Renton, WA
New Garage Door Installation in Lakewood, WA
In the older parts of Lakewood the deciding number is headroom, not the width of the opening.
- Free estimate, price before we start
- Most repairs finished in one visit
- Door balanced and safety-tested before we leave
What is going on
Measure, then specify
Opening width and height, headroom, side room and backroom are measured on site, along with the door's likely weight once insulation is chosen. Those numbers decide the track, the springs and whether the existing opener can stay.
Installation ends with balance, spring tension set to the measured weight, travel limits and a safety-reverse test on a block. The old door, track and hardware leave the same day.
Lakewood, WA
Low headroom, narrow openings
Many of the mid-century garages here were built for one car with very little space above the door. That rules out a standard torsion setup until the track and spring arrangement are changed, which is a measurement taken before anything is ordered.
Where a door has rusted through at the bottom sections after decades of threshold water, replacement is often the sensible route rather than a third round of panel repairs on a tired door. Where the opening is a standard one-car size, a stock door can often be fitted without a long lead time.
Symptoms
What a failing new garage door installation looks and sounds like
Bottom sections rusted through
Replacement beats a third repair.
Door past economic repair
Panels, springs and track all worn.
Low headroom limits choices
Needs low-headroom track and springs.
Door never seals properly
Warped or water-damaged panels.
Repeated spring failures
Hardware that no longer suits the door.
Why it happens in Lakewood
- Decades of threshold water
- Steel rusted at the bottom rail.
- Mid-century dimensions
- Shallow headroom and narrow openings.
- Repairs layered over years
- No consistent specification left.
What we check
What decides the door you can actually fit
The opening width and height are the easy part. What usually decides the specification is headroom above the door and space beside it, because those set whether you can have a standard-lift door, a high-lift door, or a low-headroom setup with a jackshaft operator. A door chosen without those numbers is a door that may not be able to open.
From there it comes down to insulation, glazing and finish. An insulated door in a garage under a bedroom changes how the room above feels and how loud the door is in the house. A single-skin door is fine for a detached shop. We would rather talk through that difference before the order than after.
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Opening dimensions
Width and height taken at the opening, not from the old door, which may not have been the right size.
- 02
Headroom
Clearance above the door for the track curve and the opener rail, or the door goes high-lift instead.
- 03
Side room
Space beside the opening for the vertical track and the spring assembly.
- 04
Insulation and glazing
Single skin, insulated steel or a door with windows, which changes weight and needs matching springs.
- 05
Spring sizing for the new weight
Recalculated for the new door rather than reused, because a different door is a different load.
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Seal and threshold
Bottom seal, perimeter seal and how the door meets an uneven or sloped concrete floor.
Safe to check yourself
- Measure the opening width and height once to start a quote
- Note the siding, trim colour and any HOA rules on door style
- Clear the garage and the driveway before the crew arrives
- Choose the style from a manufacturer design tool
Leave this to us in Lakewood
- Removal and disposal of the old door and hardware
- Track, spring and operator installation
- Balancing and safety reverse setup on the finished door
- Any framing or trim work the opening needs
Our process
How we handle a call in Lakewood
- 01
Tell us what it is doing
Call or send the form. The bang, the gap, the panel that will not close, the opener that quit. A photo helps us quote it faster.
- 02
We diagnose on site
Hand test, spring tension, cables, rollers, track and opener settings. We find the cause, not just the symptom.
- 03
You approve the price
Options and a firm price before work begins. If a repair will hold, we say so instead of quoting a new door.
- 04
Fixed, tested, explained
We finish the job, balance the door, set the opener and show you what was replaced and how it should run from now on.
Options and parts
What we fit, and what it changes
Standard steel door
A sensible replacement on a one-car garage.
Insulated door
For a garage under or beside living space.
Low-headroom setup
Track and springs for a tight ceiling.
Why Lakewood homeowners call us
Free estimate, zero pressure
Send a photo or book a visit. You get a real number for your door before anyone touches it, and no obligation to book.
Upfront pricing, no surprises
You approve the price before we start. Nothing gets added to the bill afterwards because the job turned out harder than expected.
Parts on the van
Springs, cables, rollers and openers for most residential doors ride with us, so most repairs are finished in one visit.
Right spring for your door
Springs are matched to the door's actual weight and height. The wrong one wears out fast and quietly strains the opener.
Questions
Lakewood questions we get asked
Do you measure before ordering?+
Always. Headroom, side room and backroom decide what fits, and getting those wrong is the main reason a door cannot be installed as planned.
Can my existing opener run a new door?+
Sometimes, if it is in good order and rated for the new door's weight. We check before the order rather than after the door arrives.
Do you take the old door away?+
Yes. The old door, track, springs and hardware are removed and taken away as part of the installation.
How long does an installation take?+
A single door is typically a half day including removal. A double door or a door with an opener added usually runs most of a day.
Do you take the old door away?+
Yes, removal and haul-away are part of the quote. Old doors and hardware go with us rather than being left at the curb.
Something not covered here? Call (425) 426-2728 and describe what the door is doing.
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