Garage door membership in Philadelphia
Garage door care for Philadelphia homes, from the Northeast and Roxborough to Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy and South Philly. Every plan includes a yearly tune-up, priority scheduling and member savings on repair labor. Plans from $19 a month, no contract.
Short answer: DoorGuard is available in 87 ZIP codes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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.
What garage doors go through in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a rowhouse city, but plenty of those rowhouses have a garage. In the Northeast, in neighborhoods like Mayfair, Fox Chase, Bustleton and Somerton, whole blocks of brick rows open onto shared rear driveways with a garage door at the back of each house. Those doors sit a few feet from the neighbor's, face the same lane and get used every day. With so many opening and closing, a noisy or sluggish door is easy to hear. Our guide to garage door noises helps you sort out what each sound means.
Farther northwest the city changes. Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill climb steep hills along the Wissahickon and the Schuylkill, and many homes there are older stone singles and twins with detached or tuck-under garages. Steep driveways and settling slabs can leave a door sitting crooked, with light showing under one corner. Old wood doors in these neighborhoods also need more care than steel ones. See our care guide for wood doors.
Philly weather is hard on a door in both directions. Summers are hot and sticky, and humid air keeps metal parts damp while heat dries out grease and rubber seals. Winters swing above and below freezing again and again, and that freeze and thaw works on concrete, seals and the bottom edge of the door. Road salt tracked in from the street adds to the rust risk on lower panels and track brackets.
Then there are the storms. Nor'easters bring wind-driven rain and heavy, wet snow, and summer thunderstorms can knock out power for a while. A tune-up each year keeps the door balanced and moving freely, so it is easier to lift by hand if the power goes out. Springs and cables carry heavy tension, so never loosen or adjust them yourself. Leave that work to a trained professional.
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 Philadelphia 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.
ZIP codes we cover in Philadelphia
DoorGuard serves 87 ZIP codes in Philadelphia:
19019 · 19092 · 19093 · 19099 · 19101 · 19102 · 19103 · 19104 · 19105 · 19106 · 19107 · 19108 · 19109 · 19110 · 19111 · 19112 · 19113 · 19114 · 19115 · 19116 · 19118 · 19119 · 19120 · 19121 · 19122 · 19123 · 19124 · 19125 · 19126 · 19127 · 19128 · 19129 · 19130 · 19131 · 19132 · 19133 · 19134 · 19135 · 19136 · 19137 · 19138 · 19139 · 19140 · 19141 · 19142 · 19143 · 19144 · 19145 · 19146 · 19147 · 19148 · 19149 · 19150 · 19151 · 19152 · 19153 · 19154 · 19155 · 19160 · 19161 · 19162 · 19170 · 19171 · 19172 · 19173 · 19175 · 19176 · 19177 · 19178 · 19179 · 19181 · 19182 · 19183 · 19184 · 19185 · 19187 · 19188 · 19190 · 19191 · 19192 · 19193 · 19194 · 19195 · 19196 · 19197 · 19244 · 19255
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.
Nearby cities
Camden · Upper Darby · Cherry Hill · Trenton · Wilmington · Allentown · Bethlehem · Reading
See also: DoorGuard in the Philadelphia area and DoorGuard in Pennsylvania.
Questions from homeowners in Philadelphia
Is DoorGuard available across Philadelphia?
Yes. DoorGuard serves 87 ZIP codes in Philadelphia, reaching neighborhoods from the Northeast and the River Wards to Roxborough, Germantown, West Philadelphia and South Philly. Coverage is set by ZIP code, so enter yours in the checker on this page to confirm your street is included before you pick a plan.
Do rear driveway garages in Northeast Philly need special care?
They take a lot of use and sit in a shared lane where water, salt and grit collect at the bottom of the door. The yearly tune-up inspects springs and cables, rollers and hinges, lubricates all moving parts, tests the door's balance and runs the opener safety test. That keeps a busy door working smoothly and flags worn parts early.
I am getting ready to sell my Philadelphia home. Does the garage door matter?
Buyers and inspectors do open the garage door, and a door that grinds, sits crooked or reverses on its own stands out. A tune-up before listing gets the door balanced, lubricated and checked over, and the opener safety test confirms it reverses as it should. Our guide on the garage door before selling a home covers what else to look at.
What happens during the yearly tune-up?
It is a full safety inspection and service. The springs and cables are checked, the rollers and hinges are inspected, all moving parts are lubricated, the door's balance is tested and the opener safety test is run. If anything needs repair, you see the price before any work begins, with member savings on labor and priority scheduling.