01Repair
Opener repair
A dead wall button, a reversing door, a hum with nothing moving: any make, belt, chain or screw drive.
- Stripped drive gears
- Worn limit switches
- Failed capacitors
- Dead logic boards
Garage door opener repair inNorth York
Garage door opener repair in North York begins with a diagnosis. Whether the fix is a repair or a new chain, belt or screw drive unit, the door's balance is checked first, and a replacement is normally in within one visit.
- for most repairs
- One visit
- estimates, from two photos
- Free
- 70 Google reviews
- 4.9★
- in Richmond Hill
- Since 2018
What’s included
Faults we repair,openers we fit.
An opener call in North York is 30 minutes from the shop, and the visit starts with the door, not the motor: the opener is released and the door lifted by hand, because an opener guides a balanced door rather than lifting a heavy one. An opener is a part of the existing door and needs no permit from the City of Toronto.
02New
New and replacement openers
Screw, chain, belt or wall-mount follows from what is over and beside the garage.
- Chain and belt drives
- Screw drive and wall-mount
- Battery backup
- A first opener, newly added
03Remotes
Remotes, keypads and phones
A phone app gets set up where one exists, and we program the keypad, car buttons and remotes before leaving.
- Handheld remotes
- Wall keypads
- Built-in car buttons
- Phone app over Wi-Fi
04Sensors
Safety sensors
Cleaned, aligned or replaced: two photo eyes some six inches from the floor that alert the door to a blockage.
- Lenses cleaned, brackets aligned
- Sensor wiring checked
- Reverse tested on an object
- Lens frost cleared
Reviews
Rated on Google,quoted as written.
From the reviews homeowners left on our Google listing: cut for length, never reworded.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews on Google (opens Google Maps)After years of dents and damage from hockey pucks, our new garage door looks amazing!!
I’m very happy with the work done on my front door and garage door. … Both doors look amazing …
Everyone else told me I’d be waiting anywhere from 6 weeks to 4 months just to get a door delivered and installed.
My garage spring and cables snapped on a Sunday afternoon, Moe was able to swing by the next morning …
Great Service by Moe, very clean job, on time and no surprises.
It completely changed the look of my home and has already received so many compliments.
The work was done in 5 hours and they cleaned up after themselves leaving no trace of my old garage door and front door.
I called Moe he was here in the same hour and we got our new doors in two days
He didn’t just fix the immediate problem … made sure the door was running smoother and quieter than before.
We were presented with multiple options and given the pros and cons of each.
… replacing my destroyed garage door for a beautiful modern style door.
Replaced my front door and garage door with a remote. … the finished work looks amazing.
I had a quote within a day … and the new door installed by that weekend.
Garage door spring was broken. Moe was able to come out the next day and fit it.
Moe takes the time to get to know what your needs are and has affordable recommendations.
Moe did an excellent job replacing our old, worn down garage door with a beautiful, heavy duty white one.
… he was here the next day and we had our garage doors and front doors done within one week.
The whole process was seamless and I couldn’t believe how fast the job was completed without any hiccups.
… came on short notice to take a look. He quickly diagnosed the problem and had it fixed in no time.
They were super on time, super efficient, and the price was dead on.
Projects
Same house,new door.
Real jobs on our customers’ houses, recreated from the photos we took: the door we took down, and the one we hung in its place.
Foam board out, steel in.
Seen from inside, the old door had been patched over with pink foam board. The new one is white insulated steel in four sections, photographed from the same spot in the garage.
Gallery
The styleswe install.
Eighteen garage and front door styles, each one modelled on a door we’ve hung.
Service area
From our shopto your door.
Every town we serve, by the drive from our shop in Richmond Hill. The nearest are on top.
Towns we serve, by the drive
FAQ
Garage door opener repair questionsin North York.
What North York homeowners ask about garage door openers, and the questions every door raises.
Not here? Ask us for a free estimate.
Planning a new door5 questions
There is no honest single number, and anyone who gives you one over the phone is guessing. The price depends on the size of the opening, single or double, the material and insulation, the windows and hardware, and whether the existing tracks, springs and opener can stay. Modern Empire Doors gives you a real number quickly instead: text a photo of the door from outside and one from inside the garage to (647) 323-1826. The inside shot shows the tracks, springs and opener, which is where most of the difference in price lives. Estimates are free.
Two photos and your address. Take one of the door from outside, and one from inside the garage with the door closed, so we can see the tracks, the springs above the opening and the opener. Text both to (647) 323-1826. For most doors that is enough to price the job without anyone coming out first, and the estimate is free.
Most standard replacements are done in a single visit. The old door comes down, the new one goes up on its tracks and springs, and it is balanced and tested before we leave. Doors with more complicated framing, a change of size, or a new opener at the same time take longer. We tell you what to expect for your door when we quote it, not after we arrive, so you can plan the day around it.
