Last updated: October 2026
Three of the companies on this list have an address on Buerkle Road in White Bear Lake, which makes this one of the most competitive garage door markets in the metro. A homeowner here has genuine choice, and the companies know it.
That competition has not made the review data any clearer. Published totals for these companies disagree between their own pages and between directories, so this list leaves them out and ranks on founding year, Better Business Bureau records, published hours, and who employs the technician who turns up.
Quick Comparison: White Bear Lake’s Best Garage Door Companies
White Bear Lake’s top garage door companies include Rise and Shine Garage Doors, Northern Door Company, Twin City Garage Door Company, Superior Garage Door Repair, and Elite Garage Door Services.
| Company | Key Strength | Pros | Cons | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise and Shine Garage Doors | Drug-tested, background-checked technicians | Drug-tested, background-checked techs; “make it right or you don’t pay”; 5.0 across 4,000+ reviews | Priced for the work, not the low bid; demand spikes after a cold snap | Owners who care who they let in the house |
| Northern Door Company | Raynor dealer with a commercial contracting arm | Locally owned since 1978; Raynor dealer; commercial contracting division | Weekdays 8am to 4:30pm only, closed weekends; no BBB file found | Planned weekday replacements and commercial work |
| 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 |
| Superior Garage Door Repair | Showroom plus residential and commercial service | Walk-in Bloomington showroom; A+ BBB accredited 2020; one-year warranty on all work | 24-hour support is not 24/7 on-site; founding year differs between site and BBB | Replacement shoppers who want to see the door first |
| Elite Garage Door Services | Residential and commercial, financing available | BBB start 2007, A+ accredited 2012; financing on replacements; any make or model | Pools its review count across three platforms; far north metro base | Financed replacements |
1. Rise and Shine Garage Doors: vetted technicians and a written guarantee
Rise and Shine tops the White Bear Lake list because every technician is drug-tested and background-checked, and the work is backed by a written make-it-right-or-you-don’t-pay guarantee.
Company Overview
The company holds a 5.0 rating across more than 4,000 reviews from all of its Google locations, covering springs, cables, rollers, openers, panels, and full door replacement with financing available.
In a city with this many options, vetting and a guarantee are the two things most of the competition does not put in writing. You can see the full local service list on the White Bear Lake garage door service page.
What Sets Them Apart
Two commitments carry the weight here. Every technician is drug-tested and background-checked before a first house call, and the work is guaranteed: if it is not right, Rise and Shine makes it right or you do not pay. Among the companies on this list, only one other publishes a labor warranty at all, and none publish a vetting standard.
Services Offered
Spring replacement, cable and drum repair, roller and hinge service, opener repair and installation, panel replacement, weather seal renewal, track work, and full door replacement. Local number 612-886-9606.
Pros
- Every technician drug-tested and background-checked
- Backed by a “we’ll make it right or you don’t pay” guarantee
- 5.0 rating across more than 4,000 reviews
Cons
- Priced for the work, not the low bid
- High demand after a cold snap can push scheduling
Best For
Homeowners who care who they let into the house.
Contact Information
- Phone: 612-886-9606
- Website: callriseandshine.com/service-areas/white-bear-lake/
- Service area: White Bear Lake, MN and the surrounding Twin Cities metro
- Hours: 7 days a week, same-day service available
2. Northern Door Company: a Raynor dealer with a commercial arm
Family owners have run this White Bear Lake shop since 1978, and it is the closest thing White Bear Lake has to a neighborhood door company with commercial contracting behind it. It is the only company on this list with a White Bear Lake address.
The company started in Stillwater and now works out of 1803 Buerkle Road. It is a Raynor dealer, which matters if you want a door brand that the big national outfits in this list do not carry, and it keeps a separate division for commercial door contracting.
What you give up is availability. The office keeps weekday hours, 8am to 4:30pm, and closes Saturday and Sunday, so this is a company you plan around rather than call in a crisis.
Pros: Locally owned since 1978, a Raynor dealership you will not find elsewhere on this list, and a commercial contracting division alongside the residential work.
