Garage door repair
Garage door repair across Broward and Palm Beach County
Call and tell us what the door is doing. We come out, look it over, and give you the price at the door before any work starts.
What the door is doing, and what usually causes it
Most repair calls start with a sound or a feel. Here’s what each usually means.
| What the door is doing | What it usually is | When to call |
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| The door won’t open or close at all | A broken spring or cable, an engaged lock, or an opener fault | Call today |
| It grinds, squeals or pops as it moves | Dry or worn rollers and hinges, or a spring needing lubricant | This week |
| It shakes, jerks or catches partway through | A bent or loose track, debris, or a stiff roller | This week |
| One side hangs lower than the other | A cable that has slipped, frayed or snapped | Call today |
| Lifted by hand, it’s heavy or won’t stay put | Weak springs, so the door is out of balance | This week |
| The opener strains, or the door has slowed down | Worn rollers, dry hinges or poor balance | This week |
How a garage door repair visit goes
Same order every time.
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You call and tell us what the door is doing
A noise, a jerk, a crooked corner, a door that won’t move. That gives us a first idea, which we confirm in person.
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We come out and look over the whole door
Springs, cables, drums, rollers, hinges, track and the opener’s connection all get a look, because the part you can hear isn’t always the part that’s worn.
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You get the price at the door, before any work
We tell you what’s wrong, what it takes to fix it and the price. Estimates are free, and no work starts before you’ve heard it.
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We repair it, test it and walk you through it
Most repairs are finished on that visit. We run the door through full cycles, check and adjust its balance, and show you what we changed before we leave.
The parts behind most repair calls
- Rollers, hinges and track
The door rides on rollers inside the track, and hinges join the sections so the door can bend over the curve into the ceiling. A worn roller grinds, a dry hinge squeals, and a track knocked out of line makes the door catch.
- Springs, cables and drums
The springs do the lifting. The cables, wound on drums, carry it to the bottom corners. Both are under high tension, so a heavy door, a crooked corner or a bang has its own pages: broken spring repair and off-track and cable repair.
- When repair makes sense, and when it doesn’t
Most doors can be repaired more than once. Cracked sections, rust through a panel, or a door that keeps needing work is a different conversation, and replacement is one of the options. The brands below are the ones we service and install.
- Craftsman
- Chamberlain
- LiftMaster
- Genie
- Amarr
- Northwest Door
- Clopay
Wind-rated doors, and why repair parts have to match
A wind-rated door is tested as a complete assembly: sections, track, rollers and fasteners. On one, a repair should put back what the door was built with, not something that only looks the same.
- In Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, every garage door, glazed or not, must pass the large-missile impact test Source
- DASMA warns that replacing parts on a tested or wind-rated door with parts that aren’t identical may weaken the whole assembly, and that even track thickness and roller length can matter Source
Reviews
What customers say about this kind of job
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“Quick to respond and very helpful through the whole process. Would definitely recommend to anyone who need a repair”
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“Eric is great. Came the following day I asked and fixed our problem immediately. We will Be using him again for sure .”
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“Technician came on time did a great job by replacing my garage door motor highly recommend.”
Real reviews, quoted as written.
Garage door repair questions
Why is my garage door so loud?
Usually a moving part: dry or worn rollers, hinges that need lubricant, loose hardware, or a squeaking spring. DASMA says springs can squeak with normal use and suggests a garage door spray lubricant first. Grinding or popping that stays is worth a look.
Why does my garage door shake or catch when it moves?
A door that jerks or sticks is usually fighting its track: a bend, loose brackets, debris, or rollers that no longer turn freely. Chamberlain says to watch for sticking or jerking and to check that the tracks are clear and not bent. Don’t force it.
How much does garage door repair cost?
It depends on what’s actually wrong, and a phone call only gives us a first idea. So we come out, look at the door, and give you the price at the door before any work starts. Estimates are free.
Should I repair my garage door or replace it?
Most doors can be repaired, and a worn spring, cable or roller usually doesn’t mean the door is finished. Cracked or rusted-through sections, or a door that keeps needing work, change that. DASMA’s damage checklist for technicians says to weigh both and give the owner every viable option.
Can I repair a garage door myself?
Some upkeep, yes: keeping the tracks and sensor lenses clean, and lubricating the hinges and roller bearings. Springs, cables and the bottom-corner brackets are under extreme tension. DASMA says they’re for a trained technician only, and Chamberlain says never to loosen, move or adjust them.
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Call before the noise becomes a door that won’t move
A person picks up, day or night. Tell us what the door is doing.
(561) 645-7806