Operators
The motor stopped, or it runs loud enough to hear through the house. Replacing the operator is the answer more often than not — remotes and outside controls are the part we repair.
What does a garage door opener cost?
A new opener starts at $760 installed, and what it costs above that comes down to two things: the drive type and the horsepower. There is no service call on the estimate visit or on the day the opener is installed. A heavier or wider door needs more power, and a belt drive costs more than a chain. We stock Guardian belt-drive openers and fit them as standard — a belt runs quieter than a chain, which is the difference you notice most in a house with a room over the garage. LiftMaster is available on request; we do not carry it on the truck, so it is ordered in. The operator itself is replaced rather than repaired. What we do repair is the controls — remotes, keypads and wall stations — and those are quoted on the specific need after the $79.95 service call, because what they cost depends on what has failed. Those are Anchored Garage Doors' published prices around Louisville, Kentucky, and you get the figure in writing before we start.
The openers we fit
We carry Guardian and LiftMaster openers. Guardian belt drives are on the truck and fitted as standard; LiftMaster is ordered in on request.
- GuardianSee the range on Guardian’s site
- LiftMasterSee the range on LiftMaster’s site
Both links open on the manufacturers’ own websites, not ours. Neither one shows our installed price.
Which one suits your garage depends on the weight and width of the door and on whether the garage is attached to the house. We measure the door, tell you what it needs and give you the price before we order anything.
Bring the model back to us
If you see an opener you like on either site, send us the model. We will tell you whether it suits your door and what it costs installed, in writing, before anything is ordered.
Call or text 502 469 5335.
What happens when you call
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You call or text
Reach us on 502 469 5335. Tell us what happens when you press the button — nothing at all, a click with no movement, or the motor running while the door stays put. Those three point at different faults.
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We quote it in writing
You get the number before any work starts, and it does not change once you have it.
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The work is done at that price
No hidden costs — the figure you agreed is the figure on the invoice. In the same visit wherever the part is on the truck.
That is the whole process. If your door is doing something it should not, this is the number.
Call 502 469 5335The photographs here are ours
Our truck, our doors, our hands. Where a picture is missing we have not taken it yet, and we would rather show you nothing than a stock photo of someone else’s job.
One opener, photographed before and after
Before
AfterOne door, two openers
We recorded the same door closing from the same spot, an hour apart: first on the old opener, then on the new one. Turn the sound on.
Questions we get asked
How much does it cost to replace a garage door opener?
Openers start at $760 installed. The two things that move that figure are the drive type and the horsepower the door needs — a wide or insulated door is heavier and wants more motor. We measure the door, tell you what it needs, and give you the price before we order anything.Is my opener broken, or is it the door?
They fail in ways that look identical from the doorway, and it matters, because one is usually far cheaper than the other. A door that will not lift can be a snapped spring rather than a dead motor. We find out which before you spend anything on the wrong one.Can an opener be repaired instead of replaced?
The controls, yes. The operator itself, generally no. Remotes, keypads and outside wall controls are repaired or replaced on their own, and what that costs depends on which one has failed — we look at it on the $79.95 service call and quote it from there. When the motor unit itself has gone, replacing it is the answer we will give you, and we would rather say that now than take a smaller job twice.Is a belt drive worth paying more for?
If the garage is attached to the house, and especially if there is a bedroom over it, most people think so — a belt runs noticeably quieter than a chain. On a detached garage the difference matters much less, and we will tell you that instead of selling up.Do you add sales tax to opener work?
No. Kentucky treats this as an improvement to real property and does not tax it, so the figure we quote is the figure you pay.
Tell us what the door is doing
We will give you the price before we start, and it will not change once you have it.
Monday–Sunday, 7:00 AM–7:00 PM