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Garage Door Company in Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor garages are not like the ones in newer suburbs. Much of the city’s housing went up between the 1920s and 1970s, and a large share of those old detached garages still have their original wooden overhead doors, often single-car and narrower than the modern standard. Layered on top of that is a winter that freezes and thaws repeatedly, loading those heavy doors and their torsion springs until something gives. A new door, measured and fitted to an opening that may be 7 feet wide rather than 8, is often the honest answer where repair after repair has stopped holding. We handle installation for the whole brand list, and we’ll tell you plainly if your existing door still has life in it. Call (888) 359-3230 for a free estimate.

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Why Ann Arbor Homes Are Different

Start with the housing stock. The Old West Side, Burns Park, and Water Hill are full of 1920s to 1950s detached garages with original wooden overhead doors. Many are single-car, and a good number are 7 feet wide instead of today’s 8-foot standard. Those doors have usually been painted so many times over the decades that the panels carry real extra weight, which is hard on springs, hinges, and openers alike. Standard replacement panels ordered off a shelf often don’t fit.

Then there’s the cold. Ann Arbor winters bring repeated freeze-thaw cycles and lake-effect-adjacent snow loads. Wooden doors swell and stick in their frames, torsion springs lose tension and snap, and metal tracks heave where they meet the concrete slab. Spring replacement and door realignment become the dominant calls from December through March, and a door that ran quietly in October can jam solid in January.

Access matters too. Many older garages sit under mature trees and close to alleys, which limits how a service vehicle can pull in. The 1960s and 1980s subdivisions out toward King and Lansdowne are a different story: wider two-car garages with steel doors that are now reaching end-of-life. We work with both, and the plan for a 7-foot painted wood door in Burns Park looks nothing like the plan for a wide steel door in King.

Our Main Ann Arbor Services

Most Ann Arbor homeowners call us about one of two things: a door that has stopped working, or an opener that has stopped responding.

Garage Door Repair in Ann Arbor

A repair call in Ann Arbor usually starts with a door that won’t close flush because the wooden panels have swelled in the damp cold, or a torsion spring that let go on the first hard freeze of the season. We diagnose what actually failed before quoting anything, because a sticking door is not always a spring problem and a sagging one is not always a track problem. Our technicians have up to 12 years of experience and work on whatever brand is on your door. You can read the full detail on Garage Door Repair in Ann Arbor.

Garage Door Opener Repair in Ann Arbor

Openers are the component that fails most often, and in Ann Arbor the failure is usually tied to the door it’s lifting rather than the motor itself. A heavy, multi-layer painted wood door in Water Hill strains an opener that would handle a modern steel door without complaint, and the motor burns out trying to compensate for stiff springs. We diagnose the whole system so you don’t replace an opener that was fine all along. Full details are on Garage Door Opener Repair in Ann Arbor.

Garage Door Installation in Ann Arbor

Garage door installation in Ann Arbor is mostly about fitting a new door to an old opening. The city’s 1920s to 1950s garages were often built 7 feet wide, and doors from that era have usually been repainted so many times the panels carry significant extra weight. A modern door measured for that opening, in a material that won’t swell through freeze-thaw winters, ends the cycle of annual repairs. We handle Garage Door Installation for the full range of brands, and we’ll tell you honestly when a repair is the smarter spend. Call (888) 359-3230 for a free measure and a written price.

Garage Door Replacement

Signs you need it

You likely need a replacement when the door has been repaired repeatedly and still sticks, sags, or won’t close flush through a cold snap, or when the panels are so swollen and paint-heavy that hardware no longer holds.

What it costs in Ann Arbor

Typical estimated new door installation in Ann Arbor runs $700 to $2,200, and the written estimate sets the final price once we’ve measured your opening.

How we do it

We measure the actual opening (including those narrow 7-foot ones), confirm the door style and material with you, order it, then remove the old door and hardware and set, balance, and test the new one before we leave.

Garage Door Installation Service

Signs you need it

A full installation service makes sense when there’s no usable door at all, when a garage is being converted from storage to regular parking, or when the opening has been modified and the existing door no longer fits it.

What it costs in Ann Arbor

New door installation in Ann Arbor is typically estimated at $700 to $2,200 depending on size, material, and whether the opening needs any adjustment.

How we do it

We assess the framing and the concrete slab where the tracks meet it, sort out any heave or settling at the sill, then install the door, tracks, and spring system as one balanced unit and test the full travel.

Garage Door Seal Installation

Signs you need it

You need new seals when you can see daylight under the door, when snow and meltwater blow in along the base, or when the bottom rubber has gone hard and cracked through a winter or two.

What it costs in Ann Arbor

Seal work usually falls inside the broader garage door repair range of $150 to $600, with the written estimate setting the final number.

How we do it

We check that the door sits level on the slab first, since a seal won’t hold on a door that’s out of alignment, then fit the bottom and side seals to the actual gap.

What Garage Door Installation Costs in Ann Arbor

How long does a new garage door installation take in Ann Arbor?

A standard single or two-car door is usually a one-day job once the door is on site. On Ann Arbor’s older garages, add time for measuring a non-standard opening and for any sill or track work where the slab has heaved. Call (888) 359-3230 for a free measure.

Can you match a new door to an older Ann Arbor garage?

Yes. The narrow 7-foot openings common in Old West Side and Water Hill garages can be fitted with a new door sized to the actual opening, in a material that won’t swell through freeze-thaw winters. We measure first and quote in writing before anything is ordered.

Brands We Service in Ann Arbor

We work on whatever brand is on your door, whether that’s Wayne Dalton, Craftsman, Raynor, or LiftMaster, alongside the rest of the major lines. Our technicians have up to 12 years of experience across them, so diagnosis isn’t limited to one manufacturer’s parts. See our brands for the full picture. Turnaround depends on the part and the door, and we’ll tell you the honest timeline when we quote.

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Neighborhoods We Serve in Ann Arbor

We cover the whole city, from the older core out to the later subdivisions. The older neighborhoods need the most patient measuring, and the newer ones tend to need straightforward replacement of steel doors that have reached end-of-life. Response across Ann Arbor is generally the same day for repair calls, with fast dispatch from 7am to 7pm and phones answered 24/7.

• Old West Side
• Burns Park
• Water Hill
• King
• Lansdowne

Service Area – Cities Near Ann Arbor

We also work in the communities around Ann Arbor, and the same freeze-thaw winters and aging housing stock show up across the region. If you’re just outside the city line, we can usually reach you on the same schedule. We serve Saline, MI, Ypsilanti, MI, Dexter, MI, and Whitmore Lake, MI. Call (888) 359-3230 to confirm coverage for your address.

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