Cedar Hills sits on the bench between Highland and Pleasant Grove, a quick drive from our home base. Its hillside streets and view lots come with their own garage door quirks.
Cedar Hills is perched up against the mountains near the mouth of American Fork Canyon, and most of its homes went up in a fairly short span.
A lot of Cedar Hills garages sit at the top or bottom of a steep driveway. Water and snowmelt run toward the door, and the slab under it may not be perfectly level. The result is a gap at one corner or a seal that freezes to the concrete.
Being on the bench means more snow and colder mornings than the valley floor. Ice building up on the threshold makes the door stop short or reverse. Clearing the slab and keeping the bottom seal in good shape helps more than anything.
Most homes here were built from the late 1970s on, with a big wave in the 1990s and 2000s. That means many neighbors' springs and openers are hitting the end of their life at the same time.
Cedar Hills, Utah County First homes went up in 1974. It became a town in 1977 and a city in 1999.
Expect two- and three-car garages on two-story homes, many with standard raised-panel steel doors that came with the house. Some owners have since upgraded to carriage-style or insulated doors to match remodels.
If your door came with the house and has never had new springs or rollers, it's a good candidate for a tune-up before the next winter.
Local tip: If the door stops short or reverses in winter, look at the floor first. A ridge of ice under the bottom seal is a common culprit, and chipping it away often fixes the problem.
Cedar Hills is right next door to us, so spring and opener repairs here are usually quick to schedule.
Broken torsion or extension spring? We replace it safely and balance the door.
Openers that hum, reverse or quit. Repairs, new motors, remotes and keypads.
Off-track doors, snapped cables, worn rollers, bent tracks, sensors and hinges.
Standard to custom carriage doors, measured and installed by the owner.
A once-a-year check that catches small problems before they strand you.
Repair and service for shops, warehouses and storage buildings.
Usually it's ice or snow on the floor under the door, or a stiff, cold door tripping the opener's safety setting. Clear the threshold first. If it still reverses, the door may be out of balance or the opener force needs adjusting, which we can check.
Yes. We're based in Highland, next to Cedar Hills, so it's one of the shortest trips we make.
Specialized Garage Doors replaced my garage door motor in January of 2019 and have done routine maintenance on my doors for the last 10 years. They are very prompt and professional.
Tell us what's going on and get a straight answer and a clear price. $19.95 off any repair for new customers.
