Rivas Family Garage Door Installers
Rivas Family Garage Door Installers is a garage door company on Ward Road in Arvada, Colorado that has served the Arvada area since 2020. The team handles spring repair and replacement, opener repair and installation, new door installation, door replacement, roller and panel repair, track alignment, and overhead door and gate repair for homes and businesses. Technicians install the correct spring for a door's weight and confirm the work with a balance test, and the company often recommends replacing both springs at once when one breaks, because the second spring is usually near the end of its life. With every spring repair the company performs a complimentary safety inspection of the hardware and moving parts on the door. The company is licensed, bonded, and insured, offers warranty protection covering malfunctions or accidental damages to your overhead door, and guarantees your satisfaction with its doors and gates. Product options include steel doors with a pre-painted baked-on coating, unfinished wood doors, insulated doors that cut the transfer of hot and cold air, ultra-quiet nylon hinges, and belt driven, chain driven, screw driven, and wall mounted jackshaft openers.
Services
Garage door spring repair
Torsion and extension spring repair and replacement, with the correct spring selected for the door's weight and verified with a balance test.
Garage door opener repair
Diagnosis and repair of openers that will not run, including safety sensor alignment problems.
Garage door opener installation
Installation of belt driven, chain driven, screw driven, and wall mounted jackshaft openers.
Garage door installation
Installation of new residential and commercial garage doors, including steel and wood doors and custom designs.
Garage door replacement
Replacement of aging doors, including insulated overhead doors that reduce the transfer of hot and cold air.
Why choose us?
Location & hours
5730 Ward Rd Ste 259, Arvada, CO 80002, USA
FAQs
Do I need a professional to install a new garage door?
Rivas Family Garage Door Installers firmly believes installation should be left to professionals. A garage door is your home's largest moving element and the job involves many small parts, so it is highly technical. Connecting the springs is particularly risky, and the door's performance depends on accurate installation. A skilled installer can usually finish in a few hours while meeting safety standards, where most homeowners take several days. Improper installation can also invalidate certain warranties. Installers can haul away the old door as well.
If one spring breaks, should both be replaced?
The company often recommends it. Most garage doors have two springs installed at the same time, so once one breaks the other is probably near the end of its effective life. Replacing both removes the risk of a second failure soon after and avoids extra strain on the garage door opener. The comparison the company uses is changing both tires after a blowout.
Which type of garage door opener should I choose?
Belt driven openers are the company's top pick: they run on a steel-reinforced belt, are reliable and virtually silent, and suit garages attached to a home or near a bedroom, though they cost a little more. Jackshaft openers mount on the wall beside the door and connect to the torsion spring, which suits high ceilings or anyone wanting the ceiling clear. Screw drive openers are the least expensive but the slowest and noisiest, and are not advised in Arvada because of the fluctuating temperatures. Chain driven openers are dependable and slightly cheaper than belt drive, but they are loud and the chain carries no lifetime warranty.
Is an insulated garage door worth it?
It often is. An insulated door reduces the transfer of heat and cold through the large door opening, which matters if the garage is attached to your home, if there is a room above the garage, or if you use the garage as a workshop. Insulated doors also have a better looking interior and operate more quietly than non-insulated doors. Replacing an uninsulated door with an insulated one can lower energy costs, since the garage door is typically the least efficient large opening in a house.
Steel or wood: which garage door needs less upkeep?
Steel. The steel doors from Rivas Family Garage Door Installers come with a pre-painted, baked-on coating, and cleaning the exterior once a year with warm water and household detergent is all that is recommended. Wood doors arrive unfinished and need priming and painting or staining on all six sides when they are delivered, plus a yearly visual check of the finish to see whether another application is due.
Can I paint a newly installed garage door?
Yes. The company's steel doors come pre-painted with a baked-on coating that can be repainted using any commercially available latex exterior paint. Follow the manufacturer's guidelines for a clean result, and avoid oil-based paints.
Can my one-piece garage door be converted to a sectional door?
Usually yes. A professional installer can add the track and springs a sectional door requires, and depending on how your garage is built other adjustments may be needed. It is best to have the job evaluated on site before installation so everything is modified properly.
Why is my garage door not working?
The problems the team runs into most often are broken springs, worn out rollers, panels damaged by weather or impact, misaligned tracks that make the door stick or fall off track, a faulty opener, and safety sensors knocked out of alignment so the door will not close. Rivas Family Garage Door Installers recommends professional help to diagnose and repair the issue.