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Your car is inside and the door is stuck crooked across the opening. Pushing the wall button just makes the motor hum, and one section is bent where a roller has climbed out of the curve at the top of the track.
Garage Doors in Kawartha Lakes, OntarioBalanced doorslive longer.
Call now · open 24/7(249) 490-5342What's happening right now?
Door stuck open
Safely, right now
- Leave it where it stopped. Don't pull it down by hand or keep pressing the button.
- Keep the doorway clear of people, pets and vehicles.
- The red release cord stays untouched while the door is open, because the door can fall.
Door won't close
Safely, right now
- Stop pressing the button. Trying again and again strains the opener and the top of the door.
- Keep clear of the doorway, even to move something out of the way. Tell us on the call if you can see anything in the door's path.
- Leave the safety sensors near the floor as they are: never tape them or bypass them.
Spring snapped
Safely, right now
- Leave the door and the opener alone: no lifting it by hand, no pressing the button.
- Keep people, pets and cars clear of the door.
- The emergency release stays untouched while the door is up, because the door can come down.
Car stuck inside
Safely, right now
- Don't drive into the door or try to force it open.
- If you heard a bang or the door feels heavy, don't pull the release or lift it. A spring may be broken.
- Arrange another way to get where you are going for now. The car can wait inside.
A door that drifts down or springs up when you release the opener is out of balance, and the opener is carrying weight it was never meant to. We set the springs so the door rests where you leave it, sparing every other part.
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The fix, explained · Kawartha Lakes
What is the door doing?
EmergencyTorsion Spring ReplacementOn a cold morning the remote does nothing useful: the light comes on, the motor turns briefly, the door stays shut.
The fix
Torsion spring replacement is really a service on the whole balance system. The spring sits on a shaft that turns in a centre bearing and two end bearings, drives a pair of cable drums, and lifts the door through two steel cables.
Until then
When a spring breaks, the safe approach for the household is to leave the door where it is, keep people and vehicles clear, and avoid running the opener, which can damage the top section, the trolley or the gear drive.
Pull the manual release only when the door is fully closed unless a technician asks otherwise; a door disconnected while partly open can move on its own if the springs are out of balance.
Call (249) 490-5342Request a visit Torsion Spring Replacement
EmergencyOff-Track Garage Door ResetThe rollers on the door have been squealing for months.
The fix
Winter produces a particular version of this call. Slush melts under the door during the day, freezes overnight and glues the bottom seal to the slab.
Until then
Never run the opener on a door that is off its track or hanging crooked; every cycle drives the racked door harder into the rails and can pull the track from the wall or tear a hinge.
Pull the manual release only when the door is fully closed unless a technician asks otherwise; a door disconnected while partly open can move on its own if the springs are out of balance.
Call (249) 490-5342Request a visit Off-Track Garage Door Reset
EmergencyGarage Door Cable ReplacementSomeone left the snow shovel leaning in the opening and the door came down on it.
The fix
Which counterbalance your door has shapes the job. Torsion doors carry a spring on a shaft above the opening, and the cables wind onto grooved drums at each end; the technician winds the spring down with steel bars, swaps the cables, sets the drums and winds it back up.
Until then
Never run the opener on a door that is off its track or hanging crooked; every cycle drives the racked door harder into the rails and can pull the track from the wall or tear a hinge.
Pull the manual release only when the door is fully closed unless a technician asks otherwise; a door disconnected while partly open can move on its own if the springs are out of balance.
Call (249) 490-5342Request a visit Garage Door Cable Replacement
EmergencyExtension Spring ReplacementThe home inspector's report on the house you are buying flags the garage door: extension springs with no safety cable running through them, coils…
The fix
What you have afterwards is a door that behaves like a much lighter object. Both corners leave the floor together, the door holds still when you stop it at waist height, and it settles onto the floor instead of slamming.
Until then
When a spring breaks, the safe approach for the household is to leave the door where it is, keep people and vehicles clear, and avoid running the opener, which can damage the top section, the trolley or the gear drive.
Pull the manual release only when the door is fully closed unless a technician asks otherwise; a door disconnected while partly open can move on its own if the springs are out of balance.
Call (249) 490-5342Request a visit Extension Spring Replacement
Book soonEmergency Release RepairAfter a week of lifting the door by hand you pressed the button, hoping it would catch.
The fix
The release only earns its keep on a door that behaves once it is free of the opener, so the visit starts with the door closed and a balance test rather than with the handle. Disconnected, a healthy door lifts with modest effort, holds around a metre off the floor and stays put at the top.
Until then
Pull the release with the door fully closed whenever possible, and keep the opening clear as you do.
Lift a door by its handles or the gripping points on the panel face, never at the joint between sections, which closes as the door bends around the track.
Book soonGarage Door Opener Diagnosis and RepairThe door goes up perfectly.