Not always. Whether the opener can stay is part of the quote. The springs are sized to the new door, so a working opener is not asked to lift more weight; what matters is its age and condition. An opener from before about 1993 may use a fixed code that cheap equipment can copy, and a new door is a good moment to change it. A loud chain drive under a bedroom is the other reason people switch, usually to a quieter belt drive. We tell you which applies before you decide.
Our replacement doors are made in Canada and carry a lifetime warranty. Built for Canadian winters is not a slogan here: a door that seals properly in February is a different product from one that does not, and the difference shows up as cold air, noise and a bottom seal frozen to the floor. If you want the details for a particular door, ask when we quote it and we will go through them with you.
A door that won't work5 questions
Repair or replacement is the first fork. After that come the drive type, extras like Wi-Fi or battery backup, and whether tired springs are making the unit work too hard. You get one price before work starts. A new opener on a door with spent springs is wasted money, so balance is checked first and anything found is reported before the opener goes up.
Plan on a few hours, in a single visit, for a new opener. A first-ever opener, a wall-mount model, an 8-foot door or springs that need doing first push it longer. By the end, the crew has mounted the rail and motor, lined up the sensors, set travel and closing force, tested the reversal and programmed remotes and keypad.
An opener is fixed to the joists overhead, inside the garage, and the opening is left alone, so no building permit question arises. The only part that touches wiring is a ceiling outlet; if there isn't one, an electrician adds it before install day.
Yes. An opener steers a balanced door; it was never meant to lift one. Worn springs make it strain, so an opener that struggles may need springs, not replacing. Disconnect the door and raise it by hand: it should move freely and stay about halfway.
Usually. A car's built-in buttons are normally relearned by the new opener, and a few models need an adapter first. Old remotes mostly will not pair with the new unit, so the crew programs the car, the remotes and the keypad before leaving.
People also ask
What people ask aboutgarage door opener repair in North York.
The garage door questions people type into Google, answered in a few lines each. Search for yours, or pick a part of the door.
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Usually not. Before about 1993 openers used a fixed code, and newer ones use a rolling code that changes with every use, so an old remote generally cannot pair with a new unit. The crew programs new remotes, the keypad and the car's buttons before leaving.
Asked next
Press the wall button first. If it is dead as well, look at the power before anything else. If only the remote fails, change its battery and reprogram it with the LEARN button, then check the antenna and LED bulb interference. Without battery backup, the door opens by hand using the red release cord.
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Often. Stripped gears, failed capacitors, worn limit switches and dead logic boards can all be fixed, and for a unit under about ten years old that is usually the sensible route. Replacement is for an opener that predates rolling code, whose parts are discontinued or whose motor has failed.
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The guide
Garage door opener repair in North York: good to know.
What is different about garage door openers in North York: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Garage door opener repair in North York: what a visit covers
Signs that the opener, not the door, is at fault: the motor hums but nothing moves, the door reverses for no reason, the remote only works close up, or the housing grinds. If the door lands on the floor and then rises again, its close limit has drifted. Remote faults are worked through in order, starting with the wall button and the battery and ending with the LEARN button, antenna and LED interference.
Balance comes first, because springs lift the door and an opener only guides a balanced one. Sensors are mounted a few inches off the floor and aligned until both lights stay steady. Limits and force are then set, and the final test lowers the door onto a solid object, which it must reverse against. Photo-eye sensors are never bypassed.
Which opener drive suits a North York garage
Chain drive is strong and the loudest, so it is fine for a detached garage. A belt runs much quieter, which is why it is the usual choice under or beside a bedroom. Screw drive turns a threaded steel rod with fewer parts, but it is more sensitive to temperature swings. A wall-mount jackshaft frees the ceiling and is very quiet, yet it needs torsion springs and side room, so not every garage can have one.
Wi-Fi is built into many current openers, giving app control and alerts when the door is left open; ask whether car or smart-home links need a subscription. Battery backup keeps the door cycling during an outage. Either one changes the model, so settle them before installation.
Garage door openers in Bayview Village's 1954 to 1964 garages
Bayview Village's houses mostly date from 1954 to 1964, so garages there have decades of use behind them. The track, the springs and any opener still fitted are the usual wear items, which puts repair against replacement on the table at the first visit.
The opener's age decides it. Under about ten years, repair usually makes sense; one that predates rolling code, or whose parts are discontinued, is replaced. Either way the drive suits the house: belt where the garage sits under a bedroom, chain where it stands on its own.
Free estimates · Repairs any hour
Does the wallbutton still work?
A photo of the door from outside and one of the opener and ceiling from inside, with your North York address, is enough for a free estimate. Book below at any hour, and the form says where to send them.