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Garage door repair in Orléans

Orléans is one of Ottawa's largest suburbs, stretching from 1970s and 80s neighbourhoods near the river to newer areas like Avalon and Cardinal Creek.

Garage doors in Orléans

Orléans has a large francophone community. If you would prefer service in French, ask the company when you're connected — many local garage door companies have bilingual technicians.

Orléans sits on the east side of the city, and its open stretches can get hit hard by wind-driven snow. Snow packed against the bottom seal, and ice freezing the door to the driveway, are frequent winter problems here. If your door is frozen shut, don't keep pressing the opener — that's how bottom seals tear and openers burn out.

Orléans grew fast in the 1970s, from about 6,000 residents in 1971 to 24,000 by 1981, and had more than 125,000 people in the 2021 census. Homes from that first wave are now 40 to 50 years old, while Avalon and other neighbourhoods south of Innes Road are much newer. If you live in an older Orléans home and your door is original, a technician can tell you whether a repair or a new insulated door makes more sense.

Common problems we get calls about

Communities in and around Orléans

Avalon · Fallingbrook · Convent Glen · Queenswood Heights · Chapel Hill · Cardinal Creek · Notting Hill

Common questions

Can I get service in French?

Ask the company when your call is connected. Many Ottawa garage door companies have bilingual technicians.

My door is frozen to the ground. What should I do?

Stop using the opener. Gently free the bottom seal with a plastic scraper or warm (not boiling) water, then dry the area. If the door still won't move, or the seal is torn, call for a technician.

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