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The Colony, TX
New garage door installation in The Colony, 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 The Colony
The Colony's 1980s core and its newest streets sit side by side, so the gap in equipment age here is wider than in a city built in one wave. 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. 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. A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day.
What that means for a The Colony door
Residential track is usually 2 inch, and it comes in different steel gauges and in a 12 inch or 15 inch radius at the curve. The wider radius needs more headroom but eases the section through the turn. Track spacing off the jamb is set by the graduated brackets, and it decides how firmly the rollers hold the door against the stop molding. 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.
Signs you are dealing with this
- The garage is unbearably hot and the door has no insulation
- You are selling and the door is the first thing buyers see
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.
The Colony at a glance
- County
- Denton County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 20 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 75056
- Around
- Grandscape, Lewisville Lake, The Colony Five Star Complex
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 The Colony
The 1980s core of the city sits alongside sections built in the last decade.
Denton County. About 20 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
The Colony's 1980s core and its newest streets sit side by side, so the gap in equipment age here is wider than in a city built in one wave.
We work throughout The Colony, including the neighbourhoods around Grandscape, Lewisville Lake, The Colony Five Star Complex.
Get a price
Tell us about your The Colony door
Describe what the door is doing and somebody will call you back. The estimate on site is free. We are about 20 minutes away, and The Colony sits in Denton County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
New doors in The Colony, asked and answered
Do you cover The Colony?
Yes. The Colony is in Denton County, and it is one of the 32 cities covered from the Coppell base. About 20 minutes from our Coppell base. That covers postcode 75056.
What usually fails on a The Colony door?
Glazing changes the order beyond appearance. Window inserts sit in a cutout, usually in the top section, and the glass adds weight at the same place the operator bracket already loads the door. Insulated glass units weigh more than single pane acrylic. A cutout also removes stamped area from the panel, so the section leans harder on its strut to stay flat.
How long does new garage door installation take in The Colony?
A single door replacement is a half day, two doors a full day. 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.
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 The Colony?
The 1980s core of the city sits alongside sections built in the last decade. 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.
Get it fixed
Get a new doors price for your The Colony door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.