McBride’s Garage Door Repair

8÷18÷2015
Once in a while, my garage door would stop during normal operation. The Genie 1500 power head round and long LEDs turned red and kept on flashing indicating program error or component failure. I had to unplug the opener and wait for 5 seconds then plugged it in. After I reset the limits, the opener worked again till next mishap, usually when I was on a tight schedule.
The opener is 3 years old, well under 5 year warranty. I talked to a Genie customer service, and he told me it was a door balancing problem.
I called Brian twice to look into the tricky problem. He did some door balancing and lubrication. He returned my check as the problem was still there. He is fair and honest.
Before I threw in the towel to call someone to replace the garage door system, I made a final examination of the double track low headroom system. I found a new scratch mark on the outside of each lower track. On a trial run, I found both lower sides of door brackets touching outside of lower tracks on two tiny spots. I used a file to remove enough metal so that two surfaces never touch each other.
Now the problem is gone. I guess recent earthquakes in Bay Area threw my door frame system off balance.

Brian is extremely professional, knowledgeable and efficient. I would highly recommend him to my friends and family.

Brian should be your go-​to guy for any garage door issues. We inherited a home with aging garage doors. We used our home warranty at first and the repair people through that program were… lets just say… not the best.
Enter Brian, who was a breath of fresh air. He is incredibly, INCREDIBLY knowledgeable! I watched him work with the door, checking it over and over again, talking through the process and it was clear immediately that he knows exactly what he is doing.
The other repair people had *sort of* fixed our problem, Brian came in and completely fixed our problem, noticed that the doors were out of balance and closing too quickly, fixed that on BOTH doors and fixed another issue that was looming but not obvious. All the the price he originally quoted us for one job.
He is seriously the best. We will never waste our time calling anyone else again!

Our garage door was 50 years + old. It actually fell off and onto our cars. Brian dropped everything and came out the next morning. He was able to get the door off the cars with no damage to the cars. He installed the new door the next day after driving all the way across the bay to get it. It is beautiful with windows and all.
What a relief that was. Thank you Brian!

Brian McBride was referred to me by a friend. He returned my call promptly and came over to the Coast from Millbrae to look at my 26 year old Garage Door. I found him to be very knowledgeable and personable. He repaired the door, but after one week I had another problem and had to re-​call. Rather than put me off, he ran to the problem, and came back promptly to Moss Beach to fix a little thing, and did not even charge me for the return visit.
I give him a hearty recommendation and my highest rating and would not hesitate to refer him to friends.

Brian is professional and knows his business, he’s personable and honest man.
I used his services four times for different projects so far and he is always prompt and gets the job done.
I will always call Brian for any garage door problems.
Mona,

Without hesitation, I recommend Brian to fix or replace your garage door. Last year, our very heavy, original wooden garage door nearly fell off its track and my car was stuck in the garage. I called Brian and he quickly assessed the situation over the phone. Realizing that this was potentially a dangerous situation (a 500 lb door hanging half broken over my car!), he came over to help me get my car out of the garage and secure the garage door. Within the next few days, he worked with us to replace the garage door and garage door opener which he did in a timely, professional, and fairly priced way.
Fast forward to a few months ago, and our new garage door opener malfunctioned. This was no fault of Brian’s yet he worked with us to get it replaced by the company and he put in the time to reinstall the garage door opener with no charge to us.
Brian is knowledgeable, experienced, ethical, and a pleasure to work with!

I called McBrides because I had been told they were great. When I explained what had happened, he knew exactly what I was speaking of. He was able to tell me what it was going to cost, right up front, and I didn’t think they would be able to come out TODAY and fix our broken door, but they did! I loved the honest, quick service… I will recommend highly to anyone looking to fix their garage door!

Most definitely, I agree with the other Unilocalers. Brian and his company — McBride’s Garage Door Repair — are simply as good as it gets!
I had a garage door spring snap coming home late in the evening and I called him the next morning for a quote and to see if he could perform the repair right away. He called me back within minutes and was able to schedule me in — on a Saturday no less.
He came at our agreed appointment time, performed the repair thoroughly, and didn’t leave until he was satisfied with my garage door operation and settings. He quoted me a very reasonable price before he started and didn’t pad the bill with any surprise extras after he completed the job.
Brian’s an old-​school guy — and you won’t go wrong by calling him. It’s rare and wonderful to have such great service in an industry full of sales people trying to separate you from your money!

