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Campfire Stories

Garage door techs tell their stories around the fire: the scary ones, the wins, the odd jobs and the fix.

Pull up a chair. These are the stories garage door techs tell when the work is done: the jobs that went sideways, the ones that went right, and what the road is like for an installer.

Scary Stories

The Spring

The Door That Went Thump

A noisy night in the garage, and the scariest thing in it. Listen

Wins

Smorty

The Door That Wouldn't Come Down

Down, up, down, up: why a door will not close, and the two little eyes that explain it. Listen

Odd Jobs and the Fix

The lantern firefly

The Night the Light Wouldn't Turn Off

A garage light that came on every night, and the ghost that turned out to have whiskers. Listen

The Installer's Life