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Richardson, TX
New garage door installation in Richardson, 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 Richardson
Richardson's mid century openings are often a non standard width, so an off the shelf door needs framing work before it will fit properly. 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. 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. A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day.
What that means for a Richardson door
Garages framed in the 1950s and 1960s were often built to whatever width suited the plan rather than to a size sold off the shelf today. An opening measuring 15 feet 4 inches, or one whose header sags, has to be corrected before a sectional door will hang square. Track mounts to the jamb, so a leaning jamb puts the door out of line. 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
- 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
- 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.
Richardson at a glance
- County
- Dallas County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 30 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 75080, 75081, 75082
- Around
- Telecom Corridor, Cottonwood Park, UT Dallas
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 Richardson
Original mid century door openings are frequently non standard widths.
Dallas County. About 30 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
Richardson's mid century openings are often a non standard width, so an off the shelf door needs framing work before it will fit properly.
We work throughout Richardson, including the neighbourhoods around Telecom Corridor, Cottonwood Park, UT Dallas.
Get a price
Tell us about your Richardson 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 Richardson sits in Dallas County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
New doors in Richardson, asked and answered
Do you cover Richardson?
Yes. Richardson 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 75080, 75081, 75082.
What usually fails on a Richardson door?
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.
How long does new garage door installation take in Richardson?
A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day. Operator type is decided at installation, not after. A trolley unit runs on a rail down the center of the ceiling and needs backroom for that rail. A jackshaft unit mounts on the wall beside the torsion shaft and drives it directly, which frees the ceiling but requires a shaft and bearing arrangement suited to side mounting.
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 Richardson?
Original mid century door openings are frequently non standard widths. 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.
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Get a new doors price for your Richardson door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.