Palo Alto · Menlo Park · Los Altos
Garage door repair in Palo Alto
We fix snapped springs and dead openers at your house. You can call after hours for emergencies.
- Free quote at your door
- Prices on this page
- Springs and openers on the truck
What it usually costs
- Broken spring from $285One torsion spring (standard-size door) plus a whole-door tune-up
- Both torsion springs from $445The pair on one door, whole-door tune-up included
- Cable repair from $229Both lift cables
- Door off its track from $239Reset on the track, rollers checked
- Opener repair from $209Most belt and chain drive openers
- New opener installed from $765Belt drive with two remotes and a wall button
- Tune-up from $139Lube, balance, a hardware check and a safety test
- New garage door installed from $1,890A single steel door, with the old one hauled away
What can raise the price
- Both springs worn out at the same time
- A heavier door: insulated, wood or oversized
- Worn rollers, cables or drums we find once we're there
- A part we have to order in
Your exact price comes at the door, before we pick up a tool, and the quote is free.
Repairs and new doors
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Springs and cables
Every spring job comes with a tune-up of the whole door.
from $285
Spring repair -
Openers
Most belt and chain drive openers, fixed at your house.
from $209
Opener repair and installs -
New doors
A single steel door installed, with the old one hauled away.
from $1,890
New garage doors -
Tune-ups
Lube, balance, a hardware check and a safety test.
from $139
What a tune-up covers
Why springs go here
Palo Alto doors work hard
Six in ten Palo Alto homes were built before 1970, and one in four went up in the 1950s alone (ACS 2024).
A standard spring is built for about 10,000 cycles, and each open and close counts as one. Four a day uses that up in about seven years. Nearly three in four Palo Alto homeowners have two or more cars (ACS 2024), and every trip out and back adds to the count.
Where we work
We come to your house in Palo Alto and seven nearby towns. Somewhere else close by? Call and ask.
Dovetail Garage Door
Palo Alto, CA. We come to you.
Mon to Sat, 7 am to 6 pm
Emergency calls after hours
Questions
How much is a broken spring in Palo Alto?
One torsion spring starts at $285, and that includes a tune-up of the whole door. Where the door has two springs, replacing both starts at $445, tune-up included.
Can I still open the door if a spring broke?
Please don't, and don't run the opener either. The spring holds up the door's weight. Without it, the door can come down hard. Leave it alone and call us.
Which towns do you cover?
Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley and Woodside. Somewhere else nearby? Call and ask.
Can I book online?
Yes. Pick a time on the booking form and we'll call to confirm it.