Full 25-point door and opener safety check with every visit - springs, cables, rollers, tracks, and your LiftMaster or Chamberlain opener included
You get a price before we start. It does not change when the truck arrives.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterGarage Door Before & After in Kent, WA
Most garage door companies tell you they do good work. We’d rather show you. Every job below follows the same sequence: we document what we found on arrival, we quote a flat written price before touching anything, and we photograph the finished result before we leave. That photo record is yours to keep, on every visit, no exceptions. Here’s what that looks like in Kent, from East Hill to Scenic Hill to the Valley.
Recent Transformations
Torsion Spring Replacement on a Two-Car Door in East Hill
The homeowner called after the door refused to open one morning. On arrival we found a 0.234-inch wire diameter torsion spring with a clean break at the midpoint, the kind of fatigue failure we see on Kent doors after seven to ten years of daily cycles. The door was stuck closed with both cars inside the garage. We replaced the pair of springs as a matched set, rebalanced the door to spec, and cycled it ten times under watch. The door now lifts with one hand on the manual release, which is the test we use before we call a spring job done.
New Insulated Steel Door for a Valley Home with a West-Facing Exposure
The existing 1990s single-skin door had more dents than flat panel, and the homeowner was fighting afternoon heat in a west-facing garage. We measured the opening, ordered an Amarr insulated steel door in a factory finish, and installed it with new perimeter weather seal. The garage now stays noticeably cooler in summer and several degrees warmer on winter mornings. The old door went out on our truck, not to the curb.
LiftMaster Opener Swap After a Logic Board Burnout in Scenic Hill
The opener would hum for two seconds and stop, then repeat on the next button press. We traced it to a failed logic board and gave the homeowner two options: replace the board on a unit nearing the end of its service life, or install a new LiftMaster with a belt drive and a battery backup. The written quote listed both, with no pressure either way. They chose the new unit, and we had it in and programmed within the visit. The difference in noise is the first thing people notice with a belt drive.
Bent Track and Roller Bundle on a Rental Property off Meeker Street
A landlord called after tenants reported the door sticking halfway up and shaking on the way down. The right vertical track had a visible bow from a bumper impact, and three nylon rollers were worn to the point of wobbling in their hinges. We straightened the track, replaced the roller set on both sides, and lubricated the hinges and spring per manufacturer spec. The door runs its full travel without binding, and the landlord got the photo record for the property file.
Cable Off and Emergency Containment on a Door with Both Cars Inside
This was a 9:30 PM emergency call. The homeowner had pulled in after work, hit the button, and watched the right cable jump the drum and coil around the torsion shaft. The door was half open and would not move. We arrived within 90 minutes, unwound the cable, reset it properly on the drum, and checked the opposite side before testing the full cycle. A cable that comes off under load is a symptom that something else shifted, so we verified the spring balance and the drum set screws before signing off. High-tension cables and springs carry enough stored force to cause serious injury, which is why this kind of work belongs with a trained technician, not a YouTube tutorial.
Commercial-Style Sectional Door Retune for a Detached Shop
The owner of a detached woodshop had a 16-foot sectional door that sounded like it was tearing itself apart every time it opened. We found three cracked hinges, a bottom bracket pulling away from the slab, and a torsion system that had not been tensioned in years. We replaced the failed hinges, re-anchored the bracket, tuned the springs, and documented every measurement in the write-up. The door now moves quietly enough that he can run it during a phone call.
Want Results Like These?
Every job above started with a phone call and a written price before any work began. We answer live, 24/7, and we show up with the parts, the paperwork, and the camera. If your garage door has a problem, call (425) 906-3489 and we’ll tell you exactly what it costs to make it right. Kent is our territory, and we’ve been working it since 2015.
Written by Marcus Deller, Owner at Servo Garage Doors Kent, serving Kent, WA since 2015.