Raised-panel steel
Carriage house
Modern flush
Full-view glass
LiftMaster openers
Chamberlain openersFull 25-point door and opener safety check with every visit - springs, cables, rollers, tracks, and your LiftMaster or Chamberlain opener included
You get a price before we start. It does not change when the truck arrives.
Get your free estimateStyles & brands we work with
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterNew Door Installation in Long Beach, CA
New garage door installation in Long Beach typically runs $1,200 to $3,800 for most residential doors, including removal of the old unit and standard hardware. The final number depends on the door size, material, insulation level, and whether the opener is replaced at the same time. Call (562) 337-3993 and we’ll give you a written price before any work begins.
When a garage door reaches the end of its service life or suffers damage too extensive for a component-level fix, full replacement is the honest answer. Brock Garage Doors Long Beach handles new door installation from the first measurement to the final torque check on the springs. We’re an independently owned location operating under the Garrison Partners network, and we work to one standard: show up in the window, hand over a written price, and install the door by the book.
If you’re weighing replacement against another repair, you can read through our Garage Door Installation in Long Beach page for the broader picture. This page covers the new-door path specifically.
When You Need New Door Installation
Replacement is not always obvious. These are the situations where we recommend a new door rather than another patch job:
- Structural damage to a panel. A bent or cracked panel from a vehicle bump in a narrow Long Beach alley changes how the door tracks, and one bad panel usually means the whole door is out of square.
- Rust-through on steel doors. Coastal air near Belmont Shore and Naples accelerates corrosion. When rust has eaten through the panel rather than just sitting on the surface, patching is cosmetic, not structural.
- Wood rot on older carriage-style doors. Doors from the 1980s and earlier in neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls and Los Altos were often built with unsealed wood frames. Once the frame softens, the door flexes in the wind and binds in the tracks.
- Age plus repeat repairs. If you’ve replaced springs twice or cables once in the past three years, the mechanical system is telling you something. A new door with fresh hardware costs less than the next five service calls.
- Insulation problems in unconditioned garages. In Long Beach’s summer heat, a thin non-insulated door turns the garage into an oven and adds load to any living space above it. A polyurethane-core door changes that immediately.
- Noise issues that adjustments haven’t fixed. A door that still rattles and shakes after the track and rollers have been serviced has worn hinges and weakened panel connections.
Our New Door Installation Process
We follow a set sequence on every new door job so nothing is missed. It’s the same sequence our garage door installation crew uses on every replacement in Orange County and South Bay homes.
- Measure and assess. We measure the opening width, height, side clearance, and headroom above the opening. In many older Long Beach garages, the headroom is tighter than modern doors require, which changes the hardware selection.
- Quote in writing. Before any bolt turns, you get a written price that covers the door, hardware, removal of the old unit, and any structural adjustments to the opening. The number you approve is the number on the invoice.
- Remove the old door and inspect the opening. We pull the old panels and track, then check the framing for rot, termite damage, or sag. If the opening needs work, we stop and show you what we found before proceeding.
- Install the new door and hardware. Panels go in, tracks are hung and aligned with a level, springs are wound to the correct tension, and rollers are set. For a torsion spring conversion, the spring is torqued with the count specified for the door’s weight.
- Test the full cycle and safety systems. The door is run through full open and close cycles, the balance is checked at multiple points, and we verify that the auto-reverse function works correctly on any connected opener.
- Clean up and walk through. The old door is hauled away, the floor is swept, and we show you the completed installation and paperwork, including your written 365-day guarantee.
New Door Installation Pricing in Long Beach
Here’s what we see in Long Beach as of 2025. These ranges are for the door and hardware, installed:
- Single-car steel door, non-insulated: $1,200 to $1,900
- Single-car steel door, insulated: $1,600 to $2,400
- Double-car steel door, non-insulated: $1,800 to $2,800
- Double-car steel door, insulated: $2,300 to $3,800
- Custom wood or wood-look composite doors: $3,000 and up, depending on size and finish
Several factors move the number. Door width is the biggest one: a double door is about twice the material and requires heavier hardware. Insulation thickness matters too, especially with polyurethane-core doors from Wayne Dalton or Clopay. If you’re replacing the opener and running new wiring, add roughly $350 to $600 for the unit and labor. The age and condition of the opening matters: in California bungalow garages from the 1940s and 1950s, it’s common to find out-of-level framing that requires bracket work before the new track can hang cleanly.
We don’t quote over the phone without seeing the opening, but the estimate is free and it’s in writing before any work begins. Call (562) 337-3993 to schedule a measurement.
FAQs – New Door Installation
How much does a new garage door cost in Long Beach?
A new single-car garage door in Long Beach costs $1,200 to $2,400 installed, and a double door runs $1,800 to $3,800, depending on insulation and brand. Higher-end wood composite doors start around $3,000. Call (562) 337-3993 to get a written price for your specific opening.
How long does new door installation take?
Most new door installations are completed in a single visit, typically 3 to 5 hours from arrival to cleanup. If the old door’s removal reveals framing issues or the opener needs full replacement, the job may extend into a second visit.
Is it cheaper to repair an old door or replace it?
For a door older than 15 years that needs both panel work and spring replacement, replacement is usually the better financial decision within two to three years. If the door is under 10 years old and the damage is limited to springs, cables, or a single panel, a targeted repair makes sense. We’ll tell you which path applies to your door, not the path that pads the invoice.
Can you replace the door but keep my existing opener?
Yes, in most cases the existing opener can be reused if it’s in working condition and compatible with the new door’s weight. If the opener is more than 10 years old or lacks a functioning auto-reverse system, we recommend replacing it at the same time. We work on LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, Craftsman, and Raynor openers, so we’ll tell you plainly whether yours is worth keeping.
Do you remove and haul away the old door?
Yes, removal and haul-away of the old door and hardware is included in the written price for every new door installation. We leave the garage floor swept and the site clean before we consider the job done.
Are your new doors covered by a warranty?
Every door we install is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If anything fails in the first year, we return and correct it at no additional charge. The door manufacturer’s warranty applies to the door itself, and we’ll register it for you at installation.
Who We Are
Brock Garage Doors Long Beach is run by Wade Mercer, and we’ve been part of the Garrison Partners network since 2001. The Garrison Standard isn’t a slogan. It’s a set of practices we agree to in writing: arrival windows we keep, a written price before any work starts, background-checked technicians in uniform, a clean job site, and a 365-day written guarantee. That’s the agreement on every new door installation we do in Long Beach, from the Peninsula to Signal Hill to Lakewood Village.
We stock and install doors from Wayne Dalton, Amarr, and Clopay, and we pair them with openers from LiftMaster, Chamberlain, and Genie. When you need the old door gone and a new one hung squarely in its place, call (562) 337-3993 for a free written estimate.
Back to home.
Written by Wade Mercer, Owner at Brock Garage Doors Long Beach, serving Long Beach.