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Dallas, TX
New garage door installation in Dallas, 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 Dallas
In older Dallas neighbourhoods the header and jambs are frequently older than the door hanging on them, so the structure gets checked before anything gets quoted. 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. Garages of the 1920s and 1940s were closed by doors that swung out or slid sideways, so the space above the opening was never kept clear. An up and over door needs it, both headroom for the curve in the track and backroom the depth of the door. Collar ties and open rafters often run exactly where the horizontal track belongs. A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day.
What that means for a Dallas door
An 8 foot wide opening was the common single car size for decades, but 9 feet is now the more usual stock width, so an 8 foot door can be a build to order size rather than one held on a shelf. Two 8 foot doors side by side also load the center post, which carries vertical track for both and needs checking before either door is hung. Openings framed in the 1960s sit in a two by four wall, and the jamb was often one board deep, enough for a thin one piece door and no more. A sectional wants jamb depth behind the stop molding for the track brackets and for roller travel, so those jambs are usually furred out with new stock before track goes on.
Signs you are dealing with this
- The door is a one-piece tilt-up rather than a sectional
- The garage is unbearably hot and the door has no insulation
What we check on arrival
- Any homeowners association requirements on style and color
- Opening width and height, squared and measured at multiple points
$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.
Dallas at a glance
- County
- Dallas County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 30 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 75201, 75206, 75214, 75218, 75220, 75225, 75228, 75230, 75243
- Around
- Bishop Arts District, White Rock Lake, Deep Ellum
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 Dallas
Detached alley garages in the older neighbourhoods often have no opener at all, or one added decades later with improvised bracing.
Dallas County. About 30 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
In older Dallas neighbourhoods the header and jambs are frequently older than the door hanging on them, so the structure gets checked before anything gets quoted.
We work throughout Dallas, including the neighbourhoods around Bishop Arts District, White Rock Lake, Deep Ellum.
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Tell us about your Dallas door
Describe what the door is doing and somebody will call you back. The estimate on site is free. We are about 30 minutes away, and Dallas sits in Dallas County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
New doors in Dallas, asked and answered
Do you cover Dallas?
Yes. Dallas is in Dallas County, and it is one of the 32 cities covered from the Coppell base. About 30 minutes from our Coppell base. That covers postcodes 75201, 75206, 75214, 75218, 75220, 75225, 75228, 75230, 75243.
What usually fails on a Dallas door?
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.
How long does new garage door installation take in Dallas?
A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day. A one piece tilt up door swings out on a pivot hinge and needs clear space in front of the opening as it lifts. Replacing it with a sectional changes the hardware entirely: vertical and horizontal track go in, the jambs usually need new wood to mount that track, and a torsion shaft is mounted above the header. The old pivot hardware comes off.
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 Dallas?
Detached alley garages in the older neighbourhoods often have no opener at all, or one added decades later with improvised bracing. A detached garage often has no dedicated circuit, so an opener needs a grounded receptacle near the ceiling rather than an extension lead run from the house. The building matters as much as the wiring. A slab that has settled leaves the opening out of square, and a light framed wall may need blocking added before spring anchor hardware is bolted to it.
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Get a new doors price for your Dallas door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.