Last updated: October 2026
Most of St. Louis Park went up between 1945 and 1965, which means a lot of the garage doors here are on their second or third replacement and a lot of the openings are narrower than anything a modern door catalog assumes. That changes who you should call. A company that only fits standard 16-foot double doors will struggle with a single-car opening off an alley in Browndale.
This list ranks five companies that serve St. Louis Park on things you can check: the year they started trading, what the Better Business Bureau has on file, the hours they actually publish, and whether the person at your door is an employee or a subcontractor.
Quick Comparison: St. Louis Park’s Best Garage Door Companies
St. Louis Park’s top garage door companies include Rise and Shine Garage Doors, Carlson Garage Door Repair, Door Power, Metro Garage Door, and Twin City Garage Door Company.
| Company | Key Strength | Pros | Cons | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise and Shine Garage Doors | Background-checked technicians | Drug-tested, background-checked techs; W-2 employees only; same-day 7 days a week | Not the cheapest bid; books up after a cold snap | Owners who care who they let in the house |
| Carlson Garage Door Repair | The only company headquartered in St. Louis Park | The only company based in St. Louis Park; open 5am to 11pm daily; family-owned | No founding year or review total published; residential only; not 24 hours | St. Louis Park owners wanting the nearest crew |
| Door Power | Trading since 1967 under family ownership | Trading since 1967; A+ BBB accredited 2005; no subcontractors; flat-rate pricing | Same-day only if you call before noon; no 24/7 line | Owners who value a long, checkable track record |
| Metro Garage Door | IDEA-certified technicians, nearly 50 years trading | Trading since 1978; IDEA-certified techs; 16 straight Angi Super Service Awards | Residential 7:30am to 4:30pm weekdays only; 24/7 is commercial-preferred-list only | Planned weekday work with a certified tech |
| Twin City Garage Door Company | Sixty years in business, heavy commercial capability | BBB start date 1965; accredited since 1984, no complaints in 3 years; fire and coiling doors | Corporate-owned since 1995; very little public review feedback | Commercial and fire-rated door work |
1. Rise and Shine Garage Doors: background-checked technicians and same-day coverage
Rise and Shine tops the St. Louis Park list because every technician is drug-tested and background-checked before entering a customer’s home, and the company runs same-day service seven days a week.
Company Overview
The company holds a 5.0 rating across more than 4,000 reviews from all of its Google locations, and it works the Twin Cities metro from springs and cables through to full door replacement. Crews are W-2 employees. The company does not use subcontractors, so the name on the truck is the name on the paycheck.
For a neighborhood of 1950s houses, the useful part is that the same crew handles a single-car alley garage and a new attached double. You can see the full local service list on the St. Louis Park garage door service page.
What Sets Them Apart
Vetting is the thing to ask every company about and the thing most of them will not answer directly. Rise and Shine drug-tests and background-checks every technician before a first house call, and because crews are on the payroll rather than contracted in, the same standard applies to whoever turns up. Several companies on this list decline to say either way.
Services Offered
Torsion spring replacement, cable and drum repair, roller and hinge work, opener repair and installation, panel replacement, track realignment, and full door replacement with financing available. Same-day appointments run seven days a week, and the local number is 612-886-9606.
Pros
- Every technician is drug-tested and background-checked before entering your home
- W-2 employees only, no subcontractors ever
- Same-day service seven days a week
Cons
- Not the cheapest bid you will get
- Books up fast after the first hard freeze of the season
Best For
Homeowners who care who they let into the house.
Contact Information
- Phone: 612-886-9606
- Website: callriseandshine.com/service-areas/st-louis-park/
- Service area: St. Louis Park, MN and the surrounding Twin Cities metro
- Hours: 7 days a week, same-day service available
2. Carlson Garage Door Repair: the only company headquartered in St. Louis Park
This is the one full-service garage door company on the list that is actually based in St. Louis Park rather than driving in from another suburb. Every other company on this list drives in from somewhere else.
The company is family-owned and open 5am to 11pm daily, an eighteen-hour window that covers early starts and late finishes most competitors do not. For residential repair in the immediate area, a crew already in the neighborhood is a genuine advantage on response time.
