Garage Door Repair & Installation in Montgomery, AL

The median home in the city of Montgomery was built in 1978, about the same as the U.S. median of 1980 and older than the Alabama median of 1986.¹ Housing in Montgomery is mostly detached single-family: 69% of units, with 20% in buildings of five or more units.¹ Detached houses here usually have an attached or free-standing garage, so most calls are the standard two-car sectional door. The Montgomery Ap station averages 37 nights a year at or below 32°F - a short freeze season.^2,3 Weatherseals and lubricants stiffen on freezing nights; a sticking door first thing in the morning is worth mentioning when you call, as it narrows the diagnosis.

Summers are hot: about 93 days a year reach 90°F and 4 reach 100°F.^2,3 Hot garages are hard on opener electronics and on the lubricant in the spring and rollers; a service visit should include lubrication and a check of the opener's safety reverse. Somewhat more of Montgomery's housing predates 1980 than the national share: 55% against 50%, with 6% built since 2010.¹ Owner-occupied homes in Montgomery are newer than rentals: a median build year of 1981 against 1977.¹ With owner-occupied homes skewing newer, many requests are first-time replacements of original builder-grade components.