Emergency Garage Door Repair in Lawrence, MA
Calls answered 7am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday, with the arrival time confirmed by phone. Emergency calls are $300 minimum, which covers the visit and the repair up to $300; a bigger repair costs the same as it would scheduled.
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Owner-operated service across Essex County and nearby Massachusetts towns.
Emergency Repair for Lawrence Homeowners
Murray's Garage Door Services is owner-operated and takes emergency calls from Lawrence and nearby Essex County towns: a door stuck open or unable to lock, a car trapped behind a closed door, a snapped spring or cable. Call (978) 758-0690 and you talk with Eric Murray or get a call back from him. For work that can wait for a scheduled visit, see garage door repair in Lawrence or everything we do for garage doors in Lawrence.
What's Included
- Same-day when the schedule allows
- Stuck door service
- Broken spring emergencies
- Security issue response
- Monday to Sunday, 7am to 7pm
- Arrival time confirmed by phone
Emergency Repair in Essex County
Cold weather is hard on garage doors in Essex County: a spring can snap on a cold morning, or the bottom seal can freeze the door to the ground.
The salt air common in Essex County can cause steel garage door components to rust more quickly, making regular maintenance and timely replacements especially important. Calls are answered 7am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday. Same-day service when the schedule allows. Outside these hours, leave a message for a call back first thing.
Lawrence is inside our regular service area, so you deal with a local owner-operator, not a national franchise dispatching from hours away.
Homes and Garages in Lawrence
Lawrence is a mill city on the Merrimack River between Methuen and Andover, with I-495 crossing the north side and Route 28 and Route 114 running through it, about 23 minutes from our Chelmsford base. Census estimates put the typical home at 1950; only about 1 in 5 homes is a detached house, and about 7 in 10 are rented.
With most homes rented, we take calls from landlords and property managers as well as owners, and the written price goes to whoever is paying. On garages this age the opening is measured before a door is quoted, and a rusted bottom bracket, which holds the lift cable under full spring tension, is a job for a technician.
Recent jobs near Lawrence
Service call for a door that would not close: adjusted and serviced on the visit.
Two new 9x7 black steel long-panel doors with a full row of windows in the top section, decorative handles and hinges, new black side and top weatherstripping, and the old doors taken away.
Opener adjusted so it stopped hitting the top section, and the tracks realigned.
Finished, invoiced jobs from our Jobber records. We leave out customers' names and street addresses.
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Why Lawrence Homeowners Choose Murray's
Lawrence homeowners who call Murray's for emergency garage door repair deal with the owner. I explain what failed, show you the part, and give you the price before I pick up a tool.
I am a registered Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor (HIC #212677) and insured. Labor carries a 1-year warranty, and parts carry the manufacturer's warranty.
Service Coverage in Lawrence
Based in Maynard and Chelmsford, we provide mobile garage door service to Lawrence and the surrounding Essex County area. Lawrence center is about 23 minutes (15.5 miles) from our Chelmsford base without traffic. View Lawrence on Google Maps.
Recent work by Murray's
A few recent jobs from across Massachusetts. Ask us for emergency repair references near Lawrence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about emergency repair in Lawrence.
How much does emergency garage door repair cost?
Emergency calls are $300 minimum, which covers the visit and the repair up to $300; a bigger repair costs the same as it would scheduled. By repair, an emergency call runs: cable repair $300-$400, spring replacement $325-$750, off-track repair $300-$650, opener repair $300-$450. You get the price before any work starts.
When do you take emergency calls?
Calls are answered 7am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday. Same-day service when the schedule allows. Outside these hours, leave a message for a call back first thing. When you call, say whether the door is stuck open, a car is trapped or the house can't be secured, and you get the arrival time on the phone.
Is the $300 minimum on top of the repair?
No. Emergency calls are $300 minimum, which covers the visit and the repair up to $300; a bigger repair costs the same as it would scheduled. Scheduled visits have no trip fee.
My spring broke or my car is trapped. What should I do right now?
Don't keep pressing the opener button and don't force the door. If you need the car out, first make sure the door is fully closed, then pull the red emergency release cord down and toward the opener and lift the door by hand. If it feels normal (10-15 lbs), the problem is the opener. If it is extremely heavy (100+ lbs), a spring is broken: stop and call. Never pull the release while the door is partly open with a broken spring, because nothing will hold it up. Never try to repair a spring yourself, and once the door is released, don't leave it open and unattended.
Do you carry parts for an emergency repair?
Yes for the common failures: springs, cables, rollers, sensors and opener parts are on the truck. A replacement door panel may have to be ordered from the manufacturer (1-5 days).
Emergency Garage Door Repair in Nearby Towns
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