Garage door problems don’t always start with loud noises or complete breakdowns. In many homes, the earliest warning signs appear quietly, especially when it comes to garage door cables. These components do much of the heavy lifting during daily operation, yet they’re often overlooked until something goes wrong. In regions like Orange County and South …

For decades, Chamberlain and LiftMaster garage door openers were known for their simplicity, broad compatibility, and reliability. Installers often compared the brand to a dependable, no-nonsense opener system that worked with most vehicles and accessories without complication. In recent years, however, garage door professionals and homeowners have begun to notice changes in product behavior, compatibility, …

A Hyrum garage door installer has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly taking thousands of dollars from customers and never completing the work. According to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old Kyle Bret Hansen, owner of Apex Garage Doors, collected more than $11,000 in payments from two customers for new garage doors …

Attempting to repair a garage door on your own may seem like an exciting new challenge or a way to save money, but it can carry devastating risks, particularly when high-tension springs are involved. Garage doors, which can weigh hundreds of pounds, are only manageable because of high-tension torsion springs or extension springs that counterbalance …

A Modesto man who ran a garage door company has been arrested on fraud, drug, and weapons charges after allegedly scamming customers out of tens of thousands of dollars, authorities said. George Santiago Jr., owner of The Garage Door Guy, is accused of taking full payments upfront from at least eight customers for garage door …

When James, a Fountain Valley resident, woke up to find his garage door wouldn’t open, he expected a simple fix from a local garage door company. Instead, he faced a costly ordeal. An unlicensed contractor installed the wrong door, disappeared, and left him with thousands of dollars in losses and trouble with his homeowner’s association. …