Garage Door Cable Repair in Alpine, UT | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Cable Repair Alpine, UT
Lift-cable replacement, drum re-spooling, and tension recalibration. We pair new cables with a spring inspection so the door is safe and balanced before we leave.
For garage door cable repair in Alpine, experience with Utah County pays off: Utah County sits in Utah. We know what the area's doors need.
Alpine, UT is shaped by a high, dry climate of intense summer heat, sharp overnight cooling, and very little annual precipitation. We've learned which parts last in Utah's semi-arid interior, because freeze-thaw on cold winter nights that cracks aging seals, intense UV that embrittles rubber gaskets and bottom seals, and rapid day-to-night temperature swings that loosen hardware over time take a steady toll on springs, tracks, and seals.
In our experience around Alpine, the repairs that come up most are dust-fouled tracks that bind and throw the door off level, dust-blinded photo-eye safety sensors, dried, cracked bottom seals that let dust into the garage, and cold-snapped springs after hard winter freezes. We'll show you exactly what failed and why before we touch a tool.
Lift cables transfer the spring's stored energy to the door panels — they're under high tension every cycle and degrade slowly through fraying, corrosion, and mis-spooling on the drum. A cable repair visit replaces both cables (always replace as a pair so the door stays balanced), re-spools the drums to the correct number of wraps, recalibrates spring tension to match, and inspects related components like the bottom bracket where one end of each cable terminates.
Cables are galvanized aircraft-grade steel — typically 1/8-inch diameter for residential doors and 3/16-inch for heavier or commercial doors. We carry both diameters along with the bottom-bracket fittings, drum caps, and shaft set-screws that occasionally need replacement alongside the cables.
Cable failure usually leaves the door off-track or hanging crooked. Continuing to operate the opener after one cable has snapped causes the other side to take the full load and is the fastest way to bend tracks or damage panels. Stop the opener and call for repair when you see a frayed or snapped cable — fast service is standard.
Signs you need garage door cable repair
Frayed cable visible at the drum
Strands of steel poking out of the cable indicate active wear. Cables don't self-heal — frays accelerate to snap.
If one corner is higher than the other when the door is fully down, one cable has stretched, slipped on the drum, or partially failed.
Snapped cable, door stuck
A fully snapped cable leaves the door off-track or jammed. Don't try to force it — call for repair.
Rust streaks on cables
Coastal homes see cable corrosion progress until the strands weaken. Visible rust means the cable is no longer at full strength.
Loud bang followed by crooked door
Cable snap sounds similar to spring snap but is usually quieter. If the door is crooked after the noise, suspect cable failure.
Common causes & what we fix
Mis-spooled drum
When a cable jumps off its drum groove, it crosses over itself and wears at the crossover point. Re-spooling fixes the spool but the wear point becomes the weak link.
Drum cap or set-screw failure
If the drum slips on the shaft, one cable unwinds while the other tries to hold. This sudden imbalance can snap the loaded cable.
Bottom bracket failure
The bracket where the cable attaches at the door bottom occasionally cracks or pulls free, letting the cable whip free under tension.
Coastal corrosion
Salt-air pitting on uncoated cables can drop tensile strength 30–40% over 10+ years. Galvanized aircraft cables resist this far better.
Spring imbalance
An over- or under-tensioned spring puts uneven load on the cables and accelerates wear on the loaded side.
Our process
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Call or schedule online. Call or book garage door cable repair online, pick the 2-hour slot that works, and we lock it in within five minutes — tech name and photo included.
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On-site diagnosis. Our Alpine tech inspects the garage door cable repair on-site first. Diagnosis is free for most repairs ($39 on minor calls, waived if you proceed), and you see the problem before any work starts.
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Flat-rate quote. Every garage door cable repair is priced flat-rate and written down before we touch a tool. No hourly meter, no commissioned upsell — the techs earn a salary, not a cut.
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Same-visit fix. Most garage door cable repair jobs are finished the same visit — a 96% first-call fix rate. We test the door with you before leaving and clean up everything we touched.
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Alpine, UT?
