Garage Door Motor Replacement in Duluth, GA | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Duluth, GA
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).
Garage Door Motor Replacement is one part of our garage door opener coverage in Duluth, GA. 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 Duluth, GA
We tailor garage door motor replacement to Duluth's housing and climate. With mainly suburban houses with attached two-car garages, mixed with some older central-neighborhood homes and a warm, humid climate of sultry summers, abundant rainfall, and damp conditions that work hard on metal hardware, the durable choice is rarely the cheapest part — and we'll explain why.
In Georgia's humid subtropical region, a warm, humid climate of sultry summers, abundant rainfall, and damp conditions that work hard on metal hardware. For Duluth garages that translates into damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore, and frequent thunderstorms that drive rain into tracks and seals, so our tune-ups focus on the components that wear first under these conditions.
From Chattawood, Carriage Gate, Rogers Mill and Centurion Hills, the issues Duluth customers describe are typically corroded springs and cables in the humid air, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, rusted track hardware and seized rollers, and moisture-tripped openers and sensors after storms. We quote flat-rate, fix it in one trip, and back the work for 10 years.
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.
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Motor hums, door doesn't move
Capacitor failure (cheaper fix) or motor windings (full motor needed). Diagnostic determines which.
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. Schedule garage door motor replacement on a 2-hour window that suits you. Within five minutes you'll get a confirmation carrying the name and photo of the tech we're sending.
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On-site diagnosis. On arrival we diagnose the garage door motor replacement on-site — free for most repairs, $39 on minor service calls (waived if you proceed). You see the issue and the fix before we start.
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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 Duluth 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 Duluth, GA?
Garage Door Motor Replacement for Duluth homeowners begins at $279. Every quote is written, flat-rate, and good for 30 days; salaried techs mean no pressure to pad the job, and financing is available on bigger projects. Pricing garage door motor replacement cost in Duluth, GA? 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 your garage door motor replacement quote in Duluth is flat-rate, in writing, and final before any work — no add-ons, no creeping hourly charges. Senior (65+) and military customers get 10% off labor, and Synchrony funds projects above $1,500 at 0% APR for a year with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Duluth, GA choose us for garage door motor replacement
Duluth homeowners pick us for garage door motor replacement because we're genuinely local to Gwinnett County — fast dispatch, familiar faces, and accountability that a far-off call center can't match. Family-owned since 1974, CSLB-licensed (#1098234), and 96% first-call fix rate. Professional garage door motor replacement in Duluth, GA 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 Duluth, GA and the surrounding Gwinnett County area. Serving Chattawood, Carriage Gate, Rogers Mill and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door motor replacement? Our Duluth, GA garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Duluth — start there for the full service lineup.
Context for garage door motor replacement in Duluth: Gwinnett County sits in Georgia. We serve the entire county, not just the easy-to-reach parts.
Neighbors of Duluth — including Berkeley Lake, Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, and Suwanee — get the same garage door motor replacement. Our trucks already pass through, so adding your stop rarely adds wait. We handle garage door motor replacement around 30097 and the rest of Duluth, GA on one daily route.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in Duluth, GA
Plenty of results for "garage door motor replacement near me" in Duluth are out-of-area middlemen. We aren't: our trucks already run Chattawood, Carriage Gate, Rogers Mill and Centurion Hills, so being close keeps both the wait and the price honest.
Duluth is part of our greater Atlanta, GA metro service area.
ZIP codes 30097, 30096, 30098 and the surrounding streets sit inside our garage door motor replacement area. Garage door motor replacement arrival times in Duluth rise and fall with traffic, so we quote the ETA when you call instead of over-promising. Dispatch puts you on with an on-call tech, not a recording. "Local garage door motor replacement near me" in Duluth should mean a tech who already works your street — with us it does.
Frequently asked about garage door motor replacement
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Motor Replacement near me ask us:
Duluth's housing skews new — a median build year of 1994, only 11% built before 1980 — so most doors are first-generation: the common work is tune-ups, spring break-in, and opener setup rather than rust repair.
Gwinnett County sits in Georgia. We treat all of it as one service area — Duluth and neighbors like Berkeley Lake, Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, and Suwanee — with trucks staged to keep dispatch times short and the same flat-rate pricing in every community.
Under 8 years old: motor swap almost always. 8–12 years: depends on overall condition. 12+ years: full opener replacement usually better long-term.
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.
90–120 minutes including diagnostic, motor swap, travel and force programming, and obstruction test.