Garage door membership in the Philadelphia area

Rowhome garages in the Northeast, stone carriage houses on the Main Line, split-levels in Cherry Hill and newer builds near Doylestown, West Chester, Media and Wilmington all get the same yearly tune-up and priority scheduling. Plans from $19 a month, no contract.

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Short answer: DoorGuard is available in 531 ZIP codes across Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County and 6 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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What garage doors go through in the Philadelphia area

Inside the city, most rowhouses have no garage at all. The big exception is Northeast Philadelphia and a few other neighborhoods, where blocks of rowhomes were built with a garage tucked under the back of the house, opening onto a shared rear driveway. Those doors are often original or close to it, sit low against sloped concrete, and take whatever water runs down the driveway. A bottom seal that has cracked or flattened lets water and leaves straight in. Our page on the garage door bottom seal explains when it needs replacing.

The weather is classic mid-Atlantic. Summers are hot and humid, winters swing above and below freezing again and again, and the roads get plenty of salt. That salty slush gets tracked into the garage on every tire and works on the lower panels, the track bottoms and the hardware nearest the floor. Steel doors show rust first along the bottom edge. Every so often a nor'easter or the remains of a tropical storm brings heavy rain and wind, which is a good moment to look over the storm season checklist.

The suburbs vary a lot. Levittown in Bucks County and older South Jersey towns like Bellmawr and Audubon are full of modest homes, where a garage, if there is one, was often added later and its door replaced more than once. Main Line towns like Wayne, and much of Chester County, have older stone houses with detached garages and carriage-style doors, often wood. Further out, around Doylestown, Concordville and the newer parts of New Castle County in Delaware, recent subdivisions bring two-car garages and heavier doors that put more load on springs and openers.

Across all of it, freeze and thaw is the slow enemy. Concrete aprons heave a little in winter, which can leave a door sitting unevenly, and cold mornings make springs and openers work harder. If a door strains or stalls on a frigid day, our cold weather guide explains why. Springs and cables are under heavy tension, so please never adjust them yourself.

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 Philadelphia 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 531 ZIP codes across Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County and 6 more counties, including:

Philadelphia · Wilmington · Newark · Valley Forge · Camden · Levittown · Wayne · West Chester · Cherry Hill · Langhorne · Media · Concordville · Southeastern · Norristown · New Castle · Bridgeport · Bellmawr · Riverton · Audubon · Joint Base Mdl · Doylestown · Warminster · Chester · Holmes · Eagleville · Blue Bell · Conshohocken · Harleysville · North Wales · Pottstown · Elkton · Alloway · Atco · Barrington · Berlin · Beverly · Birmingham · Blackwood · Browns Mills · Burlington · Cedar Brook · Chatsworth · Clarksboro · Clementon · Columbus · Deepwater · Ewan · Gibbsboro · Gibbstown · Glassboro · Glendora · Gloucester City · Grenloch · Haddonfield · Haddon Heights · Hainesport · Hancocks Bridge · Harrisonville · Jobstown · Juliustown · Voorhees · Lawnside · Willingboro · Lumberton · Magnolia · Mantua · Maple Shade · Marlton · Mount Laurel · Medford · Mickleton · Moorestown · Mount Ephraim · Mount Holly · Mount Royal · Mullica Hill · National Park · New Lisbon · Palmyra · Paulsboro

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.

Questions from homeowners in the Philadelphia area

Is DoorGuard available in Philadelphia and the suburbs?

Yes. DoorGuard serves 531 ZIP codes across Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania, Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties in New Jersey, New Castle County in Delaware and Cecil County in Maryland. Coverage is by ZIP code, so check yours in the checker on this page.

Does road salt really hurt a garage door?

Over time, yes. Salty slush drips off cars onto the floor and splashes the lower panels, track bottoms and hardware, and that speeds up rust. A wet bottom seal sitting in salty water breaks down faster too. The yearly tune-up includes a full inspection of springs, cables, rollers and hinges and lubrication of all moving parts, so corrosion gets noticed early.

Which plan fits if I also want my entry-door locks looked at?

That is Premier, at $79 a month. It includes every garage door at the house plus entry-door locks, unlimited priority service, an annual opener and lock health check, the highest member savings and top-priority scheduling. If you only need garage doors handled, Essential at $19 includes one door and Complete at $39 includes up to two.

I am getting ready to sell. Is a tune-up worth doing first?

It can help. Buyers and inspectors open the garage door, and a door that is noisy, slow or out of balance raises questions. A tune-up lubricates the moving parts, tests the balance and checks the opener's safety features. Any repair is priced up front with member savings, and you can cancel anytime once the house is sold.