Premium Opener Installation

If you would like to keep noise to a minimum, the belt drive opener may be the perfect option for you. While the chain drive units are still excellent openers, the belt drives are generally known for offering additional noise reduction. Some call them “whisper” units. The standard ½ HP will be pretty quiet, and the DC motor is even quieter while offering additional technological features such as battery back up and a two way camera. If you would really like to stick with a chain drive opener for its exceptional durability, the ¾ HP or DC motor will offer some noise reduction as well. The jackshaft openers that mount on the side of the door will be fairly quiet as well while reducing noise and vibration.

Generally speaking, the springs on the door system are what do the heavy lifting of the garage door. If you have a larger or heavier door, you will have stronger springs on the door. The opener is really in place to gently assist the process of raising and lowering. Therefore, a ½ HP professional grade opener, such as LiftMaster Professional, is more than enough power for most standard garage door set ups. If you have an extremely heavy, oversized, or solid wood door, you may be more inclined to purchase a ¾ HP or DC motor opener.

Both the professional grade belt drive and chain drive openers are excellent automatic openers! Chain drives were originally built for heavy loads and frequent use. They stand the test of time! Belt drive openers, while still offering exceptional performance, grew in popularity over the years due to their unique quietness of operation in comparison to the standard chain drive openers. If you have a standard garage door, you may want the belt drive. If you have a heavy, over-sized door, you may want to choose a chain drive, and if noise reduction is important to you, possibly the ¾ or DC motor option.

If you have a low-headroom set up in your garage and worry there is not enough space to put an opener overhead, no problem! Our side-mounted, jackshaft openers may be the perfect option for you! The LiftMaster Professional jackshaft opener reduces noise and vibration and has some excellent stock safety and technological features. Check out the details in the opener section below!

The manufacturer is very important when it comes to choosing a quality automatic garage door opener! Many retail stores will sell a wide range of openers from builder’s grade to mid/above average grade openers, but for the most part, professional grade openers such as LiftMaster Professional are installed by authorized garage door dealers/companies. Sometimes you can find LiftMaster openers online, but it generally will only be the motorhead and not include the important solid steel rail that comes with it. (most builder’s grade openers will come with a pieced-together rail which is not as durable as the LiftMaster’s solid-piece rail).

Some openers are rated to last 7-10 years on average, and some are known to last 20-30 years! At O’Brien, our top priorities include delivering only the best of the best to our community when it comes to products. We partner with brands well-known for durability, strength, and longevity. LiftMaster Professional and Chamberlain are among those excellent brands!

The answer to this question will come down to a few factors. At O’Brien Garage Doors, it is always our objective to repair before replace when it makes the most sense. However, in some cases, it may be a better option to replace your opener:

• If the manufacturer no longer makes replacement parts

• If the opener is older and may require more repairs and eventually replacement, replacing it now may avoid several repair costs and eventual replacement costs

• If you would like to upgrade the opener for noise reduction or advanced features in technology and safety

• If the cost of repair is close to or exceeds the cost of a new opener

Having a battery back up on your opener is not a necessity, however, we will list a few reasons below that you may opt for one! With a battery back up opener:

• If your power goes out, your opener will still open the door from the inside wall button, remotes, keypads, and car buttons.

• Sometimes, if you loose power, your opener may lose all its programming to your devices and you may need to go through the process of reprogramming everything.

• The battery back up openers come with additional premium features such as a two-way camera, Amazon Key (monitored delivery ability into the garage), and more!

Sure thing! If you have a vehicle that is compatible with the HomeLink® feature, our installers can get the buttons in your car all programmed to open the opener so that you do not need to keep track of the remote controls at all times!

This is a great question! If you have an opener that you purchased elsewhere, we can definitely install it for you! However, we do always recommend our openers for the reasons listed below:

· Quality: There is a wide range of quality with garage door openers. We hand-pick our manufacturers that make premium openers, such as LiftMaster Professional, and they are known for their longevity, durability, and strength. If you find a LiftMaster online, it probably will not come with the crucial solid-steal rail (and most other brands only come with pieced-together rails that are not as durable).

· Expense: If you purchase an opener elsewhere and then pay to have it installed, the total cost will probably be close to, if not the same as or more than, what we charge to install our professional grade openers.

· Warranty: If we install an one of our professional grade openers, the warranty will be much longer and it will be on both parts and labor, vs a shorter warranty on labor alone. We hand-pick these openers and stand behind their craftmanship!

The premium openers we install come with many stock and optional features that are cutting edge technology! Some of these will be safety reversal, rolling-code technology, wifi-enabled, HomeLink® (car programming), remote access capability with smart phone through the free myQ app, secure grocery and package delivery with Amazon Key, LED lighting, Bluetooth technology, and more!