For over 60 years now, AR-BE Garage Doors has provided garage door repair and installation in the Chicago area. The original founder, Mr. Robert Burns started the company in 1947. Proudly, the company is still owned and operated by the same family. Today, Mr. Dave Burns continues the tradition of quality and exceptional customer service with a smile!
38 employees. Uses subs. Cost determined by the job. No travel charges. Additional fax - (708) 458-9512. Additional e-mail - info@doorinstall.com. Additional phone - (773) 767-0316. Additional DBA - Ar-Be Garage Doors & Openers.
THEIR INFORMATION SAID THEY GIVE ESTIMATES, BUT THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO SAID THEY DO NOT GIVE ESTIMATES. THE WOMEN WAS RUDE AND GOT UNPLEASANT WITH ME. I INSISTED THAT SHE PUT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE PHONE, I THEN SPOKE TO SOMEONE ELSE AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE APOLOGIZED AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD SET UP AN ESTIMATE FOR ME. HE WAS PLEASANT, HELPFUL, AND PROFESSIONAL.
Description of Work: I CALLED TO SET UP APPOINTMENT FOR AN ESTIMATE.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
2.0
WILLIAM H.
08/2004
5.0
garage doors
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I'VE USED THEM BEFORE AND THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE A FINE JOB.
Description of Work: THEY REPLACED OUR GARAGE DOOR.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$785
JENNIFER M.
08/2004
5.0
garage doors
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TURNS OUT THE DOOR WAS TOO OLD TO SUPPLY A REPLACEMENT SPRING. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE AND PAPERS FOR A NEW GARAGE DOOR ON THE SPOT. THE DOOR I SELECTED WAS AVAILABLE TO BE INSTALLED THE NEXT DAY! THEY DID A GREAT JOB..INFORMED ME OF PROPER MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY. THE DOOR LOOKS GREAT AND EVERYONE I DEALT WITH WAS POLITE AND ACCOMMODATING. MY ONLY COMPLAINT WOULD BE THE INSTALLER HAVING HIS PANTS WAY DOWN ON HIS HIPS AND UNDERWEAR SHOWING. I KNOW THAT'S THE STYLE..I KNOW HE'S JUST INSTALLING A GARAGE DOOR, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S PROFESSIONAL. HE WAS VERY NICE AND POLITE THOUGH AND THE OLD DOOR WAS TAKEN DOWN AND NEW ONE INSTALLED IN JUST ABOUT TWO HOURS. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE AR-BE AGAIN. THE ''C'' GRADE HERE IS ONLY FOR THE, IN MY OPINION, INAPPROPRIATE DRESS OF THE INSTALLER. REGARDLESS, I WOULD USE THIS COMPANY AGAIN.
Description of Work: MY FIRST CALL WAS ANSWERED BY A LIVE PERSON AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEONE OUT WITHIN 48 HOURS TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE ON OUR BROKEN COIL SPRING.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$840
MINDY C.
06/2004
3.0
garage doors
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THE COMPANY WAS HIGHLY INFLEXIBLE IN SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT AND DIFFICULT TO UTILIZE THE ANGIE'S LIST COUPONS.
Description of Work: I CONTACTED THIS COMPANY TO OBTAIN AN ESTIMATE AND ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX MY GARAGE DOOR.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
$100
VICKIE G.
06/2004
5.0
garage doors
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THEY CORRECTED A FEW OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OVER THE $59 INITIALLY QUOTED. I FIND THIS TO BE UNBELIEVABLY IMPRESSIVE. FOR SECOND JOB, I CALLED AT 11:00 TO SCHEDULE SERVICE. I TOLD THE SCHEDULER THAT A SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THAT MY CAR WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE GARAGE. SHE SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR THAT SAME DAY BETWEEN 2:00 AND 4:00. THE TECHNICIANS ARRIVED AT 2:15 AND WERE DONE WITH THE JOB BEFORE 3:00. I'LL NEED A NEW GARAGE DOOR SOON AND I'M CERTAIN THAT I WILL CONSIDER THEM FOR THIS JOB AS WELL.
