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How Much Should You Pay For Your Garage Door Repair? in Dubai

Your garage door is such a key feature of your property. After all, it keeps your belongings secure and gives you somewhere to keep your vehicles. But more than this it also forms part of your home’s kerb appeal. It’s therefore surprising that it’s often taken for granted; that is until it breaks. A broken garage door can potentially leave your property insecure, as well as posing a health and safety risk and really needs to be fixed as soon as possible.Garage doors require specialist knowledge and equipment to repair and as a result, you’ll normally need to consult a professional. You will need to trust your repair company to do the right thing for you and make appropriate recommendations. Unfortunately, some companies play on the urgency of your repair and your lack of garage door knowledge. This often results in people being sold replacement garage doors they don’t require or being charged inflated prices.At Garage Door Repair Man we hate to see anyone get overcharged for their repair, which is why we’ve put together a pricing guide for some of the most common garage door repairs. Although this guide isn’t exact, as there are so many variables such as brand and severity of the damage, it should give you a good idea as to whether you’re being charged a fair price.Click on the garage door repair below, that’s relevant to you, to be provided with more information and estimated costs.

How Much Should a Garage Door Lock Replacement Cost?

.We would recommend a price in the range of AED 250-AED 750 There are a variety of different garage door locks available and the type you need will generally depend on the age of your door. More modern garage doors have a lock that’s separate to the handle, whereas it’s common to see handles with locks integrated into older models.The different types of handles mean there’s quite a range in the price you can expect to pa


How Much Should You Pay For Roller Door Straps?

Replacement roller door straps should cost you anywhere from AED 90-AED 450.

Your roller door straps are imperative to the safe operation of your roller garage door. A garage door with compromised straps poses a risk to your safety. These straps are what holds your roller garage door on the roller door shaft. It’s this shaft that turns to open or close your garage.

If you have issues with your roller door straps you should seek to have them repaired or replaced as soon as possible. This doesn’t mean you should pay over the odds though. You would expect a typical replacement to cost around AED 90-AED 450.



What Should You Pay To Get Garage Door Rollers Replaced?

Replacement garage door rollers should cost you around AED 250-AED 700.Although your garage door rollers failing is unlikely to cause too many safety concerns, it can be a major inconvenience. Broken garage door rollers are likely to cause your door to jam, which varies from an inconvenience to an emergency. If you can’t fully close your garage door, you can’t ensure the safety of your contents. That’s why it’s best to get your rollers replaced when they start showing signs of failure and excessive wear, rather than waiting for them to be unusable.Garage door rollers vary in size and brand and start at around AED 250 Quality door rollers will outlast cheaper pattern counterparts, so it makes sense to replace with original quality than cheaper imitations for long-term durability. Even for the most robust quality rollers, you should expect to pay no more than around AED 700

How Much Does It Cost To Get Garage Door Cables & Cones Replaced?

To have replacement garage door cables installed, you should budget between AED 300 and AED 900 – this price should cover the cost of cone replacement if needed.Your garage door cables are critical to the safe use of your garage door. If you can see your cables fraying, or you are down to just one cable, you should call for a repair immediately and refrain from using the door. Continuing to use the door with just one cable will put a strain on the remaining wires which can result in your remaining wire breaking. If both of the cables break when the door is open, your door can come crashing down.Give your local garage door repair company a call as soon as possible.

What Should a Replacement Garage Door Remote Fob Cost?

A replacement garage door remote fob should set you back between £45 and £70.If you’re down to your last remote fob, then you should be looking to get another one to avoid being left without access to your garage. The fee that you pay in the range of AED 200 – AED 700 will depend on the brand of garage door but the price should include programming.

What Do Garage Door Springs Cost To Replace?

You should budget between AED 700-AED 1200 to have your garage door springs replaced.Your garage door spring is responsible for lifting the weight of your garage door. When it breaks, you’ll find that your garage door is harder to open and no longer stays open by itself.Garage door springs are under significant pressure when wound and can pose a serious risk to your safety if handled incorrectly. That’s why it’s always best to leave any sort of spring replacement to a qualified garage door engineer.

Garage Door Spring Selection

  • Step 1: Measure Wire Size

Wire size is the most important measurement. This determines the overall strength of the spring.

The wire size (thickness) can be measured easiest with a spring gauge. If you do not have a spring gauge available, you can take a 10-count or 20-count measurement of the coil. Lay the tape on top of the spring, wedging the end of the tape in between the coil. Count out 20 coils on your torsion spring and measure them with your tape measure.


  • Step 2: Measure Spring Length

The key thing to remember on how to measure the length of garage door torsion springs is to unwind them first. This gives you the correct length.The length affects the winding capacity of a torsion spring.

Measure your spring from wire to wire. Do not include the winding or stationary cones in this measurement. When looking for a replacement, you can safely increase or decrease the length by one inch if necessary.

Step 3: Measure Inside Diameter

When measuring the inside diameter, make sure you do not include the cones. Otherwise, you will have the wrong measurement, which will cause the garage door to be unbalanced when it opens and closes.

Use your tape measure to find the diameter. This can be measured on a broken garage door spring.

Generally, larger inside diameter springs are used for commercial garage doors. Smaller diameters of 1-3/4 inch and 2 inch are used on residential garage doors.


Step 4: Determine Spring Wind

Torsion springs come in right wind and left wind. When looking at your garage door, left wound springs are installed on the right and coiled counterclockwise and right wound springs are installed on the left and coiled clockwise.

If your garage door has two torsion springs, replace both springs at the same time to maintain an even tension on your garage door.