Arrowhead Door Co handles garage door installation in Kansas City and Independence for homeowners and small commercial properties. We have been family-owned since 1986. We measure the opening at your home, you choose the door, and our own technicians install it, usually in a single day. We remove the old door and springs and haul everything away. Call (816) 373-8228 to schedule a measurement visit.
Garage Door Installation in Kansas City: Brands and Styles We Carry
We install residential and commercial sectional doors from three manufacturers: Amarr, C.H.I. and Clopay. All three build steel doors in a range of panel designs, finishes and insulation levels, so most homes in the metro can be matched without a custom order.
- Raised-panel steel. The classic look you see on most houses in Independence and Blue Springs. Durable, affordable and available in standard colors.
- Flush and modern panel. A clean face with little or no embossing. A good fit for newer builds in Lee’s Summit and the Northland.
- Carriage house. Steel doors styled to look like old swing-out barn doors, with decorative handles and hinges. They still roll up on tracks like any sectional door.
- Wood-look steel. Woodgrain finishes that read as real wood from the curb, without staining or sealing every few years.
- Insulated doors. Polystyrene or polyurethane cores for attached garages, workshops and homes with a bedroom above the garage.
- Windows and hardware. Window inserts in several shapes, plus decorative hardware if you want it.
For commercial properties we install sectional doors sized for shops, warehouses and loading areas. See our residential and commercial page for details.
Repair or Replace? When a New Garage Door Makes Sense
Many calls we get are repairs, not replacements. A single broken spring, a bent track or a dead opener can usually be fixed the same day. Start with our garage door repair page if only one part failed. Replacement is the better call when you see one of these:
- Multiple cracked or dented panels. Replacing two or three panels on an older door often costs more than it is worth, and the new panels rarely match the faded ones.
- Rusted-through sections. Common on the bottom panel of doors that sit in snow and salt every winter. Once the steel is gone, patching is temporary.
- A door that is no longer made. If the manufacturer discontinued the model, we cannot source matching panels at all.
- Repeated spring and cable failures. An old, heavy door that keeps breaking springs is telling you something. A new, lighter door with correctly sized springs ends the cycle.
- You want insulation or curb appeal. Plenty of homeowners replace a working door because the garage is too cold, too loud, or the door drags the look of the house down.
What a Garage Door Installation Involves
A new door is more than panels. Here is what our crew does on a typical single or double door, in order:
- Measurement visit. We measure the opening width and height, headroom, side room and backroom. Low headroom or an odd-sized opening changes the hardware we bring.
- Door selection. You pick the brand, panel style, color, insulation level, windows and hardware. We bring samples or walk you through the catalog.
- Scheduled install. Most single and double doors are done in one day. We confirm the date once the door arrives from the manufacturer.
- Old door and spring removal. Springs are under tension and come off first, safely. Then the sections, tracks and rollers.
- New tracks and hardware. We replace tracks, hinges, rollers and springs where needed rather than reusing worn parts under a new door.
- Opener check. We test your existing opener with the new door, adjust the force and travel limits, or install a new opener if you want one. See garage door opener replacement.
- Safety and balance test. The door should hold itself halfway open with the opener disconnected. We check the photo eyes and auto-reverse before we leave.
- Haul-away. The old door, springs and packaging leave on our truck.
Insulated Garage Doors for Attached Garages
Insulation is measured by R-value. A higher R-value means the door slows heat transfer more. If your garage is attached to the house, or there is a bedroom or bonus room over it, an insulated door keeps that space closer to the rest of the house in a January cold snap and an August heat wave. It also makes the door quieter and stiffer, which matters on wide double doors. A detached garage used only for parking usually does not need it. We will tell you which is which at the measurement visit rather than upselling insulation you will not notice.
Replacing a Door Hit by a Car or Storm
A door that has been backed into or caught by straight-line winds is a safety problem, not just a cosmetic one. Bent sections can bind in the track, and a damaged door can fall if the springs or cables let go. Do not try to run the opener on a bent door. Call us for a same-day assessment. If the door cannot be closed, we can secure the opening temporarily until the replacement arrives. For after-hours damage, our 24/7 emergency garage door repair crew answers the phone with no after-hours surcharge.
Why Kansas City Homeowners Choose Arrowhead Door
We are a local company, not a national call center. Our office is at 15503 East 43rd Terrace S in Independence, and our technicians live in the metro they serve. Call (816) 373-8228 and you reach us directly.
- Family-owned since 1986. Forty years of installing doors on Kansas City homes.
- Licensed, bonded and insured in Missouri.
- Background-checked technicians. Our own employees install your door, not a subcontractor.
- Same-day service. Typically on-site within about 60 minutes across the KC metro for repairs and damage assessments.
- Stocked trucks. Springs, rollers, cables and openers ride with us so most jobs finish in one trip.
- Upfront pricing. You get the number before we start. No hidden fees.
- 24/7 emergency service. No after-hours surcharge.
- Hours. Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 6 PM, with emergency service around the clock.
What Happens When You Call
- 1. We measure and talk through options at your home. No obligation.
- 2. You pick the door, style and insulation. We order it from Amarr, C.H.I. or Clopay.
- 3. We install, usually in a day. Old door and springs come down, new tracks and hardware go up.
- 4. We test, balance and haul the old door away. You get a working, safe door and a clean driveway.
Garage Door Installation Service Area
We install garage doors across Kansas City and the Missouri side suburbs, including Independence, Blue Springs, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Liberty, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Gladstone, Sugar Creek and Grandview. On the Kansas side we serve Overland Park, Lenexa and Leawood. If your town is not listed, call and ask. We likely cover it.
Ready for a new garage door? Call (816) 373-8228 to set up a measurement visit in Kansas City or Independence.