Garage Door Cable Repair in Refugio, TX | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Cable Repair Refugio, TX
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 Refugio, TX, the right approach depends on the environment. Local conditions bring damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, corrosion that creeps across hardware in the muggy air, and intense UV that degrades rubber weatherstripping, which we account for on every Refugio job.
If you've owned a garage door through a few Refugio seasons, you know the pattern: hot, humid summers and short, mild winters, with frequent storms and moisture that lingers in the air most of the year brings damp garages that pit galvanized parts over time, corrosion that creeps across hardware in the muggy air, and intense UV that degrades rubber weatherstripping. We size and protect replacements accordingly.
When Refugio doors quit, it's usually corroded springs and cables in the humid air, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, pitted galvanized hardware on older doors, and swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity. Our diagnostic isolates the true cause so the fix actually lasts.
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. Request garage door cable repair in Refugio and choose a 2-hour arrival window. A confirmation with your technician's name and photo lands in under five minutes.
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On-site diagnosis. Before any garage door cable repair work, we walk you through the on-site diagnosis — free for most repairs, $39 on minor service calls and credited back if you go ahead.
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Flat-rate quote. You get a flat-rate garage door cable repair quote in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep, no upsell pressure, because our techs are salaried, not commissioned.
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Same-visit fix. We complete the garage door cable repair in one trip 96% of the time. Before we go, we cycle the door with you to confirm the fix and clear away every part and scrap.
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Refugio, TX?
Garage Door Cable Repair in Refugio starts at $149, quoted as a flat rate in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep and no surprise add-ons. The estimate is good for 30 days, so you can compare it on your own timeline. Affordable garage door cable repair in Refugio, TX doesn't mean cut corners: it's a fair, fixed price, with seniors and military saving 10%.
Garage Door Cable Repair the United States starts at from $149, your written garage door cable repair quote is flat-rate and fixed before any work — no add-ons creep in, no hourly meter runs. Seniors (65+) and military earn 10% off labor, and Synchrony covers anything over $1,500 at 0% APR for the first year, fast approval, no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Refugio, TX choose us for garage door cable repair
Our garage door cable repair earns repeat Refugio business the hard way — durable parts for Texas's humid subtropical region, written 30-day quotes, and a decade-long workmanship guarantee. Family-run since 1974. We're the garage door cable repair company Refugio calls first — CSLB-licensed, insured, and based right here in Refugio County.
We guarantee garage door cable repair workmanship for 10 years, held separate from whatever warranty the manufacturer puts on the parts. If our garage door cable repair fails on the install, we come back and correct it free for a decade. Springs rated for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner; everything else is covered 1–5 years by item.
With garage door cable repair, we quote what you actually need and nothing more. Salaried (never commissioned) techs mean no pressure to oversell, and the diagnostic walks you through exactly what we see — the failing parts and the healthy ones. Repair when repair makes sense, replace only when the economics favor it, and the written flat-rate garage door cable repair quote holds for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door cable repair
We provide garage door cable repair throughout Refugio, TX and the surrounding Refugio County area. Serving Refugio and surrounding neighborhoods.
Refugio is one of many Refugio County communities we handle garage door cable repair for. Refugio County is part of Texas.
Whether you're in Refugio or nearby Woodsboro, Lamar, Rockport, and Sinton, our garage door cable repair dispatch routes the closest stocked truck — that's the 90-minute average across Refugio County. Need garage door cable repair near 78377? It's on the daily Refugio County loop, dispatched to the closest stocked truck.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Refugio, TX
When Refugio homeowners look for garage door cable repair near them, they want someone close, fast, and accountable. That's us: CSLB-licensed, on-site in about 90 minutes, dispatched from the nearest stocked truck in Refugio County.
We cover ZIP codes 78377 and the surrounding area. Reach times for garage door cable repair in Refugio vary by traffic and time of day; we'll quote an accurate ETA when you call. Our dispatch line routes straight to an on-call technician — no voicemail between you and the person solving the problem. For local garage door cable repair in Refugio, TX, including 78377, we route the nearest stocked truck straight to your door.
Frequently asked about garage door cable repair
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Cable Repair near me ask us:
About 71% of Refugio's housing predates 1980, with a median build year of 1966; on doors that age, worn springs, tired openers, and brittle weather seals are the norm rather than the exception.
In Refugio it is usually corroded springs and cables in the humid air — and because the area has mostly suburban single-family homes with attached garages, alongside pockets of older in-town housing, we also see a lot of storm-driven debris and water in the tracks. Both are stocked on the truck, so most repairs are one and done.
Most cable jobs run 45–60 minutes including spring tension verification and balance test. Add 15 minutes if drums also need replacement.
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.
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.
5 years on cables and drums. 10-year workmanship on the install. Galvanized cables in coastal homes typically last well beyond it.