# StraightShot Overhead > StraightShot Overhead is a locally owned residential garage door service company in Tyler, Texas, owned and operated by Ricky Vines. It repairs, maintains, and installs garage doors and garage door openers for homeowners in Tyler and nearby East Texas communities. StraightShot Overhead works on residential garage doors only. Its main focus is Tyler, TX, including South Tyler. It also serves nearby communities, including Flint, Noonday, Bullard, Whitehouse, Chandler, Lindale, Kilgore, and Longview. Residential services described on the site: - Garage door repair, including broken spring repair and replacement, cable repair and replacement, roller and track service, and off-track or crashed doors - Garage door opener diagnosis, repair, replacement, and installation - Safety sensor and control troubleshooting - Tune-ups and preventive maintenance - New garage door installation and replacement - Garage door insulation for existing doors - Weather seal replacement Shop address: 12986 State Hwy 64 STE 8, Tyler, TX 75707. Contact: phone (903) 245-1182; email Service@straightshotoverhead.com. Service visits can be requested through the [online booking page](https://estimate.straightshotoverhead.com/book). Office hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Sunday. StraightShot Overhead does not charge a service fee. The guides below are written from the company's own repair work. Recent Jobs pages describe real completed StraightShot Overhead jobs, with the city, the problem found, the work performed, and photos. ## Core Business - [StraightShot Overhead homepage](https://straightshotoverhead.com/): Official homepage with an overview of residential garage door services, contact information, the service process, service area, and company information. - [Garage door repair in Tyler, TX](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-repair-tyler-tx): Primary garage door repair resource for Tyler, Texas, covering broken springs, cables, off-track doors, openers, sensors, rollers, tracks, noisy doors, and the company's repair process. - [Recent Jobs](https://straightshotoverhead.com/recent-jobs): Firsthand examples of residential garage door repairs, maintenance, opener work, and installations completed by StraightShot Overhead in Tyler and surrounding East Texas communities. - [Garage Door Help](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-help): Hub for StraightShot Overhead's homeowner guides on garage door repair, maintenance, springs, openers, insulation, and buying decisions. ## Garage Door Guides - [Garage door torsion springs](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-torsion-springs): How torsion springs work, how long they last, warning signs of failure, and why spring work is a safety issue. - [Garage door maintenance and safety](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-maintenance): Preventive maintenance, early warning signs, maintenance homeowners can do safely, and when professional service is appropriate. - [Garage door buying guide](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-buying-guide): Cost considerations, repair versus replacement, insulation, sizing, openers, hardware, and other purchasing decisions for a new garage door. - [Garage door opener logic board problems](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-logic-board-repair-tyler-tx): Symptoms of a failing opener logic board, simpler causes to rule out first, diagnosis, and repair-versus-replacement considerations. - [Garage door opener capacitor symptoms](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-opener-capacitor-symptoms): Popping, smoke, and humming as possible signs of a failed opener motor capacitor, with measured results from a Tyler repair. - [Repairing or replacing an older opener](https://straightshotoverhead.com/replace-old-garage-door-opener): When repairing an older garage door opener makes sense and when replacing it is the better choice. - [Lightning and power surge damage to openers](https://straightshotoverhead.com/lightning-power-surge-garage-door-opener): Garage door opener symptoms after lightning or an electrical surge, and what to check. - [Garage door insulation in Tyler, TX](https://straightshotoverhead.com/garage-door-insulation-tyler-tx): Insulation options for Tyler-area homeowners, including insulating an existing door versus choosing a factory-insulated door. - [Insulated vs. non-insulated garage doors](https://straightshotoverhead.com/insulated-vs-non-insulated-garage-doors-east-texas): Comparison of insulated and non-insulated residential garage doors for East Texas homeowners. ## Completed Work The Recent Jobs hub listed above links to every documented job. Three representative examples: - [Broken spring replaced with dual springs in Tyler, TX](https://straightshotoverhead.com/recent-jobs/garage-door-opener-installation-tyler-tx-september-2026): A broken torsion spring trapped a homeowner's car; the spring setup was replaced with dual torsion springs, a steel center bearing, and new rollers. - [Popping garage door: roller and bracket service in Tyler, TX](https://straightshotoverhead.com/recent-jobs/garage-door-tune-up-tyler-tx-september-2026): A noisy, twisting door traced to worn rollers and a loose roller bracket; both top brackets secured, all rollers replaced, hinges and springs lubricated, and opener chain tension adjusted. - [Insulation added to existing garage doors in Bullard, TX](https://straightshotoverhead.com/recent-jobs/insulation-install-bullard-tx): Vinyl-backed insulation installed on two existing doors of an air-conditioned barn, with oversized bottom seals and a top-seal adjustment to close gaps, and the doors rebalanced for the added weight.