Description of Work: OUR GARAGE DOOR MANUAL OVERRIDE HAD BROKEN AND THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTED THE DOOR TO THE WALL WAS COMING LOOSE. ON LATER VISIT, REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS ON OUR GARAGE DOOR.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$234
ELIZABETH E & DAVE D.
06/2004
3.0
garage doors
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THE HANDLES ARE ON CROOKED AND THE DOORS ARE ASKEW. NOT THE BEST WORKMANSHIP. I AM SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED.
Description of Work: INSTALLED TWO DOORS.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
MARY N.
04/2004
5.0
doors
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THE COMPANY ANSWERED MY CALL, SENT A SALES REP, AND INSTALLED QUALITY DOORS ON SCHEDULE. SCOTT SAMYN KNOWS THE PRODUCT AND HELPED US WITH OUR SELECTION. THE CARPENTER WAS ON TIME AND CLEANED UP COMPLETELY. WE WERE UNABLE TO MATCH QUALITY AND PRICE WITH ANY OTHER COMPANY. I HAVE TOLD MANY FRIENDS ABOUT THIS COMPANY AND WILL USE THEM AGAIN. SCOTT IS EXCELLENT AS A SALES REPRESENTATIVE.
Description of Work: TWO STORM DOORS WERE INSTALLED. ONE DOOR WAS NOT STANDARD SIZE.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,174
NORMA H.
03/2004
5.0
garage doors
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AN ESTIMATOR CAME OUT NEXT DAY AND GAVE AN ESTIMATE WHICH WE ACCEPTED. THE NEXT DAY 2 MEN CAME OUT AND INSTALLED A NEW DOOR AND TRACKS IN ABOUT TWO HOURS. THEY DID NOT EVEN REQUIRE A DEPOSIT. WE PAID IN FULL WHEN JOB WAS DONE. THE ESTIMATOR WAS VERY CONGENIAL AND EXPLAINED THAT OUR ORIGINAL DOOR, ALSO AN AR-BE DOOR, WAS NO LONGER MADE. THEY FURNISHED A BETTER DOOR. THE OLD DOOR WAS 16 YEARS OLD AND COST $865. WE HAD FINE RESULTS WHEN THEY CAME OUT FOR REPAIRS LIKE WHEN LIGHTNING KNOCKED OUT THE MOTOR.
Description of Work: WE CALLED THEM AFTER OUR CAR HIT THE GARAGE DOOR HARD!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$899
PAULETTE J.
02/2004
5.0
garage doors
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VERY POLITE, PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL.
Description of Work: ON A TRULY FREEZING DAY, THE TECHNICIAN REINFORCED THE GARAGE DOOR AND TESTED ALL OF THE REMOTES. THE DOOR NOW WORKS PERFECTLY.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
TOM V.
01/2004
5.0
garage doors
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A GREAT EXPERIENCE FROM START TO FINISH. WE WERE IN A REAL FIX; OUR CARS WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE GARAGE AFTER BOTH TORSION SPRINGS SNAPPED ON A COLD NIGHT AFTER THE DOOR CLOSED. WE CALLED AR-BE AT 8 AM THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIT US IN THE SAME DAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEY WERE PROMPT AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMPLETED THE REPAIR IN ONE HOUR.
Description of Work: REPLACED TWO BROKEN TORSION SPRINGS.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$165
DR CYNTHIA S.
01/2004
1.0
doors
+ -1 more
THESE DOORS WERE CUSTOM-MADE BECAUSE OF THE SIZE. THREE MONTHS AFTER I ORDERED THEM (AT $5000 PER DOOR), THEY INSTALLED ONE DOOR IN THE WRONG PLACE. IT TOOK THEM AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MONTHS TO GET AN ADDITIONAL REPLACEMENT DOOR FOR THE ONE THAT THEY PUT IN THE WRONG PLACE. THEY HAVE HAD TO COME BACK NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIX VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THE DOORS LEAK AIR AND WATER, AMONG OTHER THINGS. TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HEADING THIS JOB LEFT THE COMPANY, AND AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE OWNER ABOUT A MARVIN REPRESENTATIVE COMING OUT BUT I DON'T GET A RETURN PHONE CALL. BASICALLY, I AM JUST GETTING SLOUGHED OFF. THEY KEPT ASSURING ME THAT WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS, IT WOULD BE FIXED, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE. AFTER THEY SOLD ME THE PATIO DOORS, THEY SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE EXTERIOR DOOR DEPARTMENT, SO THERE'S NOBODY REALLY TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS, THERE IS NOBODY FOLLOWING UP AND HANDLING IT.
