Garage Door Motor Replacement in South Laurel, MD | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement South Laurel, MD
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 Garage Door Motor Replacement South Laurel, MD
Our South Laurel garage door motor replacement calls cluster around rusted track hardware and seized rollers, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, corroded springs and cables in the humid air, and swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity. We fix the cause on the first visit and back it for a decade.
The environment around South Laurel is unforgiving on hardware. A humid subtropical climate — long, hot, muggy summers, mild winters, heavy thunderstorms, and high year-round humidity means high year-round humidity that rusts springs, cables, and fasteners, salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore, and damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, so we build every quote around durability.
There's a familiar rhythm to South Laurel breakdowns — rusted track hardware and seized rollers, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, corroded springs and cables in the humid air, and swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity. We've fixed each a thousand times across Prince George's County.
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.
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. You approve a flat-rate, written garage door motor replacement quote first. No hourly creep, no pressure — our salaried (not commissioned) techs have no reason to oversell.
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Same-visit fix. We aim to finish your garage door motor replacement on the first visit, and 96% of the time we do. The job ends with a test cycle you watch and a full clean-up of the work area.
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in South Laurel, MD?
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in South Laurel? It starts at $279, and we quote the exact flat rate before touching a tool. Seniors (65+) and military save 10% on labor, and larger jobs qualify for 0% financing for 12 months. Pricing garage door motor replacement cost in South Laurel, MD? 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 South Laurel 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 South Laurel, MD choose us for garage door motor replacement
South Laurel sticks with us for garage door motor replacement because we answer the phone, quote in writing, and stand behind the job for ten years. CSLB #1098234, family-run since 1974. Professional garage door motor replacement in South Laurel, MD means a named tech at your door and a flat-rate quote before any work starts.
The garage door motor replacement carries a decade-long workmanship guarantee — independent of the manufacturer's parts warranty. Fail because of how we installed it, and we fix the garage door motor replacement at no cost for ten years. 30,000-cycle springs hold a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, with parts and accessories backed 1–5 years by item.
Honest sizing and honest scope drive how we quote garage door motor replacement: we don't up-sell unnecessary work, our techs are salaried (not commissioned), and the diagnostic is structured so you see exactly what we see — including the parts still in good shape. If a repair is the right call we say so; if replacement is the better long-term economics, we say that. Either way the garage door motor replacement quote is flat-rate, written, and good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door motor replacement
We provide garage door motor replacement throughout South Laurel, MD and the surrounding Prince George's County area. Serving Oxford Green, Montpelier, Pheasant Run and surrounding neighborhoods.
Prince George's County is part of Maryland — and South Laurel is squarely within the Prince George's County footprint our garage door motor replacement crews cover.
Live at the edge of South Laurel? Our garage door motor replacement also covers Laurel, Konterra, Maryland City, and Beltsville and everything between, with no premium for being a few minutes out. Local garage door motor replacement in South Laurel, MD and ZIP 20708 — same crew, same flat rate, no travel surcharge for the edges of town.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in South Laurel, MD
Searching "garage door motor replacement near me" from South Laurel? You've found a genuinely local option. Our crews work Oxford Green, Montpelier, Pheasant Run and Montpelier Hills and neighboring Laurel, Konterra, Maryland City, and Beltsville every day, so the tech who shows up actually knows your area — not a national call center routing the job out of state.
South Laurel is part of our greater Baltimore, MD metro service area.
ZIP codes 20708, 20709, 20726 and the surrounding streets sit inside our garage door motor replacement area. Garage door motor replacement arrival times in South Laurel 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. Searching "garage door motor replacement near me" in South Laurel? You've found a genuinely local Prince George's 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:
Local weather drives most of the repairs we run in South Laurel: with humid subtropical climate — long and high year-round humidity that rusts springs, cables, and fasteners, salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore, and damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, the common failure modes are rusted track hardware and seized rollers, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, corroded springs and cables in the humid air, and swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity. Our South Laurel trucks stock the parts those conditions wear out first, so most jobs are a single visit.
The median South Laurel home dates to 1979, with 54% 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.
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.
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.
Under 8 years old: motor swap almost always. 8–12 years: depends on overall condition. 12+ years: full opener replacement usually better long-term.