Can a garage door really fall off?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // May 7, 2021 // Comments off

I am going to promise you this isn’t a fear mongering post right off the bat. I’ve heard terrible stories of bad businesses overcharging customers for stuff they don’t need to scare them into spending tons of money on overprice... Continue reading →

Your garage door won’t lift but you don’t see any springs?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // October 4, 2020 // Comments off

Garage doors use springs to counter balance the weight of the door and make them easy and safe to lift. Your garage door simply won’t work if it doesn’t have springs or the springs are broken. I get calls where... Continue reading →

New carriage style garage door with windows

Carriage style garage doors are an awesome face lift for your home

by GEM Garage Door Repair // August 1, 2020 // Comments off

I’ve said this all over my website. I do not take good before and after photos. If I remember them at all, I’ll sometimes get an after photo of the new garage door. I have a few photos saved up... Continue reading →

What are some crazy garage door repairs that you’ve done?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // May 9, 2020 // Comments off

I sometimes get asked for stories on garage door repair jobs. I’ve fixed several doors that where hanging by a couple of rollers ready to fall. Those get pretty exciting. They aren’t too odd though. The reasons for those situations... Continue reading →

We install NEW Garage Doors too!

by GEM Garage Door Repair // December 14, 2019 // Comments off

I get asked all the time when I answer the phone “GEM Garage Door Repair” if we also install new garage doors and openers or if we only do repairs! Well, I guess that’s a problem with the business name... Continue reading →

Why are our garage door springs so good?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // December 4, 2019 // Comments off

Have a broken garage door spring? Wonder why they break or maybe why yours broke so quickly? If you’ve read our article On Why Garage Door Springs Break then you know there are lots of reasons but the biggest reason... Continue reading →

Repair Garage Door and get the best value

by GEM Garage Door Repair // November 30, 2019 // Comments off

I don’t want to make this article too trashy on my competitors out there. More often than not, when we get calls, our prices are almost always lower than our competitors. What the other quotes aren’t telling you though, is... Continue reading →

If I don’t do regular maintenance will it really hurt my garage door?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // October 25, 2019 // Comments off

We occasionally get this question while showing homeowners how to maintain their garage doors. I also get this question quite a bit from friends and family who know that I work on garage doors all of the time. Does it... Continue reading →

How do I know when it’s time to replace my garage door opener?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // October 16, 2019 // Comments off

You’d be surprised how many service calls we get where one of our competitors have already come out and said a repair isn’t possible. They give a quote for a new opener or garage door. They charge a service call... Continue reading →

How can I prepare my garage door for winter?

by GEM Garage Door Repair // October 2, 2019 // Comments off

Along with all the other questions I get, when things get real busy for us as the temperatures first dip below freezing, I get asked this question a bunch. Of course, I get it asked much more about this time... Continue reading →