Garage Door Cable Repair in Beaufort, SC
Garage door cable repair matters because the door hangs from two lift cables, one on each side. We replace worn ones and set both sides to match. Open 24/7.
From $150 per cable, confirmed on site before work begins.
A door has two lift cables, one on each side. Each runs from a bracket at the bottom corner, up beside the door, and onto a grooved drum on the spring shaft. As the door rises, the drum winds the cable in. If one cable frays or slips off its drum, that corner drops and the door hangs crooked in the tracks.
Cables rust from the inside, where moisture sits in the twist of the strands, and sea air speeds that up. Often the cable breaks near the bottom bracket, the one spot you cannot see without crouching beside the door. A cable that is still in one piece can be near the end of its life, so we look at both.
When a Cable Is the Problem
- One side of the door hangs lower, or the door tilts as it moves.
- A cable hangs loose beside the track, or you can see broken, bristling strands.
- The door lifts with a jerk, as though a corner is catching.
- A cable has come off its drum and the door will not rise evenly.
- Rust-colored stains or a swollen look low on a cable near the bottom bracket.
Cables and springs fail together
A cable under load can snap and whip, and a door off balance can yank a cable off its drum. We look for the cause so the new cable does not meet the same fate: a worn bracket, a bent drum flange or a spring that is no longer giving the door a fair lift.
How We Re-Cable a Door
Hold the door
The door is held closed or propped so it cannot move while tension on the cable is released.
Inspect the hardware
Drums, bottom brackets and the roller at each corner get a look, since a damaged drum will chew the new cable.
Fit matched cables
New cables go on with the same length and the same number of drum turns on each side.
Balance and cycle
We set tension evenly, check the door hangs level, and run it through the opener several times.
Starting Prices — Garage Door Cable Repair
- Garage Door Cable Replacement per cable
- From $150
- Diagnostic Service Call $0 when a repair is completed
- $0
Starting at $150 per cable. A damaged drum, bottom bracket or a second cable adds to the total, and the figure is confirmed on site before work begins.