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Replacing your garage door in Alicante

If your garage door is rusty, too heavy or simply no longer worth repairing, we replace it with a new one made to fit your opening exactly. We dismantle and take away the old door, make whatever adjustments are needed and leave the new one up and running.

  • Factory-direct prices
  • 3-year written warranty (5 years on motors)
  • Free quote within 24 hours
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What it involves

Replacing your garage door is usually the best decision when the one you have keeps needing repairs, has warped, lets in cold and dust or simply cannot be motorised. Many houses and villas across the province still have sheet-metal up-and-over doors with counterweights, wooden doors swollen by damp or roller garage doors with worn-out slats that have reached the end of their life.

When we replace a door, we take care of everything: we measure the opening, help you choose the type of door that best suits your garage, make the new one to measure, dismantle the old one and take it away, and carry out any small building work the opening needs, such as squaring up the sides, adjusting the lintel or fitting a subframe. The most common change is from an up-and-over to a sectional garage door, but we also replace wooden doors with insulated panel doors and salt-corroded doors with ones built for the coast.

We have been making and installing doors in Alicante and Elche since 2009 and have fitted more than 1,200 doors, so we know what surprises turn up when an old door comes down and how to deal with them without dragging out the job.

Rusty up-and-over door removed next to the opening where a new sectional is fitted

Replacing old doors: jobs we do

These are the jobs we are asked for most. If yours looks like one of them, call us and we will tell you how we would handle it.

Replacing an up-and-over door with a sectional garage door

This is the change we are asked for most. An old up-and-over door swings outwards as it opens, sticking out over the pavement or driveway, reduces the clearance height and, over time, its counterweights and arms get noisy and fall out of balance. A sectional door rises vertically in panels and sits under the ceiling, so you can park right up against the door, you get the full height of the opening and, because it is made of sandwich panels, the garage is far better insulated. We remove the up-and-over door with its frame and counterweights, check the ceiling for the tracks and fit the motorised sectional door.

Replace an old wooden garage door with an insulated door

Wooden doors on older garages and coach houses have charm, but sun and damp make them swell, open up at the joints and rot at the bottom, until they are so heavy they are hard to move. We replace them with insulated sandwich-panel doors that do not warp, need hardly any maintenance and keep the garage cooler in summer. If you like the look of wood, you can choose a wood-effect finish, and if the masonry frame is damaged we repair it before fitting the new door.

Replacing a garage door rusted by sea salt

On the seafront, salt air is merciless: the steel sheet pits, rust swells the bottom of the door, springs and fixings corrode, and eventually repairing it just means patching it up again and again. When a door reaches that point, we replace it with one designed for a marine environment, with corrosion-resistant materials and finishes, protected fixings and a sealed bottom edge so that salt and sand do not build up. We remove the old door carefully because rust has often seized the anchors and hinges solid.

Old garage door removal and disposal

Taking down an old door takes know-how: the springs on an up-and-over or sectional door store a lot of tension that has to be released using the correct procedure, and counterweights and frames weigh much more than they look. We handle the entire removal, cut out and remove the anchors, clear the debris from the garage and take the old door away for recycling. You do not need to hire a skip or leave the door out in the street: when we finish, the opening is clean and ready for the new one.

Adapting the garage opening for a new door

Openings in older garages are rarely square: sides out of plumb, uneven lintels or sloping floors at the entrance. When we replace the door, we do the minor building work the opening needs: we straighten the sides, fit subframes, adjust the lintel, level the bottom sill or reduce the opening when the new door requires it. We also widen it when you want to get a bigger car in or make room for two vehicles, with the appropriate lintel reinforcement, so that the new door closes perfectly from day one.

More jobs in this service

  • New garage door when the old one can't be motorised

    Some doors are so heavy, unbalanced or warped that no motor can move them properly. Rather than forcing an automation that is bound to fail, we install a new, lightweight, well-balanced door that comes already motorised, which you open with the remote control without getting out of the car.

  • Replace an old roller garage door with a sectional door

    Old roller doors with steel slats are noisy, let draughts through and jam when the slats get bent. We replace them with a quiet, insulated sectional door that stores under the garage ceiling, with the motor and safety features already built in.

  • Replace double garage doors with a sectional door

    Double doors on old coach houses and townhouses take up space when they open, hit the car or the pavement and, over time, start to sag. We replace them with a sectional door that opens vertically, keeps the space outside and inside clear and is operated by remote control.

