Fox Valley Overhead Door Company Inc has been in business since 1973 and is a family-owned and operated garage door service.

According to Medium, garage doors typically last 15 to 30 years. The lifespan of door springs can vary depending on the application and if a door has been properly lubed and maintained. In our professional experience, the average is seven years.

Yes! We offer Liftmaster garage door openers, and they all offer MyQ. You can download the app on your smartphone and use it to open and close garage doors from anywhere. You just need to have a WiFi signal in your home or business that can reach the garage door opener. MyQ is free to download and use.

First, put new batteries in the remote. If that doesn’t work, the remote may need to be re-programmed to the opener. If that doesn’t work, your remote or opener may be having other issues. A professional garage door service like Fox Valley Overhead Door Company can help you in this situation.

Most homeowners can do basic maintenance on garage doors themselves. The hinges, springs, and rollers can get a small amount of lube once a year, per our professional recommendation, or when they start to get noisy. If you notice a frayed cable, broken spring, or loose hinge, or if the door just isn’t operating properly, give us a call. We can have a trained professional come out to see what the problem is.

Give our garage door service a call to discuss your issue. Typically, we can get a technician to your home or business on the same day or the next day to diagnose and repair your issue.

The Clopay garage doors we offer provide many different insulation options. The higher the R-value, the better the insulation factor. Our insulated residential doors range from 6.3 R-value up to 20.4 R-value, and our commercial doors can go as high as 27.2 R-value. Please contact us to discuss your needs, and we can help you decide which R-value would be the best for your application.

There is an emergency release cord located on your garage door opener. Pull the release, and that should allow you to open and close the door manually. Our garage door service offers garage door openers with battery backup so that your door will still work, even when the power is off. Contact us for pricing.

There are many factors that can cause this issue with garage doors. It could be a broken spring, a broken cable, misaligned photo eyes, or a faulty opener. It is always best to give us a call so we can help you diagnose the issue or send out a technician to look at your problem.

Yes, you can, but we strongly recommend having this done by a qualified garage door service. There is a lot of tension on door springs, and it can be very dangerous. We recommend having one of our trained technicians replace your springs.