Garage doors
Roll-up, sectional and roller shutter doors for homes and businesses, supplied, installed and automated.
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A garage door is the biggest moving part of most houses. It goes up and down a few thousand times a year, and nobody looks at it.
Then one morning it stops halfway, with your car inside and a meeting in forty minutes.
What types of garage doors are there?
Garage doors for homes and businesses come in three main types. A sectional door is made of panels which roll up into the ceiling on tracks. A roll-up door coils into a drum above the opening. A roller shutter door is a stronger coiling door, often used for shops and warehouses. All three can be automated.
We install, repair, service and automate garage doors for homes and businesses. Every job starts with a look at the springs, the cables and the track. Our own service department looks after the door afterwards.
Roll-up and sectional doors
We supply, install and automate garage doors for homes, complexes, shops and warehouses. The right door depends on the opening, the space inside and how often it moves.
A roll-up door coils into a drum above the opening, so it suits a garage with little room under the roof. A sectional door runs back along the ceiling in panels, and comes in more finishes.
- Roll-up doors in a range of colours
- Sectional doors in a range of colours and finishes: Alu-zinc, aluminium, composite and wood
Roller shutter doors
We now supply and fit roller shutter doors for homes and businesses.
Roller shutters →New doors, repairs and servicing
A garage door is a heavy thing held up by springs. When the springs and cables are right, it lifts with one hand. When they aren't, every part works harder.
- New garage doors, installed for safe, smooth use
- Repairs to springs, cables, tracks and rollers
- Servicing: lubrication, spring tension checks, adjustment and safety tests
- Automation for a manual door
Service it before it tells you
A garage door gives warnings before it fails. It gets louder, then slower, then one day it doesn't go up.
Test the door regularly, and book a service as soon as it changes. We check the springs, cables, tracks and rollers, adjust the tension and test the safety reverse.
A worn cable is cheap to replace, but a cable snapping with the door half open isn't, because it can drop a heavy door on whatever is underneath.
Book the service while the door still works. It costs less, and it happens when it suits you.
Garage door motors
A garage door motor ends the evenings of lifting the door by hand in the rain. We fit motors to new and existing doors, with battery backup for load-shedding.
Before a motor goes on, we check the door. A motor on a door with tired springs strains every morning, and wears out long before it should.
In many cases, one remote can open the gate and the garage.
Garage door motors →Garage doors: our gallery
We offer service level agreements and finance for your garage doors. Each one is a service contract with 24-hour support at night and on weekends.
Planning your security from the start? Read our home and business security guide, covering gates, access control, cameras, alarms and fencing.
Frequently asked questions
How often should a garage door be serviced?
A garage door should be serviced when it shows signs of wear, not on a fixed date, so test it regularly and book a visit as soon as it changes. A busy door at a business or a heavy door used many times a day needs one more often. A service checks the springs, cables, tracks, rollers and hinges, and adjusts the spring tension so the door balances properly. We lubricate the moving parts, tighten the fittings and test the safety reverse if the door has a motor. A service catches worn parts before they break. A snapped cable or spring can drop a heavy door suddenly, damaging a car or hurting someone underneath. Regular servicing also stops the motor straining against a door out of balance, which makes both last longer. Our service and maintenance plans can book these visits for you, so nobody has to remember.
Can you fix a broken spring?
Yes. We repair and replace garage door springs, cables, tracks and rollers for homes and businesses. A broken spring is one of the most common garage door faults. You'll often hear a loud bang from the garage, and afterwards the door feels far too heavy to lift. A motor straining against a broken spring won't last, and may burn out. Don't force the door open or try to fix the spring yourself. Garage door springs are under high tension and can cause serious injury. Leave the door closed, and send us a message with a photo if you can. We replace the spring with one matching the door's size and weight, then adjust and test the whole door. We usually replace both springs together, because the other is often close to failing too.
Can my manual door be automated?
Yes, in most cases. Most roll-up and sectional garage doors can have a motor fitted. Before we fit one, we check the door, the springs, the cables and the track. The door should lift smoothly by hand and stay put when it's halfway up. A motor on a tired or unbalanced door makes the door work harder, not better, and the motor wears out early. If the springs or track need work, we do it first and list it on the written quotation. We'll recommend a motor to suit the door's size and weight, with battery backup for load-shedding. We install Centurion, Digidoor and ARC motors. Our garage door motors page covers remotes, battery backup, safety features and what affects the cost.
Do you install new garage doors?
Yes. We supply and install roll-up, sectional and roller shutter garage doors for homes and businesses, and we can fit the motor at the same time. Roll-up doors come in a range of colours. Sectional doors come in a range of colours and finishes, including Alu-zinc, aluminium, composite and wood. Roller shutter doors suit shops, warehouses and homes needing a stronger door. We measure the opening on site and check the space inside the garage for the springs, the track and any motor. Low ceilings and narrow side walls can limit the choice, so this check counts. We also remove the old door. The written quotation sets out the door, the finish, the motor and the fitting, so you know the full cost before anything is ordered.
Where we work
Our teams work from our Kya Sands workshop, for homes, estates and businesses in Randburg, Fourways, Sandton, Midrand, Waterfall, Centurion, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, Bedfordview, Edenvale and the West Rand. See all the areas we serve.
Talk to us about your home and business security needs
You shouldn't have to sit at the bottom of your own driveway, wondering whether the gate will close. With Paul's Gates you won't. Send us a message or chat on WhatsApp, and we will come and look.