  • Up-and-over to roller garage door with no ceiling space

    When the garage ceiling has beams, pipes or a mezzanine, or is too low for the tracks of a sectional door, we replace the up-and-over door with a roller garage door whose slats roll up into a box above the opening, leaving the whole interior clear.

  • Replace the garage door and keep the existing motor

    We reuse your motor when it is recent and compatible with the new door: we remove it carefully, reinstall it, adjust it to the new weight and travel and check its safety features, so replacing the door costs you less.

  • Replace a garage door without altering the façade

    We carry out the replacement without touching the façade: the new door is made to the exact size of the opening and anchored from the inside, with no chiselling and no change to the exterior beyond the door itself. It is the ideal option for townhouses and buildings with a shared look.

  • Made-to-measure garage door for a non-standard opening

    Because we make the doors ourselves, you do not have to adapt your garage to a catalogue size: we build the door to the millimetre for narrow, very wide, low or out-of-square openings, so common in village houses and converted garages.

  • Higher garage door clearance for a van or motorhome

    If you have changed vehicles and it no longer fits, we replace the door with a model that frees up the full height of the opening and, when necessary, raise the lintel so that a van, a tall 4x4 or a motorhome can get through.

  • Replacing garage doors on several townhouses at once

    On streets of townhouses where neighbours want to upgrade together, we replace all the doors in a single job, with the same model, colour and height, so the row keeps a uniform look and every house gets its own new motorised door.

  • Replacing the garage door as part of a renovation

    If you are renovating your home, we coordinate with your builder when to remove the old door, prepare the opening and fit the new one, so the door arrives once the façade and floor are finished and does not get stained or knocked during the works.

  • Replace the garage door after buying a house

    If you have just bought a property with an old door and are not sure what state it is in, we inspect it, explain what is wrong and replace it before you move in, so you start life in your new home with the garage sorted.

  • Replace an old garage door that is no longer safe

    Up-and-over doors with exposed springs, doors without an anti-drop system or motors that do not stop when they meet an obstacle are a hazard, especially with children at home. We replace them with modern doors that come with every safety feature as standard.

  • Replace an old folding or bi-fold garage door

    Some older garages still have heavy multi-leaf folding doors that stack to one side and are hard to close. We take them down and replace them with a motorised sectional or roller door that opens by remote control and takes up much less space.

What you get with us

  • Factory-direct prices

    We make the new door ourselves, with no middlemen, and you can see it in the quote, even when your opening needs a special size.

  • Our own team from start to finish

    The same in-house team, with no subcontractors, removes the old door, adapts the opening and fits the new one, with no separate trades to coordinate and no waiting on anyone.

  • A door that meets the standard

    You go from an old door with no safety features to one that complies with UNE-EN 13241-1, with safety systems that stop the door when it meets an obstacle.

  • Written warranty

    Your new door comes with a 3-year written warranty, rising to 5 years on the motor, so you can make the change with complete peace of mind.

How we do it, step by step

  1. Site visit and measuring the opening

    We come to your garage, measure the opening, check the ceiling, sides and floor and work out which type of door best suits the way you use it.

  2. Quote and choice of door

    We send you a free quote within 24 hours covering the chosen door, finish, motor and any changes to the opening, all in writing.

  3. Made to measure

    We make the door to the exact size of your opening, with the panels, colour and accessories you chose in the quote.

  4. Removal and preparing the opening

    On the day of the replacement, we take out the old door with its springs and anchors, take it away and prepare the opening for the new one.

  5. Fitting, adjustment and handover

    We fit the new door, adjust the motor and safety features, show you how to use the manual release and hand over the remote controls in working order.

Replacing old doors in Alicante province

In the province of Alicante, garage doors age in two very different ways. On the coast, along the seafront in Santa Pola, El Campello, Playa de San Juan or Arenales del Sol, salt air pits the steel and corrodes springs and hinges until doors are useless long before their time. Inland, in Aspe, Crevillent or the partidas of the Camp d'Elx such as Perleta or Maitino, what we replace most are wooden doors and old up-and-over doors on coach houses and country homes, worn out by the sun and a lifetime of use.

In between are the villas and townhouses on urbanisations such as Vistahermosa, Cabo de las Huertas or Gran Alacant, and those in Mutxamel and San Vicente del Raspeig, with counterweighted up-and-over doors fitted when the house was built that are now noisy, out of balance and lacking safety features. There, the usual switch is to an insulated sectional door, which also helps stop the garage turning into an oven in summer. And in the centres of Alicante and Elche, with narrow openings and streets where the door cannot swing out over the pavement, a sectional or roller door solves what an up-and-over never could.

