 16th Feb 2022

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$200

Bicton WA 6157, Australia

28th Jun 2021

Automatic Garage door buckled /bent at the top - needs repair please

Garage door repair

$100

South Lake WA 6164, Australia

17th Feb 2021

The spring has broken on my garage door this morning. Need this repaired ASAP.