Garage Door Cable Repair

Garage Door Cable Repair in Oakville, Burlington, and Milton

You press the button to open your garage door when the door suddenly jerks and becomes dislodged from its track. You see the garage door cables have unraveled from the drum and are frayed and splayed around the garage door. With regular wear and tear from frequent daily use, this scenario is common.

Along with the garage door spring system, the cables are responsible for counterbalancing the weight of your garage door and easily opening the door when prompted. When your cable breaks, you won’t be able to open your garage door.

Most homeowners have one of the following types of garage door cables, depending on the kind of spring system your garage door uses:

  • Lift Cables: Garage doors that utilize a torsion spring system — the large spring mounted to the top of your garage door — use lift cables. The lift cables are attached to the bottom corners of your garage door and connected to the torsion spring system.
  • Retaining Cables: If your garage door has extension springs — two springs located on either side of the door — then it will have a set of retaining cables inside of the extension cables. These prevent the extension cables from snapping and flying across your garage if they ever unexpectantly break.

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Common Causes of Broken Garage Door Cables

Garage door cables are crafted from heavy-duty galvanized metal that’s been twisted into sturdy cables. When properly maintained, they can perform for many years without incident. However, irregular maintenance or faulty pulley bearings can significantly reduce the lifespan of your garage door cables. Excessive moisture found at the base of your garage door or poor garage door track alignment can also encourage wear, rust and corrosion.

With routine annual maintenance, a professional can properly care for your cables — as well as your entire garage door system — and prevent them from becoming worn enough to fray or snap.

What to Do When You Have Broken Garage Door Cables

If you have a broken garage door cable, don’t try to open or close the door. Instead, call a professional garage door company immediately.

If a garage door cable breaks, it places additional strain on the other cable and can cause the door to lift unevenly or become crooked or unbalanced. If you attempt to move the door after it has broken, the door may squeak or shake while operating. If your door was in its open position when the cable snapped, then you can cut the unbroken cable so that the door can close to prevent a security concern at your home. As a safety precaution, call us before attempting to close as the full weight of the door will be present when trying to close.

 

 

Let a Professional Help With Your Garage Door Cable Installation

It’s best to trust a professional garage door repair and maintenance company for a garage door cable repair. The cables are responsible for managing the weight and tension of the garage door, and inexperienced homeowners could end up causing additional damages to their system or even be severely injured. By trusting an experienced repair technician, you can ensure your garage door was repaired safely and securely using the highest quality tools, parts, and equipment available.

At Upper Canada Garage Doors, we understand how important your garage door is in your daily activity, and we’ll respond to your repair needs quickly. We thoroughly inspect your garage door system, checking for any additional damages or wear to your garage door hardware. All of our repairs are completed using the best parts available to ensure lasting and safe performance. We’ll also recommend additional repair items or system upgrades as needed.

Contact Upper Canada Garage Doors Today for Efficient Garage Door Cable Replacement

For the best and most reliable garage door repair services in Oakville and the surrounding areas, reach out to the trained experts at Upper Canada Garage Doors. We perform efficient, affordable and dependable garage door cable repair services for all of our customers throughout the Oakville area. To ensure an exceptional experience, we offer our customers same-day services and free service estimates complete with competitive pricing options.

To schedule garage door cable replacement, call us today at 905-267-2700 or complete our online contact form.

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