Where we do it

Garage doors in Santa Pola

We install, repair and maintain garage doors in Santa Pola, from the basement garages of apartment buildings in Playa Lisa and the Gran Playa to the townhouses of Gran Alacant and the industrial units on the IN-2 estate, with materials and care designed for life right by the sea.

Barrio del Calvario · Eixample de Llevant · Santa Pola del Este · Gran Playa

Garage doors in El Campello

We install and repair garage doors in El Campello, from the Muchavista seafront to the urbanisations of the northern coast and the industrial units of El Mesell. We choose materials and hardware designed for living a few metres from the sea, where salt air shows no mercy.

Casco urbano y puerto · Muchavista · Coveta Fumà · L'Amerador

Garage doors in Crevillent

We install and repair garage doors in Crevillent, from the street-level garages on the steep streets of the old town to the industrial units on the I-4 and Faima estates, the country houses of El Boch and Cachapets and the outlying villages of El Realengo and San Felipe Neri.

El Calvario · Ronda Sur · Els Arbrets · Rincón de los Pablos

Garage doors in Sant Joan d'Alacant

We make and install garage doors in Sant Joan d'Alacant with the town's character in mind: narrow streets in the old centre, townhouses and residential complexes with shared garages in the newer districts, and villas on the old huerta farmland of La Font, Lloixa or Salafranca, a stone's throw from the sea.

Casco urbano · Benimagrell · Comtat de Fabraquer · La Font

Garage doors in Torrevieja

We manufacture and install garage doors for the bungalows, villas and apartment blocks of Torrevieja, from La Mata to Los Balcones, with fittings and finishes designed for the salty air that blows in from the sea and the salt lagoons. We also repair motors, springs and remote controls.

Centro · La Mata · Los Balcones · Los Altos

Garage doors in Orihuela and Orihuela Costa

We install and repair garage doors throughout the municipality of Orihuela: the city centre beside the Segura, the farming villages of the huerta, the warehouses of Puente Alto and the urbanisations of Orihuela Costa, from Playa Flamenca to Dehesa de Campoamor.

El Rabaloche · Capuchinos · La Aparecida · Desamparados

Garage doors in Elda

We install, motorise and repair garage doors in Elda: community garages in the apartment-block neighbourhoods, ground-floor premises that were once shoe workshops, garages in single-storey houses and industrial units on Campo Alto, Finca Lacy and Torreta-Río.

San Francisco de Sales · Nueva Fraternidad · Las Trescientas · La Prosperidad

Get a quote: replacing old doors

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Frequently asked questions

What people ask us most about replacing old doors.

Replacing old doors: your questions

How long will I be without a garage door?

Not long at all. The new door is made beforehand, using the measurements taken during the visit, and on the day we do the removal, the adaptation of the opening and the installation one after the other: installed in one day. You can leave the car outside that morning and, by the end of the day, your new door is working with its motor and remote controls.

Do I need permission to replace my garage door?

Replacing one door with another in the same opening counts as minor works, and in many town halls a prior notification or responsible declaration is enough. If you change the size of the opening or the look of a shared façade, the paperwork may be more involved and, in an apartment building, it is best to have the community on board. Our quote itemises the door and the work so you can submit it to the town hall.

Is it worth replacing my garage door, or is it better to repair it?

If it is a one-off fault, such as a spring or a cable, repairing it usually makes sense. Replacing it pays off when the door keeps needing repairs, the steel is pitted with rust, it is warped, it is so heavy the motor cannot cope or it lacks basic safety features. During the visit we give you our honest opinion and, if it is worth repairing, we tell you so.

Can I pay for the new door in instalments?

Yes, we offer interest-free finance so you can replace your door now and spread the cost in monthly payments. We explain it alongside the quote, with the door, the motor and the removal of the old one included, so you know from the start what you will pay each month.

Do I have to empty the garage for the replacement?

There is no need to empty it completely. We need the area next to the door cleared, a few metres inwards, plus the ceiling where the tracks will go if the new door is sectional. Shelving at the back, the storeroom or the wine cellar can stay as they are. If there is anything delicate near the opening, we protect it before we start dismantling.

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Finishes

Aluminium, PVC, steel, wood and wood effect in your façade colour, with windows, raised panels and matching fittings.

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