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Garage Door Co Repair Pros has learned that finally a major door manufacturer is offering a factory pre-painted commercial  black garage door. Amarr announced in the dealer memo below that it will offer the commercial model 2400 ribbed garage door in factory black color beginning 02/03/2014. This is in addition to our previous post on the residential garage doors being offered by Amarr in black. Although there is a modest upcharge for this color it is far less than the cost to have a metal garage door painted in the field.

Garage Door Co Repair Pros has learned that finally a major door manufacturer is offering a factory pre-painted black garage door. Amarr announced in the dealer memo below that it will offer short and long panel garage doors with and without bead board in factory black color beginning 02/03/2014. Although there is a modest upcharge for this color it is far less than the cost to have a metal garage door painted in the field. Garage Door Co Repair Pros has painted numerous garage doors black in the past with very good success.

Every day I encounter situations where my actions are a direct result of the teachings of my parents. From the need to treat every person (customer, vendor, employee, spouse and child) with dignity and respect to the business decisions I must make daily, I find my actions are guided by the fundamental values instilled by my parents. My work ethic is a direct result how I was raised and the hard work which both of my parents demonstrated on a daily basis.

Amarr has announced a price increase of 3.8% on all garage door products effective 01/27/2014.  Unlike most other vendors, Amarr charges the higher price if the order is not picked or delivered from them by the price increase date. This means any special order placed after the first week of January 2014 or stock garage door order not picked up by 01/27/2014 will be subject to the higher price.

Amarr is not increasing the price of wood garage doors.

Clopay has announced a price increase of 2.8% on all garage door products effective 02/03/2014.  For those who use galvanized torsion springs from Clopay (Garage Door Co Repair Pros refuses to use them) you will have and additional $10 list price increase for 2 car garage doors and a 7% increase for replacement springs.

We will honor proposals written prior to 02/03/2014 for the time indicated at the bottom of the proposal (usually 45 days). Please contact us with any questions about how this may effect a proposal we have provided for your project.

Garage Door Co Repair Pros has been informed that Amarr Garage Doors based in Winston-Salem, NC is being acquired by ASSA ABLOY. We hope that the transition goes well and that this improves the strength of this quality vendor.  

Garage Door Co Repair Pros has been advised that Raynor Garage Doors, one of the large garage door manufacturers with dealers nationwide, has discontinued the production,  sale, and distribution of wood garage doors. Raynor is based in Dixon, IL and used to manufacture their own wood garage doors, steel garage doors (both residential and commercial) as well as garage door openers. A check of the Raynor website confirms that the wood garage doors have been removed from the lists.

Garage Door Co Repair Pros is starting to receive price increase notices from its suppliers.

Wayne-Dalton has announced a 4.5% increase on residential and commercial sectional garage doors effective on orders placed 01/27/2014 and later.  The lase price increase was 05/02/2012. This came as a memo dated 09/27/2013 from C. Preston Bowen.

For years we have had residential customers request “the cheapest door you’ve got”. The next comment is usually something like -”I am selling the house” or “It only has to last a few years” or “Why would I need insulation - my garage is not heated”.In most cases they are looking for a 1 layer not insulated garage door for a detached, unheated alley or side drive garage. We have seen builders install these same cheap garage doors on an attached garage with living area above the garage door just to cut their costs.