Garage Door Cable Repair in Moscow, ID | Garage Door USA
from $149
Garage Door Garage Door Cable Repair Moscow, ID
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.
Moscow's garage door cable repair jobs land on our schedule daily. The housing here is mainly suburban houses with attached two-car garages, mixed with some older central-neighborhood homes, and we size every fix to match it rather than forcing a one-size part.
Garage doors in Latah County live with a semi-arid climate of hot, dry summers, cold winters, low rainfall, and wide day-to-night temperature swings. For Moscow that means watching for fine wind-borne dust that grinds down track rollers, freeze-thaw on cold winter nights that cracks aging seals, and winter cold snaps that stiffen springs and grease; we factor it into every repair and every new-door spec.
Moscow homeowners usually call us about one of a few things: loosened hardware from constant expansion and contraction, dried, cracked bottom seals that let dust into the garage, heat-warped panels on west-facing steel doors, and faded, sun-baked panel finishes on exposed doors. We diagnose the real cause — not just the symptom — before quoting a flat rate.
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. Booking garage door cable repair is two clicks or one call: select a 2-hour window and get a named, photo-tagged tech confirmation within five minutes.
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On-site diagnosis. On arrival we diagnose the garage door cable repair on-site — free for most repairs, $39 on minor service calls (waived if you proceed). You see the issue and the fix before we start.
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Flat-rate quote. We quote garage door cable repair for Moscow at a flat rate, in writing, before any work — no hourly billing, no commissioned upselling. The number doesn't move once you approve it.
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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 Moscow, ID?
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Moscow? It starts at $149, and we quote the exact flat rate before touching a tool. Seniors (65+) and military save 10% on labor, and larger jobs qualify for 0% financing for 12 months. Comparing garage door cable repair cost in Moscow? 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 we quote garage door cable repair at a flat rate in writing before lifting a tool — no hidden add-ons, no hourly creep. A 10% labor discount applies for seniors (65+) and military, and Synchrony offers 0% APR for 12 months on projects over $1,500, approved quickly with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Moscow, ID choose us for garage door cable repair
Locals choose us for Moscow 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 Moscow, ID means a named tech at your door and a flat-rate quote before any work starts.
The garage door cable repair carries a decade-long workmanship guarantee — independent of the manufacturer's parts warranty. Fail because of how we installed it, and we fix the garage door cable repair at no cost for ten years. 30,000-cycle springs hold a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, with parts and accessories backed 1–5 years by item.
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 Moscow, ID and the surrounding Latah County area. Serving Moscow and surrounding neighborhoods.
We run garage door cable repair across Latah County end to end — Latah County is part of Idaho. Moscow sits right in it, alongside Genesee, Lewiston, Lapwai, and Orofino.
Beyond Moscow proper, our garage door cable repair reaches nearby Genesee, Lewiston, Lapwai, and Orofino — same crews, same turnaround, same flat-rate pricing. Need garage door cable repair near 83843? It's on the daily Latah County loop, dispatched to the closest stocked truck.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Moscow, ID
When you look up garage door cable repair near me in Moscow, the local choice pays off twice — a faster arrival now and a real number to call later. We cover Moscow and Genesee, Lewiston, Lapwai, and Orofino on one daily loop.
Moscow is part of our greater Nampa, ID metro service area.
Our garage door cable repair trucks reach ZIP codes 83843, 83844 and the nearby area. Since Moscow 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. For local garage door cable repair in Moscow, ID, including 83843, 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:
Yes. Latah County is part of Idaho, and we work the whole footprint: Moscow plus nearby Genesee, Lewiston, Lapwai, and Orofino. Same licensed, insured crews and 10-year workmanship guarantee county-wide.
Our Moscow coverage spans Moscow and the surrounding area — including ZIPs 83843, 83844. Not sure we reach your block? Call (213) 221-2882; if you are in Moscow, we will get to you.
Most cable jobs run 45–60 minutes including spring tension verification and balance test. Add 15 minutes if drums also need replacement.
5 years on cables and drums. 10-year workmanship on the install. Galvanized cables in coastal homes typically last well beyond it.
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.
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.