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Hurst, TX
New garage door installation in Hurst, 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 Hurst
A one piece tilt up door swings out as it opens and carries its springs on the jamb, so it behaves nothing like the sectional door most people picture. Factory finish on a steel door is a coil coating baked on before the panel is formed, which is why it wears differently from a brush applied paint. Repainting later means a clean, dull surface and a primer that grips a baked coating. Color choice also affects surface temperature, since a dark south facing door runs hotter than a pale one. 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. A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day.
What that means for a Hurst 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. 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.
Signs you are dealing with this
- You are selling and the door is the first thing buyers see
- Repair costs are approaching the price of a new door
What we check on arrival
- Header, jamb and framing condition behind the existing door
- Whether the existing opener suits the weight of the new 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.
Hurst at a glance
- County
- Tarrant County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 30 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 76053, 76054
- Around
- North East Mall, Chisholm Park, Hurst Community 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 Hurst
One piece tilt up doors and their jamb mounted spring hardware still exist in older Hurst neighbourhoods.
Tarrant County. About 30 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
A one piece tilt up door swings out as it opens and carries its springs on the jamb, so it behaves nothing like the sectional door most people picture.
We work throughout Hurst, including the neighbourhoods around North East Mall, Chisholm Park, Hurst Community Park.
Get a price
Tell us about your Hurst 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 Hurst sits in Tarrant County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
New doors in Hurst, asked and answered
Do you cover Hurst?
Yes. Hurst is in Tarrant County, and it is one of the 32 cities covered from the Coppell base. About 30 minutes from our Coppell base. That covers postcodes 76053, 76054.
What usually fails on a Hurst door?
A wide section will bow across the middle under its own weight, which is why horizontal struts run the full width on the back of a 16 foot door. Strut count rises with door weight and with the width of the section. The top section carries one wherever an operator arm attaches, because that arm concentrates its pull on a single point.
How long does new garage door installation take in Hurst?
A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day. Photo eyes have been required on residential garage door openers in the United States since 1993, so an opener older than that has no beam across the opening. A new door changes the weight the opener lifts, and an older unit sized for a light uninsulated door can struggle with an insulated replacement. Checking the opener at the same time avoids a mismatch.
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 Hurst?
One piece tilt up doors and their jamb mounted spring hardware still exist in older Hurst neighbourhoods. A 16 foot opening is measured in more places than its width. Headroom is the gap between the top of the opening and the ceiling, and it sets whether standard torsion hardware clears or a low headroom conversion is needed. Backroom must take the open door plus the operator rail. Side room carries the vertical track on each jamb.
Get it fixed
Get a new doors price for your Hurst door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.