Description of Work: I ORDERED TWO MARVIN CUSTOM MADE PATIO DOORS, FRENCH SLIDERS, WHICH WERE TO BE INSTALLED BY THIS COMPANY.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0
$10,000
BARBARA C.
10/2003
5.0
garage doors
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EXCELLENT ON ALL COUNTS! I COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED!
Description of Work: REPLACED BROKEN SPRING AND REATTACHED MECHANISM.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$155
MELISSA I.
10/2003
5.0
garage doors
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WOW !!! JUST A PLEASURE TO DEAL WITH. CALLED FOR SERVICE ON SATURDAY AND APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY. REPAIRMAN CAME ON TIME AND DID EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WORKED OKAY. EXCELLENT COMPANY TO DEAL WITH!!
Description of Work: REPLACED SEVERAL ROLLERS ON DOOR AND CABLES.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$97
MARGARET L.
09/2003
5.0
garage doors
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PHONE STAFF WAS HELPFUL AND PERSONABLE. GOT SOMEONE OUT QUICKLY WHO KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. HAD THE DOOR REPAIRED IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND CLEANED UP AFTERWARDS. PRICE WAS HIGHER THAN OTHER COMPANY, BUT I'M MUCH MORE CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL 'STAY FIXED' THIS TIME. THEY GIVE A 90 DAY WARANTEE WITH SERVICE.
Description of Work: AFTER MY DOOR BROKE FOR THE 3RD TIME THIS YEAR (FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS REPARIED BY ANOTHER COMPANY)
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$145
Lisa L.
07/2003
5.0
garage doors
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THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IT EARLIER, BUT THEY WORKED AROUND MY SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE I WAS HOME WHILE THEY WERE THERE.
Description of Work: CAME OUT TO FIX OUR VERY OLD GARAGE DOOR, BUT DISCOVERED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. WE GOT A FIRM ESTIMATE ON THE SPOT FOR A NEW DOOR, AND THEY CAME OUT TWO DAYS LATER TO INSTALL IT.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$740
SAM M.
05/2003
5.0
garage doors
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SUPER COMPETITIVE, HIGHER QUALITY PRODUCT THAN OTHERS WE CHECKED OUT; VERY GOOD PRICES AND TERMS, NO BULL OR UPSELLING; INSTALLED DOOR IN A SNOWSTORM; VERY FRIENDLY WORKERS, KEPT THE PLACE TIDY AND SAFE; OBVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED; I NEEDED TECHNICAL HELP 2 DAYS LATER -- VERY QUICK TO RESPOND!
Description of Work: TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF GARAGE DOOR AND OPENER; ADDED REMOTE OPENER ON OUTSIDE OF DOOR
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
BARBARA K.
01/2003
5.0
garage doors
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JUST HAPPY WITH THE QUICK RESPONSE AND GLAD I ONLY HAD TO MISS ONE DAY OF WORK INSTEAD OF TWO.
Description of Work: I WAS TRYING TO GET TO WORK ON 1/23/03 AND MY GARAGE DOOR WENT UP BUT WOULD NOT GO DOWN. I WAS REALLY UPSET AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE(ANOTHER COMPANY) HAD JUST CHECKED IT ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THIS DATE. I CALLED AR-BE DOORS AND THEY REPORTED THAT THEY COULD GET SOMEONE OUT ON FRIDAY 1/24/03 BUT I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT LEAVE THE DOOR ''UP ALL NIGHT.'' THEY EVENTUALLY PROMISED ME SOMEONE LATER THAT DAY AND THEY DID SEND SOMEONE (AROUND 3 PM) WHO QUICKLY FIXED THE PROBLEM.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$59
MARK A.