The fix
What you get from the visit is more than a working door. You get told, in plain words, what was wrong and why it happened: a gear that had run dry for years, a sensor knocked out of line by a snow shovel, a wall control left in lock mode by a visiting grandchild.
Until then
Pull the release with the door fully closed whenever possible, and keep the opening clear as you do.
Never drive a vehicle at a closed door to get out; the door collapses and the stored tension in the counterbalance is released.
Call (249) 490-5342Request a visit Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
- 21years in business
- 24/7open, every day
- Same feesday, night or weekend
- On siteassessment preferred
Our way of working
We take photographs of what we find before we start and of the finished work when we are done, and we go through them with you. Seeing a cracked hinge or a frayed cable makes the repair make sense, and having a record of the door's spring size and opener model makes the next service simpler.
Trent Lakes, Argyle, Avery Point, Burnt River, Cameron, Kennedy Bay, Kinmount, Lorneville, Norland, Sandy Point and Victoria Road
You understand what we found. We point to the worn part, show what it should look like and explain what happens if it stays as it is.
Tools and parts kept tidy. Our kit stays in one spot, cables and springs are bagged as they come out, and nothing gets left behind.
More than one way forward. Repair the part, refresh the whole system, or start over with a new door: we explain each so you can choose confidently.
Send a few details about your door: (249) 490-5342
Garage door services
From springs to smart openers
From a sagging wood door on an older home to a glass-panelled door on a new build, we work with the door you have. The services are grouped so you can find repairs, hardware, access controls and installations without hunting.
RepairsRepair & MaintenanceHere you will find the services for a door that works but not well.Services
Here you will find the services for a door that works but not well. It shudders, it hangs a little crooked, it lets the draft through or it takes two tries to close. Those are the symptoms this group is built around.
Bigger photo, sooner job: Emergency Book soon Plan ahead
Plan aheadGarage Door Safety Inspection
Plan aheadGarage Door Tune-Up
EmergencyOff-Track Garage Door ResetThe rollers on the door have been squealing for months.
Book soonGarage Door Panel ReplacementThe top section has developed a bend where the opener arm pulls on it.
Plan aheadGarage Door Bottom Seal Replacement
Plan aheadGarage Door Perimeter Weatherstrip
Book soonGarage Door Manual Lock RepairYou have just moved in.
SpringsSprings & HardwareNothing on a garage door stores more energy than a wound spring.Services
Nothing on a garage door stores more energy than a wound spring. Handling it well means securing the door, releasing the tension in a controlled way, fitting the correct replacement and rewinding to the right count. This category is that work.
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Book soonGarage Door Roller ReplacementOne of the little wheels along the edge of the door has a chunk missing, another sits crooked in its hinge, and there is a fine…
Book soonGarage Door Hinge ReplacementWatching from inside as the door opens, you can see the gap between the second and third panels open up on one side as they turn…
Book soonGarage Door Track Repair or ReplacementThe door has started rubbing the frame on the left, leaving a shiny stripe down the weatherstrip.
EmergencyGarage Door Cable ReplacementSomeone left the snow shovel leaning in the opening and the door came down on it.
EmergencyTorsion Spring ReplacementOn a cold morning the remote does nothing useful: the light comes on, the motor turns briefly, the door stays shut.
EmergencyExtension Spring ReplacementThe home inspector's report on the house you are buying flags the garage door: extension springs with no safety cable running…
Book soonGarage Door Balance AdjustmentOn cold mornings the door barely makes it up.
OpenersOpeners & AccessAccess is about convenience and control: who can open the door, from where, and how you know it closed.Services
Access is about convenience and control: who can open the door, from where, and how you know it closed. We set up remotes, keypads and smart controllers so the whole family is covered.
Bigger photo, sooner job: Emergency Book soon Plan ahead
Book soonGarage Door Opener Diagnosis and RepairThe door goes up perfectly.
Book soonChain-Drive Opener RepairThe door opens about a third of the way and stops.
Book soonBelt-Drive Opener RepairThere is a new squeal from the front of the rail, up near the header, on every cycle.
Plan aheadGarage Door Opener Replacement
Book soonPhoto-Eye Sensor Alignment or ReplacementAfter a cold night the door stays open until the garage warms up.
Plan aheadGarage Door Remote and Keypad Programming- Plan aheadSmart Garage Controller Setup
- Book soonEmergency Release RepairAfter a week of lifting the door by hand you pressed the button, hoping it would catch.
New DoorsInstallation & UpgradesPanel replacement on a door that is still sound belongs in repair.Services
Panel replacement on a door that is still sound belongs in repair. A door where several sections are gone, the tracks are rusted and the springs are past their life belongs here, and we will tell you which case yours is.
