SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Fix That Garage Door

Episode Date: March 27, 2026

Send us a text and chime in!Holly Tafoya of Lindquist Garage Doors talks about what homeowners need to know about garage door maintenance, safety, and repair. She explains why broken springs, cables, and off-track doors are not DIY projects and how regular service can help prevent bigger problems. Tafoya also shares how new technology, including smart openers and modern door designs, is changing the industry. The discussion highlights how garage doors can affect both everyday convenience and overall curb appeal. Lindquist Garage Doors has built its reputation by focusing on honest recommendations, fair pricing, and reliable local service.Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Hey, everybody. Welcome back to Signals News podcast. I am here with Holly Tofoya, and you are, I would say the man, the myth, the legend. You are the woman behind Lindquist garage doors, doing some great things over there. I was flipping through your reviews. Slats guy, too good to be true. Yeah, no, it's true. It's true. I thought the same thing when I saw the reviews, but now working with him, I definitely see it. Yeah, he's, so how long have you guys been open? He started the business early 20, 23. And he just, he had been working for another local company and said, I think I could do this better and I could be more honest. And so he did it. Well, I think a lot of times when you're the employee, you kind of see like, man, they didn't need a new garage door. We could have just done this or, you know, checking on repairs and stuff, which, you know, Everyone thinks they can fix stuff, right? So, oh, the garage doors I'm working. Let me get in there and check that out. Not a good idea. Don't do that. No, don't do that. Not with the springs. It's dangerous. It doesn't look like it, but it is. There have been guys that have gotten hurt. The technicians I'm talking about themselves because they use these steel winding bars to tighten those. One slips and it's, boom, it's going to get you.

I saw a lady she was in here a few last week doing a podcast, and she had six of her fingers got under the garage door, and they were trying to get it back into place, and she was trying to hold it up in it. Oh, she was trying to carry the way to the door. Even with the springs, like if the spring breaks on your garage door, you shouldn't try and do anything with it because the cables can come off, and those cables are steel wire cables. You can't mess with that. You need a professional for it.

So it's funny. Garage doors has been coming up a lot lately with a few of our podcasts. We had a couple of different realtors that we're saying, you know, when you're getting ready to sell a home, there's certain things that you should probably do that aren't huge investments in the property, but make a tremendous difference in the ROI like when you're getting ready to sell. Garage doors was one of them. Have you heard that before?

Absolutely, yeah. The ROI on garage doors is up over 200% most of the time. And I mean, when you're selling your house, that's a lot. huge. Most people use their garage door as a front door. That door gets a ton of use. So as much as you want your front door to look nice and you hang a wreath on it, your garage door is even bigger and it gets more use. It's true. It makes such a difference in the house. What are some of the cool, like I'm looking, you guys have glass window garage doors, wood garage doors, what are some cool stuff that you guys are putting out there right now? So they just came out.

out with the Avanti series, which is when you see the full glass panel doors, they have, they're getting smarter. They're going with technology and it's push button or do with your phone where they go from completely clear to a frosted. They have ones that look like they have shutters on them. And it's all just new tech stuff. I mean, cameras and it can link up with your Alexa and your Google, everything. I still have an old garage door that a garage door opener that like the rubber piece they're supposed to push is like worn off.

And I'm always like, well, garage door seems to be running fine. But they don't even make that model of garage door anymore because I've tried to get like a smart like just get something to, you know, hey, Siri, shut off my, you know, garage. No. So I could call Lance and he could figure that out for me without having to replace the whole door. Definitely, yeah. You can get the MyQ attachment. Okay. But he's obviously going to look at my garage door.

go, Alicia. Your house is 20 years old. It might be time for to upgrade. No, if your garage door is working fine, he's not going to do that. He will probably say that you need to have it serviced. Probably, because I have not done that either. How often should we be servicing our garage? Every six months. Every six months. Are you serious? I'm so serious. I'm like 22 services behind. Wow. You know what's going to happen. I mean, they end up getting stuck in my garage one day. Yeah. Your spring's going to. a break or yeah, your cables are going to come on. But we have a coupon in money in the mail for $59.95 and we'll come over and do a Lubin Tune.

There are no hidden fees. There's not a trip charge. It's $59.95. Can I call them without the coupon? Because I just toss those right. I just toss them. Yes, you can call without the coupon. Just say you want the $59.95 lubintune will come out. And he'll just come up. 60 bucks and you guys are going to upgrade or not upgrade, but service my. Absolutely. He'll check tension on the spring. 60 bucks is nothing. Well, I would have to pay an Uber to come out and pick me up to take me to work so that I could, because you know I'm going to get stuck in there. So I'm looking at all your pictures. You guys do really pretty work. Really nice work. So if somebody wants to get a hold of you guys and take advantage of that 59.95, how do they get a hold of you? They can call us at 9-28-713-5-7-7. to or they can go to our website at Lindquistgaragedoor.com. And check out the pictures while you're there, and they also cover all the service stuff they do. How far do you go? So is it just Prescott Valley Prescott? No. So we do all of

Yavapai County, all of Coquanino County. So all the way up to Flagstaff? Oh yeah. We're in Flagg, Williams, Happy Jack, all of it. We do all of it. That goes everywhere. He does, and there's never a trip charge. Crazy, crazy, crazy. He's got to be making everything. He's got to be making everybody in the industry mad because he's taking care of people and he is doing a great job. He does do a really great job. I get a lot of phone calls from the older retired community and their spouses passed away and they say, oh, such and such a company came and they said it was going to be $1,800 and I needed all this stuff, but he did it for 150 or, you know, he did it for 180 and said, I didn't need that stuff. And just thank you.

And they're sweet. He's gotten cards in the mail for thank yous. And he's, I'm calling him. I need, I'm telling you, I'm 22 visits past due. So, and if those springs break, it's, it's not fun. And don't ever try and lift the door. I had a customer last month. I will never forget this man, never. He says, he knew, he, you know, kind of knew a little bit about garage doors. He says, hey, my spring broke. And I said, oh, do you know, do you have a vehicle or anything? inside so I could know how soon I needed to get someone out. He's, well, no, I've got four cars and nothing trapped inside. It's okay. But I wanted to know, can I lift my garage door with my loader? I was like with your loader. No, don't, don't do that. I said, you're going to damage your garage door more, but he was very serious, very serious. Lance said when he got there, he had it like in the driveway. Yeah, it was, it was ready to go. It was ready to go. He's like, step away from the loader, sir. Yeah, he was like, don't. Don't do it. Don't do it.

Crazy. Crazy. Well, we will definitely utilize that $60 coupon because, come on, you crazy. That's silly not to. Who knew every six months? I had no idea. So 928713-5772. Check them out on link with garage door.com.

Talk to Holly. Talk to Lance. Just talk to somebody. Get your garage door service. Don't get a new one if you need it. But thank you guys. Thank you guys for all you do. And thanks for taking care of some of our.

elderly population as well because I think sometimes people try to take advantage of people. So it's so good that you guys, you know, honesty first. So appreciate everything you guys do. And we will see you guys next time. Thank you. You're welcome.