A creased bottom panel is a common sight in Markham, and it rarely means a whole new door. We check the struts, hinges and track alignment, replace the damaged section when a match is available, and reinforce the panel so the door lifts straight and looks whole again from the street. Calls from Cashel are covered too.
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Garage door services
Garage door work for Markham divides neatly into what we fix, what we replace and what we install. We fix tracks, hinges, openers and panels; we replace springs, cables, rollers, seals and sensors; and we install new doors, new openers and access equipment such as keypads and smart controllers.
Markham
Garage Door Panel ReplacementYears of slap shots have peppered the lower two sections with dents.
Garage Door Bottom Seal ReplacementWith the door closed and the lights off, a bright line of daylight runs along the floor from one side to the other.
Garage Door Manual Lock RepairThe outside handle wobbles in your hand and the inside knob spins round and round with nothing attached.
Garage Door Hinge ReplacementPressing a hand against one of the middle hinges makes it rock on the panel.
Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and RepairThe door goes up perfectly.
Garage Door Opener ReplacementYou swapped the old wooden door for a heavier insulated steel one, and the twenty-year-old opener that was kept has never settled.
Insulated Steel Garage Door InstallationThe existing door opens on old tracks that crowd storage near the ceiling.
Wind-Rated Garage Door ReplacementA recent wind event left one section slightly creased, a strut twisted, and several track fasteners loose.
Full-View Glass Garage Door InstallationYour workshop faces the driveway and needs a professional, welcoming frontage without putting tools on display.
Commercial Sectional Door RepairThe loading-bay door rises with one side several centimetres lower than the other.New Doors
Replacing a worn door with a similar one is straightforward. Replacing it with something better, whether that is warmer, quieter, brighter or simply better looking, is where the installation and upgrade services earn their place.
Repairs
For a door that is loud, sticky, drafty or slightly out of true, the answer is nearly always in this group. It is careful, ordinary work, done properly, and it keeps a good door good.
Markham
The garage door on a house in Markham 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.
— Dickson Hill Garage Door Repair Co.
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York, Ontario
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2021 census · what it means at the door
19%Newer homes
About 19% of homes in Markham were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Many newer homes have a keypad by the door, several remotes and an app that reports whether the door is open. We keep all of these talking to the opener, clear codes from devices that have gone missing and set up new ones so the whole household is covered.
56%
Single-detached houses make up about 56% of homes in Markham (2021 Census).
In a neighbourhood with both detached and attached homes, some customers decide alone and others report to a board or property manager. We adapt the visit accordingly, giving a homeowner options at the door and a manager a written summary they can circulate.
Markham
Garage Door Panel Replacement
The top section has developed a bend where the opener arm pulls on it. On the way up it flexes visibly, the door hesitates near the top of its travel, and daylight shows through the joint below it when the door is closed.
Garage Door Panel ReplacementYes, though wood doors are more often site-built or made in small runs, so a matching section may be made up by a door shop rather than ordered from a catalogue. The new section is primed and finished to match, the hardware is transferred, and the technician looks closely at the neighbouring sections for rot or splitting, since wood sections tend to age together. Where several are failing, a new door is discussed.
Yes, and winter is when most people notice they need one. Vinyl is stiffer in the cold, so the technician keeps the new roll warm until it is fed and takes a little longer working it across the channels. A seal frozen to the floor is freed by hand first. The door is then closed onto the new strip and the opener reset exactly as in summer, and the garage is sealed for the rest of the season.
Dry graphite or a PTFE lock lubricant for the key cylinder, because oil traps grit and moisture in the pins. A light silicone film for the bars and their guides, wiped rather than dripping, so salt spray and slush have less to cling to. Grease is avoided everywhere on the lock, as it thickens in the cold and collects dirt that gums the action.
It is better to leave the door closed and use another way in and out. A joint with a failed hinge flexes more on every trip, which strains the neighbouring hinges, can pull a roller out of the track and can crease the panel itself. If the door is already open or stuck partway, leave it where it is rather than running the opener again. A closed, still door is what the technician hopes to find.
It is the emergency release that disconnects the door from the opener so you can move it by hand, for instance during a power outage. It is safe when used with the door closed. Pulling it with the door open is the risk, because an unbalanced door can then drop. Pull straight down, lift the door by its handle, and reconnect afterwards by running the opener or lifting until the trolley clicks back in.
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Dickson Hill Garage Door Repair Co.
Garage Doors · Markham
Open 24/7
(289) 301-350732 years in business
Open 24/7 · same fees any hour
On-site assessment preferred · (289) 301-3507 · open 24/7
