The common springs, cables, rollers, hinges, photo-eyes and opener parts ride along on every trip to Young's Point. That means most repairs are finished the day the technician arrives, and when a door needs something unusual, he measures it properly so the right part comes on the second visit. We also come out to Buckhorn, Galesburg, Juniper Island, McCrackens Landing, South Beach, Big Cedar, Mount Julian, Woodview, Deer Bay, Kawartha Park, Victoria Springs, Burleigh Falls, Flynns Turn and Rockcroft.
Garage door services
Every garage door service we offer in Young's Point is described the same way: what you might have noticed, what the technician checks first, how the work is done and what you have afterwards. Start with the symptom you are seeing and the right service will be easy to find.
Young's Point
Garage Door Panel ReplacementFrom outside, the horizontal groove between two sections now steps sideways by a centimetre.
Garage Door Track Repair or ReplacementThe door has started rubbing the frame on the left, leaving a shiny stripe down the weatherstrip.
Torsion Spring ReplacementYou heard a sharp bang from the garage, and now the opener hums for a second and gives up.
Extension Spring ReplacementIt is the first hard frost of the year and the door on the old detached garage has stopped halfway, squealing at one pulley.
Garage Door Balance AdjustmentThe door has grown heavy so gradually you stopped noticing, until a visitor tried to lift it and could not.
Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and RepairYou press the remote from the driveway and hear the motor hum overhead, a steady drone with no movement behind it.
Smart Garage Controller SetupA contractor is coming to work in the garage on Thursday while you are away.
Carriage-House Garage Door InstallationA front elevation update has brought new trim, lighting and a deeper colour palette, leaving the garage door as the remaining…
Commercial Rolling Door RepairThe rolling door starts upward, then one side rises ahead of the other.
High-Lift Garage Door ConversionA taller van clears the closed opening comfortably, then loses useful space when the door is raised because the bottom section…Openers
Openers connect to the door through the arm and the trolley, and a poor connection here makes the door jerk at the start of travel. Adjusting the arm, replacing a worn trolley and lubricating the rail smooth it out.
New Doors
For builders and renovators, we fit doors into new openings and coordinate with the framing. For homeowners, we replace tired doors with ones chosen to suit the house and the climate.
Young's Point
The garage door on a house in Young's Point is usually the entrance the family uses most, so we treat a repair as something that has to hold. That means finding the cause rather than the symptom, replacing the worn neighbour as well as the broken part, and setting the door up so the opener is not straining.
— Trent Valley Door & Opener Co.
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Peterborough, Ontario
2021 census · what it means at the door
60%Older homes
About 60% of homes in Selwyn were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Older houses frequently have a garage door that was replaced once already, sometimes with a door chosen for the opening rather than the building. When that door reaches its end, there is a chance to pick a style that suits the house properly, and we measure with that in mind.
93%Mostly houses
Single-detached houses make up about 93% of homes in Selwyn (2021 Census).
Detached homes usually have their own driveway and apron, and years of freeze and thaw can leave the concrete uneven where the door meets it. A thicker bottom seal or a threshold strip closes the gap, keeping snow, leaves and cold air out of the garage.
Young's Point
Garage Door Panel Replacement
Years of slap shots have peppered the lower two sections with dents. Each one alone is small, but from the street the door looks tired, and the deepest dent near the centre has cracked the paint and shows bare steel.
Garage Door Panel ReplacementIt should. Insulated sections come in different thicknesses and core types, and the replacement needs to match yours so the joints line up, the hinges sit at the right depth and the weight stays consistent with the springs. Mixing an insulated section into an uninsulated door, or the reverse, generally means a step at the joint and a change in balance. The technician reads the thickness and core type from the door before ordering.
Where the damage is, at floor level, near the curve or overhead; what caused it if you know, such as a bumper or a ladder; whether the door is closed, open or stuck partway; whether any roller has come out of the channel; whether there is a spring above the door or springs along the tracks; and the door's rough size. A photo of the damaged length and of a bracket with its screws is very useful.
Yes, and this is exactly why the door is weighed. A solid wood door or a thick insulated steel door can weigh far more than a single-skin steel door of the same size, so it needs heavier wire, a larger coil or a second spring to balance. The technician measures the actual weight and selects accordingly, so the finished door lifts as easily by hand as a lighter one.
Keep a clear zone around them. The springs, pulleys and cables move on every cycle, and anything leaning into their path, such as a ladder, a hockey bag or a shelf edge, can catch a cable or knock a pulley. Storage that crowds the rear hangers also slows any future service. A hand's width of clear air around each spring's full travel, and nothing hung from the springs or their cables, is the rule of thumb.
It is the manual release. Pulling it disconnects the door from the opener's trolley so the door can be moved by hand, which is how the balance test is done and how you get the car out during a power cut. The industry standard calls for it to be red and reachable, no more than about six feet above the floor. Reconnecting is usually as simple as running the opener once.
On-site assessment preferred
Ask about your door. Let's talk about your door.
Trent Valley Door & Opener Co.
Garage Doors · Young's Point
Open 24/7
(249) 494-287733 years in business
Open 24/7 · same fees any hour
On-site assessment preferred · (249) 494-2877 · open 24/7