Expect garage door cable repair in Alpine to start at $149, with the final flat rate confirmed in writing before work starts. There's no diagnostic surprise and no hourly billing — just one number you approve before we begin. Comparing garage door cable repair cost in Alpine? The written flat rate holds for 30 days, and 0% financing covers the larger jobs.
Garage Door Cable Repair the United States starts at from $149, and every garage door cable repair quote is flat-rate and presented in writing before work begins — no surprise add-ons, no hourly creep. Seniors (65+) and military save 10% on labor across all residential work, and Synchrony financing covers projects over $1,500 at 0% APR for the first 12 months, with fast approval and no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Alpine, UT choose us for garage door cable repair
Alpine homeowners book our garage door cable repair because we're local to Utah's semi-arid interior, fast to dispatch, and honest about repair-versus-replace. 96% first-call fix rate, CSLB #1098234. For professional garage door cable repair in Alpine, UT, Alpine homeowners reach a salaried, background-checked crew, never a call center.
Your garage door cable repair in Alpine is covered by a 10-year workmanship guarantee — distinct from any parts warranty the manufacturer provides. If our garage door cable repair fails on us, we fix it free for a decade. Springs built for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, and remaining parts run standard 1–5 year coverage.
Garage door cable repair is quoted on honest sizing and honest scope: we flag only what genuinely needs work, our salaried techs never chase a commission, and the diagnostic is transparent down to the parts in great shape. Repair or replace, we give you the long-term-economic answer — and a written, flat-rate quote good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door cable repair
We provide garage door cable repair throughout Alpine, UT and the surrounding Utah County area. Serving Alpine and surrounding neighborhoods.
We run garage door cable repair across Utah County end to end — Utah County sits in Utah. Alpine sits right in it, alongside Highland, Cedar Hills, Draper, and American Fork.
Just outside Alpine? Our garage door cable repair still reaches you — Highland, Cedar Hills, Draper, and American Fork and the towns between are on the daily route across Utah County. Need garage door cable repair near 84004? It's on the daily Utah County loop, dispatched to the closest stocked truck.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Alpine, UT
When you look up garage door cable repair near me in Alpine, the local choice pays off twice — a faster arrival now and a real number to call later. We cover Alpine and Highland, Cedar Hills, Draper, and American Fork on one daily loop.
Alpine is part of our greater Provo, UT metro service area.
Our garage door cable repair trucks reach ZIP codes 84004 and the nearby area. Since Alpine conditions change garage door cable repair reach times hour to hour, we hold the ETA until you call and can give you a real one. The dispatch line goes straight to an on-call tech, never to voicemail. "Local garage door cable repair near me" in Alpine should mean a tech who already works your street — with us it does.
Frequently asked about garage door cable repair
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Cable Repair near me ask us:
Alpine sits in a high, dry climate of intense summer heat, sharp overnight cooling, and very little annual precipitation. That is hard on a door — freeze-thaw on cold winter nights that cracks aging seals, intense UV that embrittles rubber gaskets and bottom seals, and rapid day-to-night temperature swings that loosen hardware over time all accelerate wear on springs, seals, and openers, so the failures we see most here are dust-fouled tracks that bind and throw the door off level, dust-blinded photo-eye safety sensors, dried, cracked bottom seals that let dust into the garage, and cold-snapped springs after hard winter freezes. We size springs and seals for Utah's semi-arid interior conditions rather than a generic catalog spec.
Yes. Utah County sits in Utah, and we work the whole footprint: Alpine plus nearby Highland, Cedar Hills, Draper, and American Fork. Same licensed, insured crews and 10-year workmanship guarantee county-wide.
Cables on a balanced door wear at the same rate. The second cable is days to weeks behind the first. Replacing both at once is faster, cheaper than two visits, and properly re-balances the door.
Most cable jobs run 45–60 minutes including spring tension verification and balance test. Add 15 minutes if drums also need replacement.
No — running the opener with a failed cable bends tracks and risks the door coming off the rail entirely. Disconnect the opener and avoid using the door until repair.
Cable repairs are quoted flat-rate before starting; the figure depends on whether the drums or a bottom bracket also need replacement. No surprises once you approve the written quote.