Brian did a wonderful job servicing our garage door. It decided it didn’t want to close all the way so we found McBride’s and he was quick, thorough and the price was as-​quoted.
We highly recommend his service and will definitely use him in the future!

Brian McBride has years of experience with garage door and openers. He is very professional and knowledgeable. He’s actually seen it all in the industry. Just by looking at my door and the rails, he was able to place the year it was installed. He fixed my garage opener for the estimated price. After calling around the other services, Brian McBride’s rates are so much more reasonable and he offered better scheduling flexibility. Highly recommended if you need an opener installed or repaired.

Have to say I’m thoroughly impressed with the service! Called Brian at around 11:30am and he wasat my place by 3:00. Talk about fast service! I hung around as Brian tackled the double spring replacement on my much used double car garage. He made a really tough job appear effortless… He is extremely knowledgeable and detail oriented. I would have to say it was a 10 out of 10 experience. Thanks for getting my garage running like a champ!

Simply Incredible on every front! After suffering a garage door breakdown (40+ yr old door) on a Friday night, I called 3 separate services. Brian stood out from the very beginning. Kind, Courteous, Trustworthy. He took the time to explain the likely issue and quoted me a fair price all on the phone. He came out, took a look and fixed it the next day. Our garage door has never been better (despite the age) and the price he quoted was the price he charged. Thanks Unilocalers for helping me find him!

Wonderful job! Our garage door died, and wouldn’t even open manually, locking my car inside. I reviewed local garage door repairers in the area, and chose McBride’s based on the good reviews on Unilocal.Brian, the owner, came within the hour due to the nature of the emergency. He was so nice, so reassuring, and finished the job for the estimate he provided on the phone. It ws such a wonderful experience. He has been around forever, and seems very trustworthy. I highly recommend him!

It was a week of everything breaking down — first my car, then my watch then of course the garage door. I know nothing about garage doors and felt in the dark. I referred to Unilocal to help me — it did its job!
This guy is as good as his referrals state on this site! He is polite, fast and fair. His first question on the phone was is your car locked in the garage — to lesson the inconvenience of a stuck door. He was at my house within an hour. Ordered the part and the door was fully functional 24 hours later — job done right.
In a fast pace world, it is refreshing to deal with someone of this nature. No hassle problem solved. Thanks again Brian.

The springs on the garage door finally broke yesterday (probably 15 years after the original homeowners installed it), which meant that I needed to manually lift up the garage door to open it. Considering it just started raining today, manually opening the garage was not something I was looking forward to doing.
Thanks to my dad who happened to already be helping me with other house upgrades, he called several repair places and provided me with my list of options & quotes. After discussing the options and getting his «I’m-a-handyman-but-we-need-an-expert-for-this» feedback, we both agreed on Brian McBride. Although, the quote seemed higher than the others, we hired Brian because his price included tax, parts, and labor… no surprises! Also, he sticks to his words regarding his price, «I do a good job».
Let’s just say, in the end, my dad and I thought that Brian did an «above and beyond» job for the money.
Side note: I’m very lucky to have a dad who is handy and is familiar with what to look for in contracting someone for getting the job done with excellence and pride. Brian definitely fits the bill. I highly recommend him. =)

I was referred to the business by my neighbor and was VERY pleased. Brian was very nice on the phone, called before he came for our scheduled appointment, and arrived early. He came with much of the work pre-​assembled so it took less than two hours for the actual installation.
I love my new opener! It’s fast and very quiet!
Brian made sure I had all the remotes and even programmed the buttons in my vehicle. The price was exactly what he quoted me on the phone — no surprises.
I would refer my family and neighbors to McBride’s without hesitation!

I called around to fix the issues created by the original installers of my garage door. The quotes were high and require multiple people to do the job. Brian gave me a quote for the work without the need for multiple people because it really didn’t need multiple people. He fixed the problem and pointed out things that needed to be done to get it completely fixed since the original design was very inadequate. His years of experience shows in the work that is done. This is someone who takes pride in the work that he does and stands by his work. I highly recommend him.