Emergency Release Repair: comparing quotes

No more than about 1.8 metres above the floor, so an adult standing on the slab can reach it, and high enough to clear the roof of the car parked beneath it. It should also be plainly visible and red. If a new door or a rail change left the cord short, or a previous owner tied it up around the rail, the technician cuts a fresh rope to the right length and moves any obstruction out of the way.

Demonstration and labelling

Walking the household through the release, fitting a fresh warning and instruction label near the wall control, and adding handles or gripping points to the door are small tasks that are itemized when they are part of the visit.

Damage from a door that dropped

A release pulled on an unbalanced open door can bend the arm, the carriage, a bracket or a panel. Anything that took the impact is listed on its own once it has been seen.

Outside key release: repair or new

Renewing a cylinder, cable or keys on an existing outside release is one line; cutting the door and fitting a complete kit where none exists is another, and both are named separately.