Garage door membership in the New Orleans area
From Metairie and Kenner to Gretna, Harvey and Chalmette, and upriver to Luling, Destrehan and LaPlace, members get a yearly tune-up, priority scheduling and savings on repair labor. Plans start at $19 a month with no contract.
Short answer: DoorGuard is available in 62 ZIP codes across Orleans County, Jefferson Parish, St. Charles County, St. Bernard County, St. John the Baptist County and 2 more counties. Plans start at $19 a month, with no contract. Every plan includes a yearly tune-up and safety inspection, priority scheduling and member savings on repair labor.
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Coverage is by ZIP code. Enter yours to see if DoorGuard serves your home.
Heat, water and salt air in South Louisiana
Around New Orleans the air is almost always wet. Long, hot summers, warm winters and daily afternoon downpours keep moisture on every metal part of a garage door. Near Lake Pontchartrain and down toward the Gulf in Plaquemines and lower Jefferson Parish, salt rides in on that humidity too. Springs, hinges, roller stems and bolts can rust well ahead of schedule. Our guide to garage door care in humid, coastal areas covers what that looks like.
Hurricane season shapes how people here think about their homes, and the garage door is the largest opening on most of them. A door with loose hardware or worn rollers is more likely to flex and pull out of its tracks in strong wind. Before the season, it helps to read our storm season prep guide. After a storm, if a cable looks frayed or a spring looks wrong, do not touch it. Both are under high tension.
The ground matters too. Much of the area sits on soft, low land, and slabs and driveways can settle over time. When the floor shifts, the gap under a door can turn uneven and let in water, insects and heat. Our guide to an uneven gap at the bottom of a garage door explains what causes it and why a fresh seal often helps.
In the older parts of the city, plenty of houses were built without a garage. Attached garages are far more common out in Metairie, Kenner, the Westbank and St. Bernard, and upriver in St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes. Plenty of homes were rebuilt or raised after past storms, which means a mix of newer doors and much older ones. Heat thins lubricant fast here, and a yearly tune-up keeps rollers and hinges moving freely.
What membership includes
Every plan is billed monthly with no contract, and you can cancel anytime by email or phone. Here is what members in the New Orleans area get.
- A yearly tune-up and full safety inspection. Springs and cables, rollers and hinges, lubrication of all moving parts, door balance testing and a garage door opener safety test.
- Priority scheduling on repairs.
- Member savings on repair labor, with the price shown before any work begins.
- Essential, $19 a month: covers 1 garage door with one tune-up a year.
- Complete, $39 a month: up to 2 garage doors, two tune-ups a year, the service-call fee waived on member visits, greater savings on parts and labor, and higher-priority scheduling.
- Premier, $79 a month: every garage door at your home plus your entry-door locks, unlimited priority service, an annual opener and lock health check, our highest member savings and top-priority scheduling.
Compare every plan side by side on the pricing page, or take the free 60-second garage door checkup to see how your door is doing today.
Cities and towns we cover
DoorGuard serves homes in 62 ZIP codes across Orleans County, Jefferson Parish, St. Charles County, St. Bernard County, St. John the Baptist County and 2 more counties, including:
New Orleans · Metairie · Gretna · Kenner · Des Allemands · Ama · Arabi · Barataria · Belle Chasse · Boutte · Braithwaite · Chalmette · Destrehan · Edgard · Garyville · Gramercy · Hahnville · Harvey · Lafitte · La Place · Luling · Lutcher · Marrero · Meraux · Mount Airy · Norco · Paradis · Pointe A La Hache · Port Sulphur · Reserve · Saint Bernard · Saint Rose · Vacherie · Violet · Westwego
Coverage is by ZIP code, not city lines, so two homes on either side of a boundary can have different answers. Use the ZIP checker above to confirm your home.
See also: DoorGuard in Louisiana.
Questions from homeowners in the New Orleans area
Is DoorGuard available around New Orleans?
Yes. DoorGuard serves 62 ZIP codes across the New Orleans area, including Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and Plaquemines parishes. That covers places like Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Marrero, Chalmette, Belle Chasse and LaPlace. Coverage is by ZIP code, so check yours with the checker on this page.
How does Louisiana humidity affect my garage door?
Constant moisture, and salt near the lake and the Gulf, speeds up rust on springs, cables, hinges and rollers and washes out lubricant. Heat also dries out weatherstripping. Every membership includes a yearly tune-up that lubricates all moving parts and inspects the springs and cables, rollers and hinges, so corrosion is spotted before it causes a bigger problem.
What does the yearly tune-up actually check?
It is a full safety inspection. That means the springs and cables, rollers and hinges, a door balance test, lubrication of all moving parts, and a safety test of the opener, including its auto-reverse. If anything needs repair, you see the price before any work begins, and members get savings on the labor.
How does scheduling work for members when storms are coming?
Members get priority scheduling on repairs. Request a visit through the site or by calling (877) 257-6027. Exact timing depends on availability in your area, and demand can spike around storms, so it pays to have the door looked over before the season starts rather than waiting until a storm is in the forecast.