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Detailed stories from our service calls across Hampton Roads, so you know exactly what to expect, what it costs, and how we work.
Great Bridge, Chesapeake
Getaway-Day Spring Failure, Packed SUV Freed Same Morning
"The spring snapped the night before we were supposed to leave for the Outer Banks. They had both springs swapped and us on the road before lunch..."
Read the full story →Ocean View, Norfolk
Ocean View, Norfolk: Salt Air Snapped Both Cables
"Both cables let go and the door was stuck sideways two blocks from the bay. Seaside had it running the same morning..."
Read the full story →Western Branch, Chesapeake
Door Jumped the Track in Western Branch, Back On by 2 PM
"I pulled in, the door went up fine, but coming down it twisted sideways and stuck. The next morning I couldn't get my car out..."
Read the full story →Greenbrier, Chesapeake
A Greenbrier Opener Gear Strip, Fixed the Same Afternoon
"It hummed but the door would not budge, and Seaside had it running again before dinner..."
Read the full story →Cradock, Portsmouth
A Bracket Let Go and the Door Came Off the Track in Cradock
"I figured the whole door was shot. They found a single bracket had pulled out of the wall and had us running again by lunch"...
Read the full story →Larchmont, Norfolk
A Larchmont Garage Gap That Let Roof Rats In
"I'd set traps for a month before I finally called about the gap under my garage door..."
Read the full story →Ford's Colony, Williamsburg
Ford's Colony TorqueMaster Failure, Rolling by Noon
"The door slammed shut overnight and would not budge by morning. The hidden TorqueMaster spring had finally let go..."
Read the full story →Greenbrier, Chesapeake
Greenbrier Opener Hummed but Would Not Lift, Gear Kit Same Day
"The motor made noise but the door did not move, I thought I needed a whole new opener..." A $215 gear-and-sprocket kit in Greenbrier, Chesapeake.
Read the full story →Gatling Pointe, Smithfield
A Rotted Wood Door Becomes a New Steel One in Gatling Pointe
"The bottom panel was crumbling and the door would not stay up. By mid-afternoon we had a new insulated steel door and a quiet opener..."
Read the full story →Buckroe Beach, Hampton
A door off its track on Mallory Street, rolling by lunch
"It looked totaled, hanging sideways and stuck. They had it back on the track and running smoothly before lunch, and it was a fraction of what I feared..."
Read the full story →Pungo, Virginia Beach
One Folded Panel, Not a Whole New Door, in Pungo
"I figured the whole door was finished after the trailer caught it, so hearing it was one panel and not a new door was a real relief..."
Read the full story →Kempsville, Virginia Beach
Heat Killed the Opener, Kempsville Family Parking Inside by Lunch
"The opener was totally dead, no lights, nothing, right in the middle of the heat wave..."
Read the full story →Harbour View, Suffolk
Snapped Spring in Harbour View, Door Back to Normal by Noon
"Heard a bang like a gunshot in the garage, then the door would not budge and the van was stuck inside..."
Read the full story →Churchland, Portsmouth
Snapped Cable Stranded a Churchland Auto Shop, Bay Rolling by 2 PM
"Our bay slammed down with a customer car inside and would not budge, I figured we were closed for the day..."
Read the full story →Hilton Village, Newport News
A Rotted Wood Door in Hilton Village, Replaced in One Afternoon
"I figured a rotted door meant a week of waiting on a special order. They measured, showed me the numbers, and had a new carriage door on by 4 o'clock..."
Read the full story →Great Bridge, Chesapeake
Humming Opener, Stripped Gear, Door Moving by Noon
"The motor was running but the door just sat there. I figured I needed a whole new opener, but they had it lifting again the same morning..."
Read the full story →Ocean View, Norfolk
Salt Air Snapped a Cable, Car Free in Two Hours
"One side of the door just dropped and pinned my car in. I thought I needed a whole new door, but they had me running again before lunch..."
Read the full story →Poquoson, VA
Salt-rotted door replaced before hurricane season in Poquoson
"The bottom of our old door had rusted through and I was afraid it would not survive a storm. Their crew had a new wind-rated door on in a morning..."
Read the full story →Oyster Point, Newport News
Commercial Spring Break Traps Three Trucks Inside
"Our main bay door died with trucks loaded inside and Seaside had us running again before lunch..."
Read the full story →Greenbrier, Chesapeake
Snapped Cable, Crooked Door, Fixed Same Day
"The door was stuck sideways and I figured it was ruined. They had it running smooth in under an hour..."
Read the full story →Sandbridge, Virginia Beach
Wall-Mount Opener for a Stilted Beach House, Sandbridge
"Our garage is tucked under the house and the ceiling is all angles and beams. Two companies told us a normal opener would never mount right. I was starting to think we'd be lifting this door by hand
Read the full story →Tabb, York County
Storm Surge Killed the Opener, Replaced and Running by 3 PM
"Lightning hit something close Monday night. Tuesday morning the opener was stone dead. No lights, no beep, the wall button did nothing. Both cars were inside and I work in Newport News..."
Read the full story →Buckroe Beach, Hampton
Off-track door reset the same morning, trapped SUV freed by 11 AM
"My son clipped the track backing out and the door jammed halfway with my car inside. They had it rolling again before lunch and the quote matched the invoice..."
Read the full story →Larchmont, Norfolk
Pre-Hurricane-Season Same-Day Spring Replacement, Larchmont, Norfolk
"I heard a sound like a gunshot from the garage at 5:48 AM and the door wouldn't move. First day of hurricane season, my wife was due at work in two hours, I needed this fixed."…
Read the full story →Kempsville, Virginia Beach
Same-Day Double Spring Replacement, Kempsville, Virginia Beach
"I woke up, pressed the button, heard a loud crack and the door wouldn't move. I had a meeting at 10, I needed this fixed now."…
Read the full story →Western Branch, Chesapeake
Car Trapped in Garage, Emergency Cable Rescue in Chesapeake
"Cable snapped when I closed the door the night before. Didn't realize until morning, door was stuck down, my car was trapped, an…
Read the full story →Ghent, Norfolk
Historic Ghent Carriage House, Extension Spring Rebuild
"Every other company wanted to replace our original 1920s wood carriage doors with new steel. I just wanted them to work properly …
Read the full story →Driver, Suffolk
An Honest Diagnosis, $30 Gear, Not a $600 New Opener
"My opener ran but the door wouldn't move. Another company came out and said I needed a new opener, $680. I wanted a second opini…
Read the full story →Wythe, Hampton
Goodbye TorqueMaster, Wythe, Hampton
"Second TorqueMaster spring failure in five years. I was done. A tech literally told me 'I can't get parts for this.' I needed a r…
Read the full story →Cradock, Portsmouth
Door Stuck Open Overnight, Emergency Secure in Portsmouth
"My 78-year-old mother called me at midnight, her garage door was stuck all the way open and wouldn't come down. She was afraid t…
Read the full story →Kingsmill, Williamsburg
HOA-Approved Clopay Canyon Ridge, Kingsmill, Williamsburg
"Our 25-year-old aluminum door was badly warped and fading. Kingsmill ARB has strict rules, we'd been told the approval process c…
Read the full story →Gatling Pointe, Smithfield
Preventive Tune-Up Saves an Opener, Gatling Pointe, Smithfield
"Door was still working, just a bit noisier. I figured it was time for a tune-up."…
Read the full story →Ready to get your door running smoothly?
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