Expert Service & Repair
A broken garage door is more than an inconvenience—it's a critical security and safety risk. Trust our licensed and certified technicians to service virtually every make and model of door or opener. We provide prompt diagnostics, emergency repairs, and comprehensive safety maintenance tune-ups to extend the life and safety of your system.
Rapid, Reliable Garage Door Diagnostics and Repair
When a garage door fails, it can trap your vehicles, expose your home to the elements, and pose a massive safety hazard. Mountain Air Garage Doors provides rapid, professional repair services for all makes and models of residential and commercial overhead doors. Our service trucks arrive fully stocked with the highest quality replacement parts, allowing us to resolve the vast majority of issues on the very first visit.
The most common—and most dangerous—repair is a broken torsion spring. These springs operate under immense tension to counterbalance the extreme weight of the door. Attempting a DIY spring repair is incredibly dangerous and can lead to severe injury. Our IDEA Certified technicians use specialized winding tools to safely remove snapped springs and install heavy-duty, oil-tempered replacements rated for up to 25,000 cycles.
Comprehensive Preventative Maintenance
A garage door is the largest moving piece of machinery in your home, consisting of hundreds of independent parts. To prevent catastrophic failure, we highly recommend our comprehensive annual safety tune-up. During this service, we meticulously inspect every component.
We lubricate all hinges, bearings, and springs with specialized lithium sprays, tighten all lag screws, replace worn bottom astragal weather stripping, realign crooked tracking, and test the auto-reverse safety sensors. Catching frayed cables or warped rollers early saves you from massively expensive emergency repairs down the road.
Our Proven Process
Diagnostic Assessment
Our technician thoroughly inspects the door, tracking, springs, cables, and motor to identify the root cause of the failure, not just the symptom.
Upfront Quoting
We provide a transparent, flat-rate quote for the required repairs before any wrenches are turned. No hidden fees or surprise upcharges.
Professional Repair
Using specialized safety equipment, we replace broken components with high-cycle, commercial-grade hardware designed to outlast original factory parts.
Full System Tune-up
Every repair job finishes with a complimentary balancing, lubrication, and safety-reversal test to ensure the entire system operates flawlessly.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is my garage door opening a few inches and then stopping?
- This is a classic symptom of a broken torsion spring. The motor does not have the strength to lift the dead weight of the door without the spring's counterbalance. Stop using the motor immediately to prevent burning it out.
- Can I replace a broken garage door cable myself?
- No. The lift cables are directly attached to the bottom brackets, which are under extreme tension from the springs. Loosening these brackets without securing the tension can cause the brackets to violently snap, causing severe injury.
- My garage door closes halfway and reverses back up. What is wrong?
- This is usually caused by misaligned or dirty photo-eye safety sensors located at the bottom of the tracks. Check to ensure nothing is blocking their beam and that the small LED lights are steadily glowing.
Service Features
- Professional high-tension torsion & extension spring replacement
- Garage door balancing and track alignment
- Frayed or broken cable replacement
- Safety reverse photo-eye diagnostics & realignments
- Nylon roller and idler pulley replacements
- Lubrication of all moving parts, tightening lags/bolts
Trusted Partnerships
- All Major Garage Door Brands
- All Major Opener Brands