Mike Drexler
Founder & Editor - the name on every page of this site, and the person responsible for what it tells you about your door.
Mike owns and runs CA-GARAGEDOOR. He built its statewide dispatch and contractor network, and signs off on every price band and repair guide published here - so if a page on this site tells you something about your door, it is because the licensed technicians in that network deal with it in the field.
Who writes and checks this site
Mike Drexler runs CA-GARAGEDOOR- the dispatch line, the network of independent contractors it refers work to, and the pricing policy that puts a written figure in your hand before any work starts. Every service page, price band and repair guide on this site is reviewed against what the network's technicians report from the field across California, from coastal salt-air corrosion in the Bay to sun-baked torsion springs in the Inland Empire.
CA-GARAGEDOORis a referral service: the work itself is performed by independent CSLB-licensed contractors. Ask for the licence number when you book and verify it at cslb.ca.gov before anyone comes out - the thirty-second check California gives every homeowner. That standard applies to this site's own content too: every page shows the date it was last revised, and prices are published as full bands rather than teaser rates.
How the content stays honest
- Dates on pages move only when the content actually changes - never on a deploy.
- Price bands come from the same tables our dispatchers quote from, reviewed as material and labor costs move.
- Safety guidance errs on the side of calling a professional: torsion springs store enough energy to injure, and no article should talk a homeowner into that repair.
How the contractor network is vetted
- Every contractor's CSLB licence is checked against the state register before they receive referrals - and you should repeat that check yourself in thirty seconds: here is exactly how.
- Bond and insurance certificates are required up front and re-requested as they expire.
- Quotes go in writing before work starts. A contractor who will not put a figure on paper does not stay in the network.
The company, on paper
- Legal name
- CA-GARAGEDOOR of California
- Office
- 3801 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA 90804
- Hours
- Open daily - including holidays
- Licensing
- Independent CSLB-licensed contractors - verify any licence at cslb.ca.gov
Questions about a page, a price or a repair?
Reach the office at support@ca-garagedoor.com or talk to dispatch directly.