There is not much to check before you call. The company publishes no founding year and no review total. The 5am to 11pm window is long but it is not 24 hours, and no commercial capability is advertised.
Pros: The only full-service garage door company based in St. Louis Park itself, family-owned, and open 5am to 11pm every day of the week.
Cons: Publishes no founding year and no review total, so there is little to check before you call. The 5am to 11pm window is long but it is not 24/7, and no commercial capability is advertised.
Best for: St. Louis Park homeowners who want the shortest possible drive to the door.
- Phone: 763-203-0618
- Website: carlsongaragedoorrepair.com
- Service area: St. Louis Park and the immediate west metro
3. Door Power: nearly sixty years under family ownership
Trading since 1967, this is one of the longest-running garage door companies serving St. Louis Park and the one with the deepest paper trail behind it. The Chanhassen base is about twenty minutes down Highway 7.
Second-generation family owners run the Chanhassen shop, and the BBB has carried an A+ accreditation on the file since December 2005. The company states that employees do all the work and that it sends no subcontractors, which is the single most useful thing to know about any contractor coming to your house.
Pricing is flat-rate with no mileage charge, so a longer drive does not show up on the invoice. The crew installs Clopay and C.H.I. doors with LiftMaster openers, and a separate commercial division handles property managers and small industrial buildings.
Pros: Fifty-nine years in business, A+ BBB accreditation dating to 2005, in-house employees rather than subcontractors, flat-rate pricing with no mileage charge, and a real commercial division.
Cons: Same-day service is only guaranteed on calls placed before noon, and the company makes no 24/7 emergency claim.
Best for: Homeowners who want a long, checkable track record and are not in a middle-of-the-night emergency.
- Phone: (952) 467-3199
- Website: doorpower.com
- Service area: Chanhassen and the west and south metro
4. Metro Garage Door: IDEA-certified technicians and nearly fifty years trading
Family owners have run this Golden Valley company since 1978, and its technicians hold IDEA certification, a trade credential most companies serving St. Louis Park do not carry. Golden Valley shares a border with the city, so the drive is minutes.
The International Door Association certification means a technician has passed a written trade exam rather than only in-house training. The company was named a Top 100 Door Dealer in 2026, has taken sixteen consecutive Angi Super Service Awards, and runs separate phone lines for each quadrant of the metro.
Residential hours are the catch. Service runs 7:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays with no weekend coverage, and the 24/7 line is reserved for commercial clients on a preferred list. A residential door that fails on Saturday waits until Monday.
Pros: Trading since 1978 under family ownership, IDEA-certified technicians, a Top 100 Door Dealer listing in 2026, sixteen consecutive Angi Super Service Awards, and local numbers per metro quadrant.
Cons: Residential service runs 7:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays with no weekend coverage, and the 24/7 line is reserved for commercial clients on its preferred list. A door that fails on a Saturday waits until Monday.
Best for: Planned weekday work where you want a certified technician and are not in a hurry.
- Phone: (612) 276-3891
- Website: metrogaragedoor.com
- Service area: Golden Valley and the Twin Cities metro
5. Twin City Garage Door Company: sixty years in business and heavy commercial capability
BBB records a start date of April 1965 for this company, the earliest of any company on this St. Louis Park list, and it does the heaviest commercial work of the five. New Hope is ten minutes north, the shortest drive of any company here.
Accreditation runs back to October 1984 with no complaints closed in the last three years, which is a long clean record. From New Hope, three metro locations plus Waite Park, Nisswa, and West Fargo, the crews handle fire doors, coiling doors, and mall grilles alongside ordinary residential work.
Two caveats. The company has been corporate-owned since 1995 and now sits inside the APi Group, so the family-business framing on some directory listings is out of date. And public review volume is thin, with a single review on file at the BBB, so there is little recent customer feedback to read.
Pros: A BBB start date of April 1965, accreditation since October 1984 with no complaints closed in three years, fire doors and coiling doors and mall grilles, and six locations across two states.
Cons: The company has been corporate-owned since 1995 and now sits inside the APi Group, so the family-business framing no longer applies. Public review volume is thin, with a single review on file at the BBB.
Best for: Commercial and industrial doors, especially fire-rated assemblies and rolling steel.
