24 HR Garage Door Repair

Broken garage door cable can cause your garage door not to function properly or to come off the garage door tracks. Garage door cables are one of many important components that need to operate together for proper garage door operation. Call Alvin Garage Door Service to help you with broken the cables and do not try to fix it yourself it could be very dangerous. The lifespan of garage door springs are limited. The lifespan is calculated in cycles, with the door going up and down counting as one cycle.

Even if you just need to program your garage door opener or remote with keypad you can call Alvin Garage Door Services and we will be there to help you with any Garage Door Opener Repair problem. OR New Garage Door Opener Installation. We Service Highland Park, Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich and more. Screw drive openers use a lifting device that runs on a threaded steel rod instead of a chain or a rubber belt. These openers work best and are recommended in locations where the weather and temperature stay constant throughout the year.

Most popular garage doors today are steel doors and they come in four different insulation types. Pretty close to their home's R-Value. An insulated garage door will not make your garage door warm but it will make it warmer. And that's the point. It may raise the temperature by as much as 10 degrees and that is very often the difference between cold and freezing which is important. Beaten, or rusted garage door is not just unsafe but an eyesore that can damage the resale value of your home. It isn't a wonder either, as a garage door can take up nearly a third of the front real-estate of your home.

The average light duty spring life is 4-6 years, assuming 10,000 cycles at 4 cycles a day and 10-12 for heavy duty with 25,000 cycles. However, with the garage door being used as the front door more and more, increasing the daily cycles, springs may last last than that. On very rare occasions, garage door springs can break in as little as 3 years. Here At Alvin Garage Door Service we offer 3-5 years warranty on parts and labor. Over time, the springs in your garage door can wear down and break. While the average cost for a springs is between $100 and $200, in some cases you may need to replace both of them.