01Stuck open
A door stuck open
If the opener fails to close the door, the garage stays open, and usually the house entry too.
- Opener that will not close it
- Sensor and limit faults
- Cable or spring failure
- Door that will not lower
Emergency garage door repair inScarborough
Emergency garage door repair in Scarborough: the phone is picked up at any hour of any day, and the van already carries the parts that fail most often.
- open, weekends and holidays
- 24/7
- for most repairs
- One visit
- 70 Google reviews
- 4.9★
- in Richmond Hill
- Since 2018
What’s included
Doors that cannot wait,and doors that can.
At night the drive is most of it: Scarborough is 35 minutes from the van in Richmond Hill on the map's no-traffic figure, the common parts are on board, and nothing about an emergency repair needs a permit from the City of Toronto, because it replaces parts of the door that is already there.
02Stuck shut
Stuck shut with a car inside
If the door will not lift by hand with the opener released, something mechanical has failed, and force makes it worse.
- Broken springs or cables
- A door frozen to the floor
- Jammed rollers or track
- Opener or power faults
03Off track
Crooked, or off its track
It can fall. A popped roller, a low side or bumper damage: stop using it immediately.
- Stop using it at once
- Keep people clear of it
- Do not force it either way
- Photos, inside and out
04Springs
Broken spring, door part open
Stay out from under it, as it might not hold, and leave it as it is. A sudden drop fits this too.
- Nobody stands under it
- Do not move it
- No opener, no cord
- Tell us about a bang
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.
A two-car door, dented end to end.
Every section of the old door was dented, and the middle had torn open. We hung a flush steel door in the same opening, charcoal to sit with the dark siding, under the same basketball hoop.
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
Emergency garage door repair questionsin Scarborough.
What Scarborough homeowners ask about 24/7 emergency repair, 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
Which part failed sets the price, along with the spring size, how heavy the door is and what damage the cables or tracks took. You are told the figure before work starts and told again if the diagnosis changes. Photos of the door taken outside and inside let the crew arrive with the parts most likely to be needed.
Most are finished in one visit, since the parts that fail most are on the van. Time is added by a part it does not carry, or damage beyond what the first diagnosis showed. The Richmond Hill shop is 35 minutes away, 30 km by road without traffic.
No. Urgent repairs swap parts and leave the opening alone. A City of Toronto permit enters only when work would widen or raise the opening, and that is planned work, not a night call.
That depends on the corporation's governing documents, read with the Condominium Act. They can make the door the owner's job or the corporation's, and a corporation can amend them. If you are unsure, check with the corporation before the visit. The crew asks the same question before any work begins.
The door's balance is tested and the failed part found before anything is repaired. The figure is stated first, and then the work is done from the parts carried on the van. If the diagnosis changes along the way, the figure is stated again before the work goes on.
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What people ask aboutemergency garage door repair in Scarborough.
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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Call. The line is answered at any hour, weekends and holidays included. Text two photos and the address once you are talking, so the crew can bring the right parts.
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Yes, with the door fully down. Lock the interior door to the garage, and keep the opener off if a spring or cable has gone, because it would haul the whole weight.
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The balance is tested again and the auto-reverse is proved with something solid in the way. The remotes work, and you are shown the manual release.
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The guide
Emergency garage door repair in Scarborough: good to know.
What is different about 24/7 emergency repair in Scarborough: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Emergency garage door repair in Scarborough: what is urgent and what can wait
Real emergencies are few: a door stuck open that cannot be shut, a door stuck shut with a car behind it, a spring or cable gone on a half-open door, a door off its track or hanging crooked, impact damage from a vehicle, and a door dropping faster than it should.
Most other complaints can wait for the morning: a noisy door, a slow one, a torn seal, a dented panel, or a remote that dies while the wall button still works. An urgent call for any of those buys nothing.
Before the crew arrives: what is safe to do with a failed door in Scarborough
When the door is stuck open, the red release cord frees it from the opener and you can ease it down by hand, then lock the interior door to the garage. If a spring or cable has gone, the full weight is loose, so leave the door alone. A door that has left its track should not be forced either, because bending a section can turn a track repair into new panels.
Ice causes many winter calls. Where the door has frozen to the floor, loosen the bond gently, with no flame and no metal blades near the seal. A door that reverses with nothing in its path usually has frost or damp on a sensor lens, so wipe both lenses and check that both lights are steady.
Calling from a Scarborough condominium: what to have ready
A condominium call goes faster with three things to hand: the address and unit number, two photos, and whether your corporation's documents make the garage door yours or theirs. The Condominium Act and those documents decide who authorizes the work, and a corporation can amend them, so that is the first thing the crew asks.
The crew starts from the Richmond Hill shop, 35 minutes from Scarborough, with the parts that fail most often on the van.
Free estimates · Repairs any hour
A door that cannotwait for morning.
Book below at any hour with your Scarborough address. A photo of the door from inside with the lights on and one from outside tells us which part to bring, and the estimate is free.