Anonymous Review
Published:about 1 year ago
Nutshell: Don't use North Shore Garage Door. I bought a top of the line opener and they installed the garage door sensors improperly, then charged me to come out and install them properly, twice, but they still didn't work properly. The last attempt to fix them was when they sent a technician who made some adjustments and then said the sensors were mounted incorrectly. He said the were supposed to be clipped on, not bolted and one of the bolts was cross threaded. He tried to charge me for the correct parts and the service call. I objected so he just charged me for the service call. A few weeks later the door would not close again. John in the office said the sensors are being bumped causing misalignment even though I insisted the sensors were aligned per the steady green light, and no one touched let alone bumped the sensors. John insisted the green light must be flashing and he suggested disabling the sensors so that the door would close even if something was in the way. I declined knowing the sensors are an important safety feature. He said they do it a lot when the sensors act up.
John said he'd send a technician out one more time but I'd be charged $49 for the visit. I said this sounds like a scam. You install it incorrectly, then charge me when it doesn't work, again and again. John said he'd send out a technician one more time and not charge me but then if there is a problem, "find another company to fix it." We arranged a day & time but the technician never called and never showed up. I took John's advice and found someone that came out the same day that I called. He made some adjustments, at the opener, not the sensors. He said the travel limits and the force settings were wrong. When he heard the story of what North Shore Garages was doing, he said, "I stand behind my work 100%. It only took me 5 min. and I was in the area anyway. No charge. Please call us if you need service or a new door." I sure will. The opener has worked perfectly ever since. Be careful, North Shore Garage Doors is part of Garage Door Group/Fix My Garage. I tried contacting Will Santiago the owner but my calls were never returned.