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Arlington, TX
New garage door installation in Arlington, Texas
A replacement door is a measuring job before it is a shopping decision. Opening width, headroom, backroom and the weight of the door chosen all decide what track and what spring the installation needs.
New doors in Arlington
Arlington's ranch stock is unusually consistent, mostly sixteen foot uninsulated steel on standard torsion hardware. A wall control belongs at least 5 feet above the floor so the door cannot be run by a small child standing under it. Buttons put in during the 1980s sit at light switch height beside the entry door more often than not. Fresh low voltage wire is run up to the higher position rather than spliced onto the old pair. Openings of the 1970s and 1980s were commonly closed with doors on extension springs stretched along the horizontal tracks and anchored at the rear hangers. Converting to torsion during installation puts a shaft and a spring anchor pad across the header. The lifting load then goes into the wall above the opening rather than back into the ceiling framing. A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day.
What that means for a Arlington door
Steel thickness on a door is given as a gauge number, and a lower number means thicker steel. A single layer door has one skin doing all the structural work, so gauge is the main thing separating a light panel from one that resists a knock. Thin skins also drum more when the door runs, since there is no core damping the panel. Stiffness in a single layer door comes from its shape rather than its mass. The stamped rib or raised panel pattern folds the steel so it resists bending along the length of the section, and the end stiles carry the hinges and rollers at each edge. Flat pan designs lose that folded geometry and depend more on struts to stay straight.
Signs you are dealing with this
- Panels are dented, rusted through or delaminating
- The door is a one-piece tilt-up rather than a sectional
What we check on arrival
- Headroom, backroom and sideroom to confirm which track systems fit
- Header, jamb and framing condition behind the existing door
$1100 to $4500
A standard insulated steel two-car door installed sits in the lower half. Custom sizes, wood or full-view glass doors run above the range.
This is a range, not a quote. The exact price comes after we see the door and you approve it before any work starts. Call (469) 281-7750 and describe what it is doing.
Arlington at a glance
- County
- Tarrant County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 45 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 76001, 76006, 76010, 76012, 76013, 76015, 76016, 76017
- Around
- AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, River Legacy Park
Before we get there
The old door still has loaded springs in it. Removal is the dangerous half of an installation, not the fitting.
About Arlington
The 1970s and 1980s ranch stock here is remarkably consistent, mostly sixteen foot uninsulated steel doors.
Tarrant County. About 45 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
Arlington's ranch stock is unusually consistent, mostly sixteen foot uninsulated steel on standard torsion hardware.
We work throughout Arlington, including the neighbourhoods around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, River Legacy Park.
Get a price
Tell us about your Arlington door
Describe what the door is doing and somebody will call you back. The estimate on site is free. We are about 45 minutes away, and Arlington sits in Tarrant County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
New doors in Arlington, asked and answered
Do you cover Arlington?
Yes. Arlington is in Tarrant County, and it is one of the 32 cities covered from the Coppell base. About 45 minutes from our Coppell base. That covers postcodes 76001, 76006, 76010, 76012, 76013, 76015, 76016, 76017.
What usually fails on a Arlington door?
Vertical track on a 16 foot opening bolts to the jamb, so the jamb has to be sound wood fastened to the framing rather than trim tacked over masonry. Rot at the base is common where the jamb meets the slab. A jamb that is out of plumb pulls the track with it, and the door then binds on one side as it travels.
How long does new garage door installation take in Arlington?
A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day. Garage slabs are poured with a slope toward the opening for drainage, and a 16 foot door sits across the whole of that slope. If the floor drops more on one side, a straight bottom section leaves a wedge of daylight at the low corner. A taller bulb seal absorbs some of it. Grinding or a threshold strip handles the rest.
Is the work guaranteed?
Parts and labour carry a 5 year warranty. The price is agreed before any work starts, and the on site estimate is free.
Is there anything specific about garage doors in Arlington?
The 1970s and 1980s ranch stock here is remarkably consistent, mostly sixteen foot uninsulated steel doors. Photo eyes mount on the vertical track brackets near the floor, and the beam sits no higher than 6 inches above it so an obstruction is caught before the door closes on it. Low voltage wire runs from each eye back to the operator head. Older installations often have the eyes clipped high on the jamb, above the range they were meant to cover.
Get it fixed
Get a new doors price for your Arlington door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.