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A technician holding a level against a vertical garage door track inside a two-car garage in Eagan

Garage door repair · Eagan, MN

Garage Door Repair in Eagan, MN

Bent tracks, snapped springs, frayed cables and doors that jam, drag or hang crooked are repaired in your garage. Call with a description, and a technician comes out to fix it and explain each step.

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  • Licensed and insured
  • Upfront quote before work
  • Parts-and-labor warranty

Service in Eagan

Garage door repair in Eagan, where the track and the spring decide the fix

Garage door repair in Eagan usually turns on the tracks and the springs. A door that jams or drags is often riding in a track that has been bumped out of line, or one with a crease where a roller catches. A door that hangs crooked has an uneven pull, which comes from a cable that slipped or a spring that gave out on one end. The panels are the part people notice, yet they rarely cause the problem. They only show it.

Eagan is a Dakota County city south of Saint Paul, on the south bank of the Minnesota River, and it forms part of the southern section of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area along with the suburbs near it. We come to homes across the city for the same set of jobs, and the cold season is the same for every garage: steel parts shrink, grease stiffens, and a track that was barely out of line in fall will bind by January.

When the door itself runs fine and the problem is the motor, opener repair is a separate fix, and the first step is to test the opener alone, whatever the brand.

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A technician straightening a bent steel garage door track with a rubber mallet

What we repair

Common garage door faults in Eagan and how each is fixed

Bent or misaligned tracks

We check that the vertical tracks are plumb and the horizontal tracks slope slightly down toward the back. Light bends are straightened, and badly creased track is replaced.

Broken or weak springs

A spring that has lost strength makes the door heavy, and one that has snapped leaves it stuck. We fit a replacement matched to the door and wind it to the right tension.

Frayed or slipped cables

Cables carry the door's weight at each bottom corner. A frayed one is replaced, and a slipped one is re-seated on its drum once the cause is found.

Doors that jam or drag

Dry rollers, loose hinges and a rubbing seal all create drag. We find the one that is actually binding, since it is rarely the first one you would guess.

Panels that hang out of shape

A door that sags between its hinges has a section that has lost its stiffness. We tell you whether strengthening or replacing that section is the sensible choice.

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Your visit, step by step

What a repair visit looks like

  1. 01

    Step 01

    You call and say what happens

    Tell us whether the door jams, drags, hangs crooked or will not move. Each of those points to a different set of parts.

  2. 02

    Step 02

    We come out to the garage

    The technician checks tracks, rollers, springs and cables before anyone suggests a fix.

  3. 03

    Step 03

    We lay out the problem and the quote

    You hear what is wrong, what the repair involves and what it will cost, all before any work begins.

  4. 04

    Step 04

    We repair it and run the door

    We make the fix, balance the door and cycle it several times. The safety reverse is checked before we leave.

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Garage door repair · Eagan, MN

Door scraping in the track, or hanging lower on one side? Describe it and we will tell you which part is probably at fault.

CALL NOW: (952) 299-5920

Recent work

Finished garage door repairs

  • A repaired garage door closed and level on a brick-front suburban house
  • A newly aligned steel track with a roller seated inside and bolts snug against the wall bracket
  • A steel cable wound neatly on the cable drum at the end of a torsion shaft

Common questions

Questions about garage door repair in Eagan MN

Why is my garage door crooked when it closes?
One side is lifting more than the other. That is a cable that has slipped off its drum, a spring that has weakened on one end, or a bent track. We check all three, because fixing only one leaves the door uneven.
How can I adjust the tension on my garage door springs?
A technician sets tension by winding the spring a measured number of quarter turns with proper winding bars. It is not a safe job to try with makeshift tools, since a slipping bar can cause serious injury.
Can you replace just one spring on a garage door?
Yes, if the door has one spring, or the second spring is still healthy. With a pair, we usually change both, because the unbroken spring has done the same number of cycles and will soon follow.
Can I straighten a bent track myself?
Small bumps in a track can sometimes be eased with a mallet, but the door should be disconnected from its spring tension first. A track that is creased or twisted should be replaced, as it will keep catching the rollers.
Is it worth repairing an older door?
If the panels are sound and the damage is in the hardware, repair is usually sensible. If several sections are cracked or the door is out of shape, we explain why replacement may serve you better and let you decide.
What affects the price of the work?
The parts, the size and weight of the door and the shape of the tracks and opening decide the price. Our technician examines everything first and states the quote before work starts.
Who does the work?
Uniformed technicians who explain the problem before they begin. We are locally owned and operated, licensed and insured, and our repairs carry a parts-and-labor warranty.

Garage door repair · Eagan, MN

Door jammed, dragging or hanging crooked?

Tell us what it does when you try to move it. We will come to your home, find the part at fault and quote the repair before we start.

CALL NOW: (952) 299-5920
  • Licensed and insured
  • Upfront quote before work
  • Parts-and-labor warranty