Snow load, iced tracks, steep mountain driveways
Everything above four thousand feet behaves differently once winter sets in. Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Twin Peaks, Running Springs and Big Bear Lake sit high enough to hold snow for months, which means ice packed into the bottom track, frozen bottom seals, sections that swell and stick, and openers straining against a door that will not break loose. Add steep short driveways, garages cut into the slope with almost no headroom, and cabins in Fawnskin, Sugarloaf, Green Valley Lake and Skyforest that sit unused for weeks at a stretch, and most calls up here are about a door that worked fine in October and will not move in January.
Winter sets the list up here. Insulated panels and fresh weather seal keep a door from freezing to the slab, and a tune-up in the fall is worth more than any repair in January. Ice in the bottom track means roller and track work, and an opener that has spent a season straining against a stuck door often needs replacing too.
Don't wait for your garage door problems to get worse. Call us now for fast, professional service.
