Garage Door Repair in Daly City, CA
Coastside Garage Door repairs garage doors in Daly City, from Westlake and Skyline Drive to Serramonte and Broadmoor. Service calls start from $85, opener repair from $75 and one torsion spring from $200.
Call (650) 777-8776.
Daly City is just over the hill from our Pacifica shop, 10 to 15 minutes via Skyline Blvd or Highway 1. The western neighborhoods like Westlake and Broadmoor sit in the fog belt with less direct salt than Pacifica but plenty of moisture and wind that eats standard hardware. The Broadmoor and Crocker Amazon areas have some of the densest housing on the peninsula, with shared garage walls that make noise, insulation, and precise installation matter more than most companies realize. Call (650) 777-8776 for service from a team that understands both sides of the hill.
Service call from $85. You hear the exact price before any work starts.
Daly City neighborhoods
Daly City has about 35,922 homes, and 42% were built before 1960 (ACS 2024 5-year, U.S. Census Bureau). Most of the west side sits in the fog belt on the ocean side of the hills.
Westlake
Henry Doelger built Westlake on dunes and farmland after World War II, and it joined Daly City in 1948 (Wikipedia). About 43% of its homes date from the 1950s (ACS 2024 5-year, U.S. Census Bureau). In a house of that era, measure the space above the door before choosing an opener: a low ceiling limits which types fit.
Serramonte
Most Serramonte homes are in buildings of five or more units, about 80%, and the 1970s were its biggest building decade (ACS 2024 5-year, U.S. Census Bureau). In a building with a shared garage the door often belongs to the association, which then arranges the repair. Shared and gated doors are priced from the commercial door table.
Skyline Drive
The streets around Skyline Drive are nearly all detached houses, and about 59% were built in the 1950s (ACS 2024 5-year, U.S. Census Bureau). Lots near the ocean bluffs take the full wind off the water.
Broadmoor
Broadmoor is an unincorporated area entirely surrounded by Daly City (Wikipedia). It is the oldest of these neighborhoods: about 52% of its homes were built in the 1940s (ACS 2024 5-year, U.S. Census Bureau). On a house of that age, a replacement door is measured to the opening before it is ordered.
Starting prices in Daly City
| Job | From | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Service call and diagnosis | from$85 | A visit, a diagnosis and the exact price for the repair before any work starts. What can raise the price: A second door or an opener checked on the same visit, distance down the coast. |
| Opener repair | from$75 | Diagnosis and repair of one opener fault, such as sensors, a remote or travel limits. What can raise the price: A failed board or motor instead of a sensor, brand-specific parts. |
| Opener installed | from$250 | A new opener mounted, wired and set up with its safety sensors. What can raise the price: Drive type, smart features, a wall-mount unit. |
| Torsion spring replacement | from$200 | One torsion spring fitted and the door balanced. What can raise the price: Two springs, a heavy or oversized door, high-cycle or galvanized springs. |
| Common repairs: rollers, hinges, cables | from$150 | Parts and labor for one failed part, then a balance and travel test. What can raise the price: Number of parts, door weight, a cable that has jumped the drum. |
| New door installed | from$1,000 | A new door fitted with its tracks and hardware, old door hauled away. What can raise the price: Size, material, insulation, windows. |
Common repairs in Daly City
Opener repair and replacement
Opener repair starts from $75 and a new opener installed from $250. A low garage ceiling limits the opener types that fit, which is part of the visit. See opener repair and opener installation.
Call (650) 777-8776New doors for older openings
A new door installed starts from $1,000. An older single-car opening is measured before a door is ordered. See garage door installation.
Call (650) 777-8776Emergency repair
The emergency service call starts from $100. See emergency repair.
Call (650) 777-8776Daly City at a glance
- 78%
- of homes built before 1980
- 49%
- of homes are single-family detached
- 60%
- of homes are owner-occupied
Door stuck in Daly City?
Tell us what the door is doing. You hear the exact price before any work starts.
Coastal hardware
Fog-belt hardware on the west side
- Why it fails here
- Fog forms over the ocean and is pushed onshore through gaps in the coastal hills, so the west side of Daly City stays damp through the summer. Source: San Francisco Marine Exchange, "Weather in the San Francisco Bay".
- What holds up
- Galvanized springs, cables and hinges, with a light coat of garage door lubricant on the moving parts a few times a year.
- Check interval
- Test the door's safety reverse at least once every four weeks: lay a 1½-inch-thick piece of wood flat on the floor at the center of the door and close it. The door should reverse when it touches the wood. Source: DASMA (Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association), "Safety Tips: Garage Door Openers".
Drive Time from Our Shop
Daly City is 10 to 15 minutes north of our Pacifica home base. We typically take Skyline Boulevard for western Daly City addresses and Highway 1 north for Broadmoor and Westlake. Eastern neighborhoods near Serramonte are accessible via Highway 1 to Highway 35 in roughly the same timeframe.
Daly City questions
How much does garage door opener repair cost in Daly City?
Opener repair starts from $75 and a new opener installed starts from $250. A service call starts from $85.
Can a new opener fit a low Westlake garage ceiling?
Often yes. A wall-mount opener sits beside the door on the torsion bar and needs no rail across the ceiling, and low-headroom track lets a door open under a short ceiling. The measurements are taken on the visit.
How do you get to Daly City from your Pacifica shop?
We reach Daly City via Skyline Boulevard or Highway 1 north, both of which connect directly to western Daly City neighborhoods in 10 to 15 minutes. This puts us closer than many San Francisco or peninsula-based companies. For eastern Daly City addresses near Serramonte or the Colma area, we take Highway 1 to Highway 35 and arrive in roughly the same timeframe.
Garage door trouble in Daly City?
Tell us what the door is doing. You hear the exact price before any work starts.
Call now and a Pacifica tech can usually be out the same day.
Service call from $85 · repairs from $150