Upland Garage Door Co. has been serving Claremont homeowners with garage door repair in a city where the house decides the door. Claremont, population around 36,000, is home to the seven Claremont Colleges and to three distinct eras of housing, and each one has its own garage door problems and its own right answer when a door is replaced.
Craftsman-era homes around the Village and the Colleges
The tree-lined blocks around the Claremont Village and the college campuses hold Craftsman bungalows and Spanish Revival homes from the 1910s to 1930s. Garages are detached, narrow, and often still hung with wood swing or tilt-up doors. We repair the hardware where the door is sound, and when it isn’t we replace it with a carriage-style door that fits the architecture; see carriage house garage doors.
Claremont Modern mid-century houses
Claremont has a recognized stock of mid-century modern homes from the 1950s and 60s, with flat or low-pitched roofs and clean lines. The original flush doors on these houses were usually wood or hardboard and have warped or delaminated. A flush steel door or a full-view aluminum and glass door keeps the look; see glass garage doors.
Padua Hills and north Claremont
Above Baseline toward Mt. Baldy Road, the larger homes of Padua Hills and north Claremont have three-car garages and take the full force of the wind coming off the San Gabriels. The calls here are wind-bowed panels, rollers walked out of the track, and oversized doors on springs that were never heavy enough. Spring replacement with correctly sized high-cycle springs and a strut package is the usual fix.
Openers and the quiet-street problem
Claremont streets are quiet, and a chain-drive opener on a detached garage near a neighbor’s window gets noticed. Most opener repair visits in Claremont end with a belt-drive recommendation.
Same-day service from Upland
Claremont shares a border with Upland, and most addresses are inside a 10-minute drive. Spring repair runs $250-550 and a new door $1,200-3,500 installed; every job is quoted in writing first. New door installation and service to neighboring La Verne run on the same schedule.
Frequently asked questions
Can you work on a detached garage with a wood door?
Yes. We repair the hardware and springs on sound wood doors and replace rotted ones with a door sized to the opening.
Do you install doors that fit a mid-century house?
Yes. Flush steel and full-view glass doors both suit the style.
How soon can you get to north Claremont?
Same day, including Padua Hills.
Need a garage door repaired in Claremont? Call Upland Garage Door Co. at (909) 858-7802.