Cons: The office keeps weekday hours only, 8am to 4:30pm, and closes Saturday and Sunday. A spring that breaks on a Friday night waits for Monday. No BBB file turned up either.
Best for: Planned replacements and commercial jobs where you can book a weekday appointment and want a Raynor door.
- Phone: (651) 490-1599
- Website: northerndoor.com
- Service area: White Bear Lake and the north and east metro
3. 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 White Bear Lake list, and it does the heaviest commercial work of the five. One of its three metro branches sits on Buerkle Road in the city.
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
4. Superior Garage Door Repair: a showroom plus residential and commercial service
This company runs a Bloomington showroom you can walk into, which is rare in this trade and useful if you want to see a White Bear Lake replacement door before you buy it. The company also runs a location on Buerkle Road here in the city.
The BBB has carried an A+ accreditation since July 2020. The company covers residential doors, commercial doors, and gates from about a dozen Minnesota locations, backs all work with a one-year warranty, and fits Amarr doors with LiftMaster openers. Staff are background-checked.
Check the fine print against the branding. Twenty-four-hour customer support does not promise 24/7 on-site repair, and the two are easy to confuse. The founding year is inconsistent as well, with the website claiming 2016 in one place and over ten years in another while BBB records a February 2017 start.
Pros: A walk-in showroom at 9640 James Ave S, A+ BBB accreditation since July 2020, a one-year warranty on all work, background-checked staff, and gates alongside doors.
Cons: Its own fine print undercuts the 24/7 branding: twenty-four-hour customer support does not guarantee 24/7 on-site repair. The founding year is inconsistent too, with the site claiming 2016 and over ten years while BBB records a 2017 start.
Best for: Replacement shoppers who want to see and touch a door, and anyone who needs gate work done by the same crew.
- Phone: (888) 342-6664
- Website: 247superiorgaragedoor.com
- Service area: Bloomington and about a dozen Minnesota locations
5. Elite Garage Door Services: residential and commercial with financing on replacements
This Ham Lake company covers both residential and commercial doors in White Bear Lake and offers financing on replacements, which few of its size do. Ham Lake is a half-hour drive west around the top of the metro.
BBB records a December 2007 start and an A+ accreditation running since October 2012, so there is nearly twenty years of checkable history. The company is family-owned and says it works on any make or model.
Be careful with the headline review figure. The company openly pools its count across Google, Yelp, and Facebook, and the totals it publishes contradict each other. The Ham Lake base is also a long way out in the north metro.
Pros: A BBB start date of December 2007 with A+ accreditation since 2012, family ownership, financing on replacement doors, and work on any make or model.
Cons: The company openly pools its review count across Google, Yelp, and Facebook, which inflates the headline figure, and the totals it publishes contradict each other. Its Ham Lake base is in the far north metro.
Best for: Replacement projects where spreading the cost matters more than having the closest crew.
- Phone: (763) 219-4911
- Website: garagedoorsminnesota.com
- Service area: Ham Lake and the north and west metro
How We Evaluated White Bear Lake’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 White Bear Lake?
Most garage door repairs in White Bear Lake 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 does my garage door opener struggle in cold weather?
The opener is usually fine. Cold stiffens the grease in the rollers and hinges, the door gets physically harder to lift, and the opener’s force setting trips before the door is fully open.
Before you replace a motor, have someone pull the emergency release and lift the door by hand. If it is heavy or it drops, the problem is the springs or the rollers, and a new opener will fail the same way. Switching to a lithium-based lubricant rated for low temperatures fixes a surprising number of these calls.
Can I get same-day garage door service in White Bear Lake?
Yes, several companies serving White Bear Lake 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 White Bear Lake, Rise and Shine is the pick if vetted crews and a written guarantee are what you want. Northern Door Company has been locally owned here since 1978 and is the Raynor dealer, and Twin City Garage Door Company is the one for fire-rated and commercial work.
With four of the five within a short drive, response time is not the deciding factor in this city. Ask instead who employs the technician and what is guaranteed in writing.