01/2003
5.0
doors
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PRICE WAS WELL WITHIN MY COMPARISON SHOPPING RANGE. THEY SAID 6 WEEKS AND THE DOOR TOOK 8 WEEKS TO ARRIVE. IT DID COME WITHOUT A HOLE FOR THE DEADBOLT, BUT THEY CAME OUT PROMPTLY AND FIXED IT TO MY SATISFACTION. OVERALL, A GOOD PRODUCT AND A PROFESSIONAL FIRM.
Description of Work: REPLACED ENTRY DOOR WITH STEEL DOOR.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$850
ANNE L.
12/2002
5.0
garage doors
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WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CALLING AND GETTING A QUOTE, THEY HAD COMPLETED THE INSTALL OF THE NEW DOOR. THEY WERE COMPETITIVE WITH THE 2 OTHER BIDS I RECEIVED.
Description of Work: OLD DOOR REMOVED, NEW DOOR INSTALLED & HOOKED UP TO OLD GARAGE DOOR OPENER.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
KARIN O.
10/2002
5.0
garage doors
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THIS WAS A VERY SIMPLE JOB (TOOK TWO MINUTES), BUT WE HADN''T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT OURSELVES. THEY CHARGE US THEIR MINIMUM (HE FELT BADLY ABOUT THAT)--THEN OILED THE DOOR TRACKS
Description of Work: FIXED GARAGE DOOR THAT WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$59
ROBBIE H.
08/2002
5.0
garage doors
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EFFICIENT AND QUICK AT A REASONABLE PRICE. THEY ARE VERY VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE.
Description of Work: REPAIRED GARAGE DOOR
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$59
Marcy H.
07/2002
5.0
garage doors
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FOR SAME DAY SERVICE, CALL BY 8:00 AM.
Description of Work: RESET THE CABLE ON OUR GARAGE DOOR. REPLACED A WHEEL.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$60
MARY M.
07/2002
5.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
I HAVE USED AR-BE 3 TIMES - NO PROBLEMS!
Description of Work: ADJUSTED DOOR & HINGE. I ALSO HAD THE GARAGE DOOR INSTALLED IN 1996.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$59
THOMAS C.
06/2002
5.0
garage doors
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A FLAWLESS EXPERIENCE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE COMPANY.
Description of Work: REPLACEMENT INSULATED DOUBLE GARAGE DOOR INSTALLED; EXISTING OPENER ATTACHED TO DOOR.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
JOYCE C.
05/2002
5.0
doors
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THE SALESMAN AND INSTALLER WERE COURTEOUS AND PROMPT.
Description of Work: THE COMPANY INSTALLED A NEW EXTERIOR METAL DOOR WITH DOOR LOCKS. THE JOB INVOLVED REPAIRING THE DOOR FRAME AND CAPPING OFF THE TRIM AROUND THE DOOR WITH ALUMINUM. WHAT WAS PARTICULARLY GOOD WAS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE DOOR ON SHORT NOTICE. THE OLD DOOR HAD BEEN RUINED, LEAVING THE BUILDING WITHOUT A SECURE DOOR. THE AR-BE COMPANY WAS ABLE TO BRING US AN IN-STOCK DOOR WITHIN THREE DAYS, MUCH FASTER THAN ANY OF THE OTHER COMPANIES I CONTACTED. OTHER COMPANIES WOULDN''T EVEN SEND OUT AN ESTIMATOR THAT QUICKLY. ALSO, THE AR-BE SALESMAN BROUGHT A CATALOG OF DOOR STYLES, SO I WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE DOOR WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO A SHOWROOM, SAVING ME A TRIP.
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Service Categories
Garage Doors,
Doors,
Financial Planning,
Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,
Garbage Collection
FAQ
AR-BE Garage Doors is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
AR-BE Garage Doors accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa