Garage Door Motor Replacement in Longbranch, WA | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Longbranch, WA
Opener motor and gear-assembly replacement when the unit can be salvaged, or full opener swap when it can't. We size the new motor to your door weight (1/2, 3/4, or 1.25 HP).
More garage door opener services in Longbranch, WA
Garage Door Motor Replacement is one part of our garage door opener coverage in Longbranch, WA. For the full picture — symptoms, costs, and when to repair vs. replace — start with the complete Garage Door Opener Repair guide, or browse every garage door opener service we offer.
Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Longbranch, WA
We run garage door motor replacement across Longbranch and the surrounding area and the wider Pierce County area — quick turnaround when you call early, flat-rate always, and guaranteed for ten years.
In Washington's cool, wet Pacific coast, a cool, wet maritime climate — abundant rainfall, frequent fog, and damp, salt-tinged onshore wind much of the year. For Longbranch garages that translates into heavy rainfall and fog that rust steel hardware fast, high humidity that seizes rollers and hinges, and moss and rot on shaded, north-facing doors, so our tune-ups focus on the components that wear first under these conditions.
Across Longbranch and the surrounding area, what brings Longbranch homeowners to us is rust-seized springs and cables in the wet climate, corroded tracks and rollers near the coast, moss-fouled, stiff rollers on shaded doors, and moisture-faulted openers and sensors — and we resolve it without a second visit.
Motor replacement is the right move when the opener's motor or gear assembly has failed but the rest of the unit (logic board, rail, sensors, remotes, wall console) is still in good shape. On a 6–9 year old LiftMaster or Genie, motor or gear replacement is typically 40–60% the cost of a full opener swap and gives you another 8–10 years of life. We carry motor and gear assemblies for the major brands and most models from the last 12 years.
Sizing matters. A motor sized for a light non-insulated 8x7 door will burn out fast on a heavy insulated 16x7. We size replacements by measured door weight: 1/2 HP for light residential, 3/4 HP for standard insulated, 1.25 HPS for heavy insulated or oversized doors. If the original opener was under-sized, we recommend an upgrade rather than matching the underspec original.
After motor replacement, we re-program travel limits, re-calibrate force settings, and verify auto-reverse on an obstruction test. The full visit takes 90–120 minutes including these checks. We include a 2-year parts and labor warranty on the motor replacement.
Signs you need garage door motor replacement
Motor hums, door doesn't move
Capacitor failure (cheaper fix) or motor windings (full motor needed). Diagnostic determines which.
MyQ, HomeKit, Alexa — control your door from anywhere.
Burning smell during operation
Stop using the opener — motor is overheating, possibly due to gear strip or under-sized motor on heavy door.
Audible grinding from motor housing
Gear assembly stripping or bearing failure. Continued use destroys the gear; immediate service preserves a $149 gear swap vs. a $349 motor replacement.
Door moves slower than it used to
Worn motor windings can deliver less torque, causing slow travel. Diagnostic confirms motor vs. unrelated issues.
Smoke from motor housing
Severe motor failure or wiring fault — unplug immediately and call for emergency service.
Common causes & what we fix
Capacitor age
Start capacitors dry out over 7–10 years and stop providing torque to the motor. Often misdiagnosed as motor failure. $25–$89 capacitor swap usually fixes.
Gear assembly wear
Nylon worm gears strip after years of cycles. The gear, not the motor, is failing — gear replacement is much cheaper than motor replacement.
Motor winding burnout
Genuine motor failure from over-load on heavy doors or sustained operation against an obstructed door. Replacement is the fix.
Power surges
Grid events damage motor electronics. Surge protection prevents the most common failures.
Bearing failure
Motor bearings fail at 12–15 years on average. Replacement is possible but often makes more sense as full motor swap.
Our process
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Call or schedule online. Start your garage door motor replacement request by phone or online. Pick a 2-hour window; a five-minute confirmation follows with the tech's name and photo.
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On-site diagnosis. We diagnose your garage door motor replacement in person, show you exactly what's wrong, and only then quote it. Most repairs are diagnosed free; minor service calls carry a $39 fee, waived if you proceed.
