Grandview's Garage Door Experts

South KC Working Homes and the Weight of Older Steel Doors

Grandview is a working-class community in south Jackson County where the homes are practical and the garages see heavy daily use. The neighborhoods along Main Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard are packed with 1960s through 1980s ranch homes, and the garage doors on these properties have been cycling for decades. Many are still running the original steel doors that came with the house, and while those doors were built to last, the hardware supporting them was not.

Torsion springs and cables are the number one service call in Grandview. The original 16x7 steel doors on these homes are heavier than the modern insulated doors that have replaced them in newer neighborhoods, and that extra weight puts more stress on every component. We also see a lot of doors where the bottom sections have been damaged from cars backing into them or from water pooling against the base and rusting through the steel. When replacement sections for these older doors are no longer available, we handle the full replacement with a modern insulated door that reduces the load on the lifting system and improves energy efficiency.

Grandview, MO: The Local FAQs

• Q: My old steel garage door is heavy and hard to lift. Is that normal?
• A: If the door feels heavier than it used to, the springs have likely lost tension. A properly balanced door should feel almost weightless when you lift it by hand. If it does not, the springs need to be replaced.
• Q: The bottom of my steel door is rusted through. Can you replace just that section?
• A: If the manufacturer still makes replacement sections for your door model, yes. Many older steel doors have been discontinued though, and in those cases a full replacement with a modern insulated door is the most practical solution.
• Q: I cannot afford a brand new door right now. Can you keep my old one running?
• A: If the door panels are structurally sound, absolutely. New springs, cables, and rollers can breathe significant life back into an older door at a fraction of the cost of a full replacement.