LVSteve
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Thursday night the garage door refused to open. It would go up a foot or so and then the opener shut down. Yep, one of the big springs had broken. Asked around a couple of buddies and they reported similar fixes in recent years, but neither were that impressed with the guys doing the job.
I had the number of a handyman, but those garage springs are nasty things to handle. Stuff can go badly wrong. Friday AM I called a shop just around the corner and the guy said I'll be there inside an hour. Liking that. He turns up on time and expresses his surprise that 1) I have recognized the problem, and 2) it is evident that I lubricate the moving parts as all my rollers are good. Seems that neglect and ignorance are the norm with home owners in Vegas when it comes to garage doors. Given the noises emanating from some neighbors' homes, I believe him.
Guy replaces both my springs and the pulley wires. Before hooking up the opener he had the springs tensioned dead on so the door just sat where you left it. Nice attention to detail in my eyes. Total charges with taxes, $604. I did stump up for the heavier duty springs, otherwise it would have been nearer $450.
Is that a fair price, post-COVID?
I had the number of a handyman, but those garage springs are nasty things to handle. Stuff can go badly wrong. Friday AM I called a shop just around the corner and the guy said I'll be there inside an hour. Liking that. He turns up on time and expresses his surprise that 1) I have recognized the problem, and 2) it is evident that I lubricate the moving parts as all my rollers are good. Seems that neglect and ignorance are the norm with home owners in Vegas when it comes to garage doors. Given the noises emanating from some neighbors' homes, I believe him.
Guy replaces both my springs and the pulley wires. Before hooking up the opener he had the springs tensioned dead on so the door just sat where you left it. Nice attention to detail in my eyes. Total charges with taxes, $604. I did stump up for the heavier duty springs, otherwise it would have been nearer $450.
Is that a fair price, post-COVID?