Garage door membership in Virginia
Northern Virginia townhomes, Richmond brick homes and houses near the water in Norfolk and Virginia Beach can all join for a yearly garage door tune-up, priority scheduling and member savings on repair labor. Plans from $19 a month, no contract.
Short answer: DoorGuard is available in 605 ZIP codes across Virginia. 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 Virginia
Northern Virginia is full of townhomes and newer single family homes, especially across Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties. Many townhomes have a single garage door on the ground floor that opens and closes several times a day, and in a row of identical homes it is easy to forget yours has never been serviced. Summers are humid and hot, and winter brings a few rounds of snow and ice each year. If you recently moved into one of these homes, our new homeowner garage door checklist is a good place to start.
Hampton Roads lives with the water. In Norfolk and Virginia Beach, salt air, flooding streets and nor'easters keep garage doors damp for long stretches, and hurricane season brings stronger wind and rain. Further up the Chesapeake, low-lying Mathews and Gloucester counties face the same salt and storm tides. Springs, hinges and the bottom brackets are usually the first to rust. Our guide to garage door care in humid, coastal areas explains how to keep an eye on them.
Richmond and Henrico mix older brick homes, some with detached garages, with postwar ranches and newer subdivisions further out. Summers there are long and muggy, which dries out weatherstripping and lets wood doors swell. Out in the Piedmont, Fauquier and Madison counties are largely rural, and on country roads and unpaved driveways, dust and grit find their way into the tracks. Our page on the garage door bottom seal covers one of the first parts to wear.
A yearly tune-up keeps the basics in order wherever you are in the state. It checks the springs and cables, rollers and hinges, tests the balance and the opener's safety reverse, and lubricates all the moving parts. If a spring looks stretched or a cable is fraying, call for a visit rather than touching it. Both carry enough tension to injure someone.
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 Virginia 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.
Where we serve in Virginia
DoorGuard serves 605 ZIP codes across Virginia, in Fairfax County, Loudoun County, City of Richmond County, Arlington County, Fauquier County and 63 more counties.
Metro areas
Hampton Roads · The Richmond area
Cities
Alexandria · Chesapeake · Hampton · Newport News · Norfolk · Portsmouth · Richmond · Suffolk · Virginia Beach
Coverage is by ZIP code, so use the ZIP checker above to confirm your home.
Questions from homeowners in Virginia
Is DoorGuard offered in Virginia?
Yes. DoorGuard serves 605 ZIP codes in Virginia, including Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Prince William in Northern Virginia, Richmond and Henrico in central Virginia, Norfolk and Virginia Beach in Hampton Roads, and rural counties such as Fauquier, Gloucester and Mathews. Check your exact ZIP code with the checker on this page.
How does Virginia's humidity and coastal weather affect my garage door?
Months of humidity, plus salt air near the coast, speed up rust on springs, hinges and fasteners, and moisture can swell wood doors and weaken seals. The yearly tune-up lubricates all moving parts, inspects the springs, cables, rollers and hinges, tests the door's balance and runs the opener safety test, so moisture damage gets noticed before it stops the door.
Is there a contract or a setup fee?
Neither. You are billed monthly on the date you join, and you can cancel any time by email or by phone at (877) 257-6027 with no penalty. Plans are $19, $39 or $79 a month depending on how many doors you have and whether you want entry-door locks included.
How do I ask for help if my door acts up between tune-ups?
Members request a visit through the site or by calling (877) 257-6027 and get priority scheduling on repairs. Exact timing depends on availability in your area. You see the price for repair labor, with member savings, before any work begins. Until then, please do not try to adjust springs or cables.