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Garage door installation in Winnipeg

Replacing a garage door starts with a measure visit. We look at the opening, the framing and how you use the garage, help you choose a door that suits a Winnipeg winter, then remove the old door and install the new one.

You approve the price before we start. Not sure it's really us? See who's coming.

When should a garage door be replaced rather than repaired?

Replace the door when several panels are damaged or rotting, when the door is so old that parts are hard to get, when it is uninsulated and you now heat the garage, or when repairs keep adding up. If the problem is only a spring, cable, roller or opener, repair is usually the better buy.

Repair or replace?

Most garage door problems are repairs: a spring, a cable, a roller or the opener. A new door makes sense when the door itself has had its day: cracked or rotting panels, dents across several sections, an old uninsulated door on a garage you now heat, or a run of repairs with no end. We'll tell you honestly which you're looking at.

It starts with a measure visit

We measure the opening, check the headroom, side room and framing, look at the existing tracks and opener, and ask how you use the garage. Then we talk through the choices and give you the scope and price before anything is ordered.

Choosing a door for Winnipeg

  • Insulation: worth it for an attached, heated or workshop garage; less important for a cold detached one.
  • Seals: a good bottom seal and weatherstripping keep snow out and stop the door freezing to the floor.
  • Windows and style: match the house, but remember every window is a little less insulation.
  • Hardware: springs matched to the door's weight, and an opener that suits it. See garage door openers.

Install day

We remove the old door, fit the new tracks, springs and panels, connect or replace the opener, then balance and test the door: it should stay put halfway up and reverse when the safety sensors are blocked. We show you the manual release and how to look after the door through the winter.

Booking

Book a measure visit. You approve the scope and price before anything is ordered: see our price promise. For repairs instead, start at garage door repair, or springs if that's the problem. We install across the city and the towns on our areas page.

Where we go

All of Winnipeg and the towns around it. See every area we cover, and we tell you the real arrival time on the phone.

Questions people ask

Do I need an insulated door?
If you heat the garage, use it as a workshop or have a room above it, an insulated door makes a real difference in a Winnipeg winter. For an unheated detached garage, it matters less. We'll talk through it on the measure visit.
Can you reuse my existing opener?
Sometimes, if it suits the new door's weight and is in good shape. We check it on the measure visit and tell you.
Do you take the old door away?
Tell us when you book and we'll confirm how removal works for your job.
How long does an install take?
It depends on the door and the opening. We give you a realistic time on the measure visit rather than a promise on the phone.

Book a time, or ask a question.

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