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Irving, TX
New garage door installation in Irving, 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 Irving
A good share of south and central Irving still runs openers that predate 1993, which is the year photo eye entrapment protection became mandatory. 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 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. A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day.
What that means for a Irving door
Doors of the 1980s were often still worked by hand, so they carry a center lock handle with a bar running out to a slot in each vertical track. A door driven by an operator is held shut by the operator instead. Slotted track leaves with the old door, and the strike cutouts stay in the jamb unless that wood is replaced. 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.
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
- 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.
Irving at a glance
- County
- Dallas County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 15 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 75038, 75060, 75061, 75062
- Around
- Irving Heritage District, Toyota Music Factory, Irving Mall
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 Irving
South and central Irving hold a lot of single-width doors and older chain drive openers with no rolling code security.
Dallas County. About 15 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
A good share of south and central Irving still runs openers that predate 1993, which is the year photo eye entrapment protection became mandatory.
We work throughout Irving, including the neighbourhoods around Irving Heritage District, Toyota Music Factory, Irving Mall.
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Tell us about your Irving door
Describe what the door is doing and somebody will call you back. The estimate on site is free. We are about 15 minutes away, and Irving sits in Dallas County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
New doors in Irving, asked and answered
Do you cover Irving?
Yes. Irving is in Dallas County, and it is one of the 32 cities covered from the Coppell base. About 15 minutes from our Coppell base. That covers postcodes 75038, 75060, 75061, 75062.
What usually fails on a Irving 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.
How long does new garage door installation take in Irving?
A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day. 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.
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 Irving?
South and central Irving hold a lot of single-width doors and older chain drive openers with no rolling code security. 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.
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Get a new doors price for your Irving door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.