Garage door membership in Wilmington
A yearly tune-up, priority scheduling and member savings on repair labor for homes in Trolley Square, the Highlands, Brandywine Hundred, Pike Creek and nearby parts of New Castle County. Plans from $19 a month, no contract.
Short answer: DoorGuard is available in 25 ZIP codes in Wilmington, Delaware. 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 Wilmington
Wilmington's older neighborhoods, like Trolley Square, the Highlands and Forty Acres, are mostly rowhomes and twins, and the garages that do exist are often small detached buildings off a rear alley. Those doors tend to be older, sometimes wood, and they take weather from every side. Once a wood panel softens or the paint fails along the bottom, water gets in fast. Our wood garage door care guide covers the upkeep.
North of the city, Brandywine Hundred is full of split-levels, ranches and colonials from the postwar decades, most with attached garages that serve as the family's main entrance. A door that goes up and down several times a day wears its rollers and opener steadily. If yours has started to jerk or shake on the way up, see our guide to a door that shakes or jerks.
Northern Delaware sits between the coastal plain and the rolling Piedmont, and the weather shows it. Summers are humid with strong thunderstorms, and nor'easters in fall and winter bring wind and driving rain off the Delaware. That rain finds any gap in a worn bottom seal or tired side weatherstripping. Winters add snow and enough freeze-thaw to crack driveway aprons.
West toward Pike Creek and Hockessin, the land rolls and the homes get newer and larger, often with two- and three-car garages and wide doors. Heavier doors put more load on springs and cables with every cycle, and a wide door that drifts out of balance tends to wear out the opener first. Our guide to a door that is out of balance explains what to look for. If a cable looks frayed, keep clear of it and let a professional handle it.
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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington
DoorGuard serves 25 ZIP codes in Wilmington:
19801 · 19802 · 19803 · 19804 · 19805 · 19806 · 19807 · 19808 · 19809 · 19810 · 19850 · 19880 · 19884 · 19885 · 19886 · 19890 · 19891 · 19892 · 19893 · 19894 · 19895 · 19896 · 19897 · 19898 · 19899
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
Upper Darby · Camden · Philadelphia · Cherry Hill
See also: DoorGuard in the Philadelphia area and DoorGuard in Delaware.
Questions from homeowners in Wilmington
Is DoorGuard available in Wilmington?
Yes. DoorGuard serves 25 ZIP codes in and around Wilmington. Because coverage is set ZIP by ZIP, the checker on this page is the surest way to confirm your home. If your code is included, you can join online at guardyourdoor.com.
Do Delaware's humid summers and nor'easters affect a garage door?
Yes. Damp summers speed up rust on hardware and can swell a wood door, and wind-driven rain finds its way past a worn seal. Your yearly tune-up looks hardest at the parts weather hits. Each moving part is lubricated, the springs, cables, rollers and hinges are checked, and the door's balance and the opener's safety reverse are tested.
We plan to sell our house next year. Should the garage door be on the list?
It is worth a look. A buyer's inspector will usually run the door and test the opener's safety reverse, and a door that grinds or hangs crooked can end up in the report. A member tune-up checks those same things, and any repair is priced up front. See our guide to the garage door before selling.
What does the yearly tune-up include?
A full safety inspection of the springs and cables, rollers and hinges, lubrication of every moving part, a door balance test and an opener safety test. Essential members get one tune-up a year, Complete members get two, and Premier adds an annual opener and lock health check.