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Flat-rate quote. Before starting, we hand you a written, flat-rate garage door motor replacement estimate. What you see is what you pay — no hourly surprises, no commission-driven add-ons.
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Same-visit fix. Your garage door motor replacement in Longbranch is almost always a single-visit fix — our first-call rate is 96%. We test the door alongside you and leave the space cleaner than we found it.
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in Longbranch, WA?
For Longbranch homeowners pricing garage door motor replacement, the starting point is $279, quoted flat-rate in writing. The estimate holds for 30 days and never moves once you approve it — no add-ons mid-job, no hourly creep. Pricing garage door motor replacement cost in Longbranch, WA? The quote is flat-rate and in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep.
Garage Door Motor Replacement the United States starts at from $279, and the garage door motor replacement number is flat-rate, written, and set before we begin — no hourly billing, no surprise parts charges. We discount labor 10% for seniors (65+) and military, and projects over $1,500 can use 0% APR Synchrony financing for 12 months with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Longbranch, WA choose us for garage door motor replacement
Why Longbranch keeps our number for garage door motor replacement: a local Pierce County crew, flat-rate written quotes, salaried (never commissioned) techs, and a ten-year guarantee. CSLB #1098234, family-run since 1974. Professional garage door motor replacement in Longbranch, WA means a named tech at your door and a flat-rate quote before any work starts.
Our work is backed for the long haul: the garage door motor replacement workmanship guarantee runs 10 years — separate from any manufacturer warranty on the parts themselves. If the garage door motor replacement we performed fails because of how we did it, we come back and fix it free for a full decade. Springs rated for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, and parts and accessories carry standard 1–5 year warranties depending on the item.
The two rules behind every garage door motor replacement quote: don't sell work that isn't needed, and show the customer everything. Our salaried techs have no commission incentive, the diagnostic is fully transparent, and we call repair-versus-replace on the long-term math, not the bigger ticket. Your flat-rate garage door motor replacement quote is written and good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door motor replacement
We provide garage door motor replacement throughout Longbranch, WA and the surrounding Pierce County area. Serving Longbranch and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door motor replacement? Our Longbranch, WA garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Longbranch — start there for the full service lineup.
Where you are matters for garage door motor replacement: Pierce County is part of Washington. That's the region our Longbranch techs cover every day.
Just outside Longbranch? Our garage door motor replacement still reaches you — Home, Anderson Island, Fox Island, and Key Center and the towns between are on the daily route across Pierce County. Local garage door motor replacement in Longbranch, WA and ZIP 98349 — same crew, same flat rate, no travel surcharge for the edges of town.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in Longbranch, WA
Search "garage door motor replacement near me" in Longbranch and you'll find we're the rare result that's actually based here — not a national booking app subcontracting your job to whoever bids lowest in Pierce County.
Longbranch is part of our greater Olympia, WA metro service area.
We service ZIP codes 98349, 98351 and everything around them. Because Longbranch traffic moves garage door motor replacement response times around, we quote your ETA live on the call rather than guessing. Our dispatch number connects to an on-call tech with no voicemail in the way. Searching "garage door motor replacement near me" in Longbranch? You've found a genuinely local Pierce County crew, not a lead broker.
Frequently asked about garage door motor replacement
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Motor Replacement near me ask us:
In Longbranch it is usually rust-seized springs and cables in the wet climate — and because the area has mostly suburban single-family homes with attached garages, alongside pockets of older in-town housing, we also see a lot of corroded tracks and rollers near the coast. Both are stocked on the truck, so most repairs are one and done.
The median Longbranch home dates to 1990, with 32% of the stock built before 1980 — a real mix of original and already-replaced doors, which is why we quote repair-versus-replace honestly on every call.
Light non-insulated: 1/2 HP. Standard insulated: 3/4 HP. Heavy insulated or oversized: 1.25 HPS. We size by measured door weight, not assumptions.
90–120 minutes including diagnostic, motor swap, travel and force programming, and obstruction test.
2 years parts and labor on motor replacement. Manufacturer coverage on the motor itself varies (LiftMaster 5–10 years, Genie 5 years).
Yes — capacitor test is part of the diagnostic. If it's just the cap, you save the motor replacement cost.