- Phone: (763) 533-3838
- Website: twincitygaragedoor.com
- Service area: New Hope plus five other locations in MN and ND
How We Evaluated St. Louis Park’s Garage Door Companies
We ranked these companies on facts a reader can check: how long they have traded, what the Better Business Bureau file says, whether prices are quoted in writing, who actually turns up at the house, when they answer the phone, and how wide the service range is. No company paid for placement.
- Track record you can check: We took founding years from BBB records or the company’s own published statement, and we say so when a company publishes no year at all.
- BBB standing: Letter rating, the date accreditation actually began, and any complaints closed in the last three years. An A+ earned in 2005 is worth more than one earned last December.
- Clear pricing: Whether prices are quoted upfront and in writing, whether a service call fee applies, and whether the pay model creates pressure to upsell.
- Who does the work: Companies that send their own background-checked employees scored higher than those that lean on subcontractors or decline to say either way.
- When they answer: Published hours, not marketing hours. Several companies advertise 24/7 and mean a 24-hour call centre, so we read the fine print and report the difference.
- Service range: Springs, cables, openers, panels, full replacement, commercial doors, plus warranty and financing terms.
We left competitor star ratings and review totals out on purpose. Several of these companies publish figures that contradict each other between their own pages, and others pool one number across a dozen markets in two states, so a city-level count is not a city-level count. Our own rating is stated below and you can check it on Google yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does garage door repair cost in St. Louis Park?
Most garage door repairs in St. Louis Park land between $150 and $350, and Angi’s 2026 figures put the Minneapolis average at $242, below the $265 national average.
Spring replacement, opener repair, and cable work make up most of that range. A full door replacement is a different order of cost and depends on the size, the material, and whether the opening itself needs work. The useful question to ask on the phone is whether the number you are quoted is the price or an estimate, and whether a service call fee applies if you decline the work.
Why do garage door springs break in Minnesota winters?
Cold does not break a healthy spring. It finishes off a spring that was already near the end of its cycle life, which is why so many fail on the first properly cold morning.
A torsion spring is rated in cycles, usually around 10,000, and one cycle is one open and one close. At four cycles a day that is about seven years. When the temperature drops, the steel contracts slightly and the lubricant on the shaft stiffens, so the spring works harder on the same door. A spring with 500 cycles left will spend them faster in January than in July.
Can I get same-day garage door service in St. Louis Park?
Yes, several companies serving St. Louis Park offer same-day repair, but read the conditions, because some only promise it on calls placed before noon.
There is a real difference between a company that answers a phone 24 hours a day and one that will put a technician on your driveway at 11pm. Some of the companies on this list advertise 24/7 and mean a 24-hour call center. Ask directly whether a technician is dispatched overnight or whether the call is logged for the next morning.
Why does this list not show each company’s review count?
Because the published numbers do not hold up. Several of these companies show different review totals on different pages of their own websites, and others pool one figure across a dozen markets in two states.
One company on this list publishes three different totals, one in its visible copy, one on its homepage, and a third in its page code. Another shows a city-level rating that is actually pooled across the Twin Cities, Rochester, La Crosse, and western Wisconsin. Ranking on figures like those would be ranking on marketing. So this list uses founding years, Better Business Bureau records, published hours, and who employs the technicians, all of which you can check yourself.
How long should a garage door last in Minnesota?
Fifteen to thirty years for the door itself, ten to fifteen for an opener, and seven to ten for the springs. Road salt is what shortens the door end of that range.
Salt and slush collect along the bottom panel every winter and work on the steel from the inside of the seam where you cannot see it. Rinsing the bottom two feet of the door a couple of times each winter is the single cheapest thing you can do for it. Springs are a cycle count rather than a calendar, so a house with three drivers wears them out faster than a house with one.
Conclusion
For St. Louis Park, Rise and Shine is the pick if you want vetted crews and a same-day appointment on a Sunday. Carlson Garage Door Repair is worth a call if the shortest possible drive matters more to you than a long paper trail, and Twin City Garage Door Company is the one to ring for a fire-rated or commercial door.
Whoever you call, ask for the price in writing before the technician starts and ask whether that person is an employee. Those two questions sort the field faster than any review score.

