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.
Garage Door Cable Repair in Fenton comes with local context. Given a humid subtropical climate — long, hot, muggy summers, mild winters, heavy thunderstorms, and high year-round humidity, the doors here see damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore, and morning condensation that collects on cold metal hardware, so our garage door cable repair work uses hardware chosen to last in Missouri's humid subtropical region.
Set in Missouri's humid subtropical region, Fenton has a humid subtropical climate — long, hot, muggy summers, mild winters, heavy thunderstorms, and high year-round humidity. The practical result is damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore, and morning condensation that collects on cold metal hardware, which is exactly what our parts selection targets.
If your Fenton door is acting up, it's often swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, moisture-tripped openers and sensors after storms, and mildew and rust on shaded, north-facing doors. Our techs run a full safety and balance check so a small fix doesn't turn into a repeat visit.
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.
Strands of steel poking out of the cable indicate active wear. Cables don't self-heal — frays accelerate to snap.
Door hangs crooked when closed
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. Start your garage door cable repair request by phone or online. Pick a 2-hour window; a five-minute confirmation follows with the tech's name and photo.
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On-site diagnosis. We diagnose your garage door cable repair in person, show you exactly what's wrong, and only then quote it. Most repairs are diagnosed free; minor service calls carry a $39 fee, waived if you proceed.
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Flat-rate quote. You approve a flat-rate, written garage door cable repair quote first. No hourly creep, no pressure — our salaried (not commissioned) techs have no reason to oversell.
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Same-visit fix. We aim to finish your garage door cable repair on the first visit, and 96% of the time we do. The job ends with a test cycle you watch and a full clean-up of the work area.
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Fenton, MO?
Garage Door Cable Repair for Fenton homeowners begins at $149. Every quote is written, flat-rate, and good for 30 days; salaried techs mean no pressure to pad the job, and financing is available on bigger projects. Pricing garage door cable repair cost in Fenton, MO? The quote is flat-rate and in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep.
Garage Door Cable Repair the United States starts at from $149, and your garage door cable repair quote in Fenton is flat-rate, in writing, and final before any work — no add-ons, no creeping hourly charges. Senior (65+) and military customers get 10% off labor, and Synchrony funds projects above $1,500 at 0% APR for a year with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Fenton, MO choose us for garage door cable repair
Locals choose us for Fenton garage door cable repair because we don't vanish after the invoice: licensed (CSLB #1098234), insured, daily dispatch, and a 10-year workmanship guarantee on every job. Professional garage door cable repair in Fenton, MO means a named tech at your door and a flat-rate quote before any work starts.
Our work is backed for the long haul: the garage door cable repair workmanship guarantee runs 10 years — separate from any manufacturer warranty on the parts themselves. If the garage door cable repair we performed fails because of how we did it, we come back and fix it free for a full decade. Springs rated for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, and parts and accessories carry standard 1–5 year warranties depending on the item.
The two rules behind every garage door cable repair quote: don't sell work that isn't needed, and show the customer everything. Our salaried techs have no commission incentive, the diagnostic is fully transparent, and we call repair-versus-replace on the long-term math, not the bigger ticket. Your flat-rate garage door cable repair quote is written and good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door cable repair
We provide garage door cable repair throughout Fenton, MO and the surrounding St. Louis County area. Serving Fenton and surrounding neighborhoods.
St. Louis County sits in Missouri — and Fenton is squarely within the St. Louis County footprint our garage door cable repair crews cover.
From Fenton our garage door cable repair extends to Sunset Hills, Valley Park, Murphy, and Kirkwood, covering the in-between neighborhoods most one-truck shops skip. We handle garage door cable repair around 63026 and the rest of Fenton, MO on one daily route.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Fenton, MO
"Garage door cable repair near me" should return a real neighbor, not a lead broker. We're local to Fenton and the surrounding St. Louis County area, with same-day availability across Fenton and the surrounding area.
Fenton is part of our greater St. Louis, MO metro service area.
ZIP codes 63026, 63099 and the surrounding streets sit inside our garage door cable repair area. Garage door cable repair arrival times in Fenton rise and fall with traffic, so we quote the ETA when you call instead of over-promising. Dispatch puts you on with an on-call tech, not a recording. "Local garage door cable repair near me" in Fenton 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:
Fenton sits in a humid subtropical climate — long, hot, muggy summers, mild winters, heavy thunderstorms, and high year-round humidity. That is hard on a door — damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore, and morning condensation that collects on cold metal hardware all accelerate wear on springs, seals, and openers, so the failures we see most here are swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, moisture-tripped openers and sensors after storms, and mildew and rust on shaded, north-facing doors. We size springs and seals for Missouri's humid subtropical region conditions rather than a generic catalog spec.
Our Fenton coverage spans Fenton and the surrounding area — including ZIPs 63026, 63099. Not sure we reach your block? Call (213) 221-2882; if you are in Fenton, we will get to you.
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.
5 years on cables and drums. 10-year workmanship on the install. Galvanized cables in coastal homes typically last well beyond it.
Most cable jobs run 45–60 minutes including spring tension verification and balance test. Add 15 minutes if drums also need replacement.