Warehouse and Industrial Overhead Door Repair in Vancouver
We repair the large sectional overhead doors on warehouses, distribution centres, manufacturing plants and industrial units. Springs, cables, sections, track, rollers and seals, booked around your shifts.
The short version
For warehouse door repair in Vancouver and across Metro Vancouver, Industrial Garage Door fixes large sectional overhead doors at warehouses, distribution centres, plants and industrial units. Common jobs are broken high-cycle springs and cables, sections and track bent by forklift or truck strikes, worn rollers and hinges, and doors that drift or won't seal. Most repairs take a few hours, and you get a quote first.
- Bent sections, struts, track and brackets can often be replaced without a new door
- High-cycle springs suit doors that open all shift and outlast standard springs
- A door with a broken cable should be taken out of use and kept clear
- Most spring, cable and roller repairs take a few hours
- Several sections or full track runs can take a day or more
Problems we fix on warehouse overhead doors
Most calls come in for one of these:
- A door struck by a forklift or truck and jammed in its track
- A high-cycle spring broken with the door stuck half open
- Bent sections, so the door won't close or seal
- Rollers and hinges worn out on a door that cycles all shift
- A door that drifts down or won't stay open for loading
- Cold air and rain getting in around a worn perimeter seal
- An operator straining on a door that's out of balance
If a cable has snapped or the door is hanging crooked, take it out of use. Keep people and forklifts out from under it and leave it secured until it's repaired.
Repairing a struck door instead of replacing it
A forklift hit usually damages one or two sections, a strut, a length of track or a few brackets. Those parts can usually be replaced on their own, and the rest of the door goes back into service. When most of the door or the whole track run is bent, a new door can be the better spend, and we'll tell you which way the numbers point.
Repeated strikes are worth a look too. We point out what seems to be causing them, such as door height, track position or how close traffic runs to the opening, so the same door isn't back on the list next month.
Why springs keep breaking on busy doors
Standard torsion springs are rated for far fewer cycles than a busy warehouse door puts on them. On a door that opens all shift, they wear out quickly, and a spring that breaks mid-shift leaves the door stuck where it stopped.
High-cycle springs cost more up front and last much longer on that kind of door. When we replace a broken spring, we also check cables, drums, rollers and balance, because a door that's out of balance wears the new spring and the operator faster.
What sets the time and cost of a repair
The door size, panel type and how many parts are damaged drive most of it. A spring, cable or roller job is usually a few hours. Replacing several sections or full track runs can take a day or more.
Before the visit, send the door size, rough age, panel type, the operator brand if there is one, and photos of the damage and the spring and cable area. That lets us quote before any work starts and bring the right parts on the first trip. We can book early, late or between shifts.
Common questions
- Can a door hit by a forklift be repaired rather than replaced?
- Often, yes. Damaged sections, struts, track and brackets can usually be swapped out on their own. If most of the door or the track run is bent, a new door may be the better spend.
- Why do the springs on our warehouse doors keep failing?
- Busy doors cycle far more than standard springs are rated for. High-cycle springs cost more at first and last much longer on doors that open all shift.
- Can you work around our shifts?
- Yes. We can come early, late or between shifts so the door is back in use quickly and the rest of the building keeps running.
- Can we keep using a door with a broken cable?
- No. Take it out of use, keep people and forklifts out from under it, and leave it secured until it's repaired.
- What should we send before you come out?
- The door size, rough age, panel type, operator brand if there is one, and photos of the damage and the spring and cable area.
- Can you fix a door that drifts down during loading?
- Yes. A drifting door is usually out of balance or has worn springs. We rebalance or replace the springs and check the operator settings so it stays open.
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Send the door size, type and photos of the damage. We'll quote before any work starts and book the repair around your shifts.