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Ceiling-mounted garage-door opener with a red release cord, a blue stepladder below and a cordless drill on a workbench. — Kawartha Lakes
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Garage Doors in Kawartha LakesEvery remote,on the same page.

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What's happening right now?

Door stuck open

Safely, right now

  1. Leave it where it stopped. Don't pull it down by hand or keep pressing the button.
  2. Keep the doorway clear of people, pets and vehicles.
  3. The red release cord stays untouched while the door is open, because the door can fall.
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Door won't close

Safely, right now

  1. Stop pressing the button. Trying again and again strains the opener and the top of the door.
  2. 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.
  3. Leave the safety sensors near the floor as they are: never tape them or bypass them.
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Spring snapped

Safely, right now

  1. Leave the door and the opener alone: no lifting it by hand, no pressing the button.
  2. Keep people, pets and cars clear of the door.
  3. The emergency release stays untouched while the door is up, because the door can come down.
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Car stuck inside

Safely, right now

  1. Don't drive into the door or try to force it open.
  2. If you heard a bang or the door feels heavy, don't pull the release or lift it. A spring may be broken.
  3. Arrange another way to get where you are going for now. The car can wait inside.
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Remotes, the wall keypad, the button by the kitchen door and the app on your phone all need to agree with the opener. For homeowners in Kawartha Lakes we program them cleanly, erase codes from remotes that went missing years ago, and show you how to add a new one yourself when the time comes. We serve Camp Kagawong, Fenelon Falls, Glenarm, Isaacs Glen, Islay, Long Point, Rosedale and Zion as well.

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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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

  1. Pull the release with the door fully closed whenever possible, and keep the opening clear as you do.

  2. 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.

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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

  1. Pull the release with the door fully closed whenever possible, and keep the opening clear as you do.

  2. Never drive a vehicle at a closed door to get out; the door collapses and the stored tension in the counterbalance is released.

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Kawartha Lakes

Garage door services · Kawartha Lakes

People in Kawartha Lakes call about garage doors for many reasons, and we have a service for each: the door that stopped, the one that got loud, the one that lets in cold air, the remote that died, the panel that got dented, and the door that has simply had its day.

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Argyle Door Specialists

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  1. 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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  2. 2 Questions

    Getting the details

    We ask about the door's age, the type of springs, the opener and what changed. A photo of the hardware helps us bring the right stock.

  3. 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. 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

Photo-Eye Sensor Alignment or Replacement, New-Construction Garage Door Installation, Off-Track Garage Door Reset, Belt-Drive Opener Repair, Extension Spring Replacement, High-Lift Garage Door Conversion, Commercial Rolling Door Repair, Garage Door Opener Replacement, Smart Garage Controller Setup and Garage Door Safety Inspection

Town
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
In business
21 years
Hours
Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
Visits
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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.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population

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Technician kneeling at a white garage door, turning a screwdriver on a black handle latch mounted on a vertical steel strip. — Kawartha Lakes
  • 21years in business
  • 24/7open, every day
  • Same feesday, night or weekend
  • On siteassessment preferred

Book a repair, tune-up or new door in Kawartha Lakes.

Every door in Kawartha Lakes gets a safety check as part of the visit, whatever the reason we came. Photo-eyes are aligned, the auto-reverse is tested, the balance is confirmed and the cables are inspected. If something is close to failing, you hear about it plainly, with no pressure to act that day.

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.

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Advice · (249) 490-5342

Will the springs be adjusted while you are there?

No, and that is deliberate. An inspection reads the counterbalance: the technician checks the coil, measures wire size and length, and watches how the door behaves by hand. If it is out of step with the door's weight, the report says so and by how much. Winding a spring is its own appointment, done once the door is clamped and the system is calm, which keeps the inspection record honest about the door as found.

Can I keep using the opener until someone comes?

It is better to leave the opener alone. A racked door does not become straighter with another cycle; every press of the button forces the crooked sections deeper into the rails and strains the hinges and wall brackets. Unplug the opener or pull the red release cord if the door is fully closed, keep people and vehicles clear, and let the technician move it in a controlled way.

Could I switch to torsion springs instead of replacing the extension ones?

Sometimes, and it is worth asking. A torsion system needs room above the door opening for its shaft and a header that can carry the spring bracket, which many older garages with a low ceiling simply lack; extension springs are there for that reason. Where the headroom exists, a conversion is a separate job with its own hardware and quote. The technician can tell you on the spot which route suits your garage.

What information helps when I book a belt-drive repair?

The make and model printed on the motor head, roughly how old the operator is, what the belt is doing and what it sounds like, when it started, whether the red cord has been pulled and whether anyone has adjusted anything. A photograph along the rail showing the belt, and one of the label, settle most questions before the visit.

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  • On-site assessment preferred
  • Same fees day, night or weekend
  • 21 years in business