Should I repair or replace my garage door?

Most garage door problems are a single failed part, and those are repairs. A broken spring, a frayed cable, worn rollers or a misaligned sensor can be fixed without replacing the door. Replacement starts to make sense when the door itself is the problem rather than one of its parts.

Usually a repair

• A broken torsion or extension spring.
• A frayed or snapped cable.
• Noisy or worn rollers and hinges.
• A door that reverses because of the safety sensors.
• One damaged section on a door whose panels are still made.

Often a replacement

• Several sections are badly dented, cracked or rotted.
• The door will not stay aligned in its tracks even after adjustment.
• Repairs keep coming back, so you are paying for visits on a door near the end of its life.
• The panel you need is no longer made, so a repair would not match.

How to find out which way yours leans

Call (916) 838-8182 and describe what happened. We can usually tell you which way it leans before the visit. On site, repair visits carry a $45 diagnostic trip fee and you approve a written price before work starts; if a new door is the better value, the estimate for it is free. For older doors specifically, see whether an old garage door is worth repairing.

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