Bigger photo, sooner job: Emergency Book soon Plan ahead
Plan aheadSectional Garage Door Replacement
Plan aheadInsulated Steel Garage Door Installation
Plan aheadWind-Rated Garage Door Replacement
Plan aheadCarriage-House Garage Door Installation
Plan aheadFull-View Glass Garage Door Installation
Plan aheadNew-Construction Garage Door Installation
Book soonCommercial Sectional Door RepairA forklift clipped the bottom panel while backing through the bay.
Book soonCommercial Rolling Door RepairThe hand chain takes far more effort than it did last month.
Plan aheadHigh-Lift Garage Door Conversion
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The largest moving part of your home. Worth a closer look.
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Since the cold snap the door has been stiff and noisy first thing, and after the last thaw the bottom corner began to judder. There is slush in the foot of the track and a bloom of rust on the lowest wheel.
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The door starts to rise, gets about the height of your knee, then shudders and reverses. The opener sounds strained, and the top section flexes as the trolley pulls on it, because the motor is doing work the spring used to do.
Which fix fits?
IfThe opener is decades old and has no safety sensors.
Modern openers reverse on contact and on a broken beam; the upgrade is worth doing for the sensors alone.
IfYou would like to close the door from your phone when you have forgotten.
ThenSmart controller installation.
A small controller pairs with most openers and reports the door's position to an app.
IfA remote has gone missing and you are not sure where.
ThenErase and reprogram remotes.
Clearing the opener's memory and re-pairing the remotes you still have keeps the lost one from opening the door.
IfAfter an overnight freeze the door stuck to the slab, the opener strained, and something gave.
ThenGarage Door Panel Replacement.
Winter is hard on the bottom section.
IfYou pushed the slide bolt across like always, but tonight it stops short of the slot in the track and springs back.
ThenGarage Door Manual Lock Repair.
When an automatic opener is on the door, the manual lock and the motor have to be kept from meeting.
IfSince the cold snap the door has been stiff and noisy first thing, and after the last thaw the bottom corner began to judder.
ThenGarage Door Roller Replacement.
Roller replacement changes the small wheels that guide each section of your garage door along its track.
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How a visit goes
Argyle Door Specialists
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1 Call
Send a few details about your door
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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3 On the way
In the van
Kawartha Lakes to Trent Lakes, Argyle, Avery Point, Burnt River, Cameron, Kennedy Bay, Kinmount, Lorneville, Norland, Sandy Point and Victoria Road.
- Locking pliers for the track
- Cable drums
- Socket set and wrenches
- Stationary cone bolts and nuts
- Torsion springs, oil-tempered or galvanized
4 Fixed
Completing the repair
Testing the balance. With the opener disconnected we raise the door by hand. It should lift with light effort and stay put at waist height; if not, we know where to look.
Completing the repair. Parts are replaced, settings adjusted and the safety sensors tested. You get a summary of what was done and what to keep an eye on.
Same fees day, night or weekend · on-site assessment preferred
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Kawartha Lakes information
- Town
- Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
- In business
- 21 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
- Phone
- (249) 490-5342
- Visits
- On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.
What the census means at the door
56%
Older homes. About 56% of homes in Kawartha Lakes were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Decades of freeze and thaw work on the concrete apron in front of an older garage, and an uneven floor means the bottom seal meets a gap on one side. A thicker seal or an adjusted threshold closes it and keeps snow and cold air out.
84%
Mostly houses. Single-detached houses make up about 84% of homes in Kawartha Lakes (2021 Census).
Detached houses commonly have attached two-car garages with a wide double door, which is a heavy door on a pair of torsion springs. Spring and cable work on these doors is done as a matched set so the door lifts level and the opener carries only its intended load.
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Before you book
The wall button works but none of my remotes do. What happened?
Three things account for most of these. The wall control has been put into lock mode, sometimes by a child or a visitor, which blocks all remotes until it is released. The opener's memory was cleared, usually by someone pressing the learn button while trying to program a new remote, so every remote needs programming again. Or the receiver in the head unit has failed. The first two are simple settings; the third is a part.
How long does a diagnosis visit take?
The checks themselves run in a set order and take a modest part of an hour on most doors. What extends a visit is the repair that follows: a gear kit or capacitor adds a little, a sensor re-wire or a trolley change adds more, and a door-side problem such as a balance fault may mean a second piece of work. You are told where things stand once the cause is found, before any further work begins.
How old is too old to repair?
Age alone is not the test; parts and safety are. The technician checks the exact model and part numbers, because even a unit from the last two decades can have a board, sensor or trolley that is no longer made. Where the parts are available, a repair is usually straightforward. Where a key part is discontinued with nothing to replace it, or the unit predates photo eyes, replacement is the sounder choice even for a small fault. The technician tells you which side of that line your unit sits on.
Can I keep using the opener until the technician arrives?
The kindest thing for the door is to leave it where it is and use another entrance. An opener is designed to move a door the springs have already made light; asking it to lift a full-weight door strains the trolley and gear drive and can crease the top section. Keeping the door still and clear of people until the spring is replaced protects the rest of the system from extra repairs.
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