Garage Door Repair in Westminster

A younger city, with doors now coming of age

Westminster is younger than the older inner suburbs. The median home was built in 1987, 44% of homes went up in 1990 or later, and about 21% date from the 1970s, according to the Census Bureau.

That makes much of the housing 25 to 45 years old, old enough that the first springs, rollers and opener may be near the end of their working life. A door that has never been serviced is worth a tune-up and a balance check before a spring lets go.

A door that has not been serviced in years

Is your opener from before 1993?

Federal rules require every residential opener made since January 1, 1993 to stop and reverse when its photo eyes are blocked. Some Westminster houses built in the 1970s and 1980s still have their first opener. One with no photo eyes near the floor predates the rule and should be replaced.

The federal safety standard for garage door openers

Wind and hail on the north side

Along the Front Range the strongest winds tend to come in winter, and the hail season runs from mid-April to mid-August. Colorado had the second most hail claims in the country from 2013 to 2015, after Texas.

If your door faces into the wind, ask about a wind-rated door when you replace it. Our converter turns a door’s wind load rating into a wind speed.

Wind load converter

Planned neighborhoods and door rules

Many Westminster homes sit in planned neighborhoods with an HOA. Read the design guidelines before you pick a new door: they often set the styles and colors allowed and may need the committee’s sign-off.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates: Westminster, CO, year structure built (via Census Reporter)
• Colorado Climate Center: an impressive April windstorm
• Denver7: Colorado hail season, what you need to know
• 16 CFR Part 1211, Subpart A: safety standard for automatic residential garage door operators (Cornell LII)