Commercial Doors, Done by the Owner
Zach Wallace runs American Standard Garage Door himself, and that doesn't change when the door is on a warehouse instead of a house. When you call about a shop bay or a dock door, you talk to the person who will do the work, and he gives you a straight answer on what's wrong and what it will take to fix.
Commercial doors get used harder than anything on a house. They're bigger, they're heavier, and some of them open and close all day. Zach picks the springs, track and opener for how your door actually gets used, so you aren't calling him back in six months for the same problem.
A Recent Commercial Job
This building had a raised, dock-height opening with nothing in it. Zach installed a steel sectional door so the bay can be closed up at the end of the day.
On a tall building the door can't just roll back along the ceiling. The track runs high up the wall first (high-lift track), the springs are longer, and the sections go up from a lift. These two photos are from that kind of install, with the door closed and then open.
More of Zach's jobs, commercial and residential, are on the Our Work page.
What Zach Works On
New doors and replacements for shops, warehouses, service bays and storage buildings. Insulated panels where the space is heated or cooled.
A door that runs 20 times a day wears out a standard spring fast. Zach matches the spring to how often your door actually opens.
Jackshaft and trolley openers sized for heavy doors, installed and repaired, with the safety sensors set up right.
Broken springs, frayed cables, bent track, worn rollers, and sections that took a hit from a truck or forklift.
Doors on raised dock openings, and tall doors where the track runs up the wall before it turns.
Check-ups on a set schedule, so a worn spring or cable gets caught before it lets go on a busy day.
Repair or Replace?
Most commercial calls end in a repair, not a new door. A broken spring, a snapped cable or one damaged section costs far less to fix than a whole door. When a door has been hit more than once, the track is twisted, or the parts aren't made anymore, Zach will tell you a new door is the better use of the money, and he'll show you why.
What Helps When You Call
You don't need any of this to call, but it helps Zach show up with the right parts:
- Roughly how wide and tall the door is, and how many doors there are
- A photo of the door and the opener, if you can text one
- About how many times a day the door opens
- What it's doing now, and whether it's stuck open or stuck closed
- When he can get into the building
Text it to (816) 804-0072 and he'll have a good idea what the job looks like before he gets there.
Property Managers and Building Owners
If you look after several buildings or a set of rentals, Zach can be the one garage door contact for all of them, on both the Missouri and Kansas sides. The Property Managers page explains how he handles tenant calls, turnovers and billing.
Commercial Service Across the KC Metro
Zach takes commercial calls all over the metro, from North Kansas City to Lenexa, Olathe and Edwardsville, and east through Independence and Blue Springs.