Understanding Overhead Doors: They’re Just Garage Doors! When it comes to your home’s garage, you might have heard terms like “overhead doors” and “garage doors” thrown around. While these terms are often used interchangeably, there’s a common misconception that they refer to two different things. The truth is, they’re one and the same! So if…
Category: Garage Door Repair
Can a garage door really fall 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 stuff. You won’t get that at GEM Garage Door Repair. But back to the question…
Your garage door won’t lift but you don’t see any springs?
We’re right here in Chillicothe, OH! If you need help with your garage door springs, give us a call and let us get you fixed up today. Call us at 740-414-4500. Garage doors use springs to counter balance the weight of the door and make them easy and safe to lift. Your garage door simply…
Carriage style garage doors are an awesome face lift for your home
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 and want you to see how some of these carriage style doors look on these…
What are some crazy garage door repairs that you’ve done?
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 vary. Usually it comes down to bad maintenance and poor decisions! I have seen a…
We install NEW Garage Doors too!
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 and how I set it up with the licensing and insurance. The answer though is…
Why are our garage door springs so good?
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 springs break is because of the rated duty cycle and how much the door is…
Repair Garage Door and get the best value
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 that we install a better spring and offer a much better warranty on our garage door…
If I don’t do regular maintenance will it really hurt my garage door?
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 really hurt? The answer is simply yes. How much? Maybe over a period of one…
How do I know when it’s time to replace my garage door opener?
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 and leave. We usually get the call for another quote which we offer for free….