New Garage Door Installation
Measured on site, chosen with you for material, insulation and wind rating, then installed with new springs, tracks and hardware.
A new garage door on the Beaches is a code decision before it is a style decision. The garage door is the largest opening in the house, and the City of Jacksonville's own window and door worksheet asks for each garage door's design pressure and Florida Product Approval number. We ask for both before we order a door, so the paperwork and the product agree.
We measure the opening, check headroom and side room, then walk through the choices: steel, aluminum or wood-look carriage styles, insulated or not, windows or solid, and the opener that suits what sits above the garage. We remove the old door, set the new sections, springs and tracks to the maker's instructions, connect the opener, and balance and test the whole system. We tell you early if a wide or heavy door needs reinforcement.
When It Is Time for a New Door
- Several sections are dented, cracked or rusted through
- Repairs keep adding up on an aging door
- The door sags or bows and will not stay balanced
- You want a door with a tested wind rating
- You need better insulation or a quieter door
- The opening is oversized or the old door was custom
Wind Codes on the Coast
The wind code is what sets coastal doors apart. The City of Jacksonville's window and door replacement worksheet sets 130 mph for Risk Category II buildings east of its demarcation line along the St. Johns River and Interstate 95, and 125 mph west of it, and Neptune Beach's permit page asks for documentation of a 130 mph wind code. DASMA's wind-load guide describes the test: 10 seconds at design pressure and 10 seconds at 1.5 times that pressure. We pick the door for your address, and your building department confirms the rest.
How We Handle It
Measure and plan
The opening, headroom, side room and exposure are measured and the wind and permit questions are settled first.
Choose the door
Material, insulation, windows and design pressure are picked with you, from doors that carry the approval numbers your address needs.
Remove and install
The old door comes out and the new sections, springs and tracks go in to the maker's instructions.
Opener and proof
The opener is connected, the door is balanced, and reversal and photo-eyes are tested before the walkthrough.
New Door Installs and Parts
