What this covers
Garage door repair covers the parts that wear or break: torsion and extension springs, lift cables, rollers, hinges, bent track sections and damaged panels. A door that will not lift, hangs crooked, slams down or screams on the way up almost always points to one of these. The technician secures the door, releases or holds spring tension with the proper bars, replaces the failed part with one matched to the door's weight, rebalances the door so it stays put half open, lubricates the moving parts, and checks the opener's force settings and safety reversal. Springs and cables are under heavy tension, which is why this is a technician's job rather than a weekend one.
When to call
- A loud bang from the garage followed by a door that will not lift.
- A door that hangs crooked, binds in the track or comes down too fast.
- Frayed or slack cables, worn rollers, or a grinding, squealing door.
- A single dented panel on an otherwise sound door.
What to expect
- DiagnoseThe technician checks springs, cables, rollers, track, panels and opener and explains the fault.
- SecureThe door is clamped or propped and spring tension released or held with winding bars.
- ReplaceFailed parts are replaced with ones matched to the door's weight and track size.
- Balance and testThe door is rebalanced and lubricated, and the opener's force and reversal tested with you.
Get a certified company
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Questions people ask
Should both springs be replaced if one breaks?
Usually yes. Paired springs age together, and a new spring next to an old one leaves the door unbalanced with the second failure close behind.
Can a single panel be replaced?
Often, if the door model is still made. The technician matches the panel and checks that the door's weight has not changed enough to need new springs.
Why does the opener strain or stop halfway?
A door out of balance makes the opener do lifting it was not built for. Spring and cable repair fixes it; turning up the opener's force without fixing the balance only hides the problem.
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