Garage Door Cable Repair in Makaha, HI | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Cable Repair Makaha, HI
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 is one part of our garage door repair coverage in Makaha, HI. For the full picture — symptoms, costs, and when to repair vs. replace — start with the complete Garage Door Repair guide, or browse every garage door repair service we offer.
Homeowners across Makua Valley and the surrounding Makaha area call us for garage door cable repair because we know Makaha. The common drivers locally are storm-driven water and debris in the tracks, moisture-tripped openers and sensors, salt-pitted spring coils that fail early near the coast, and mildew and rust on shaded, low hardware — and we fix the cause, not just the symptom.
Makaha's weather writes the maintenance schedule. With a hot, humid tropical climate — warm temperatures year-round, heavy rain, salt-laden air, and a long storm season, doors here face mildew and corrosion on shaded, low hardware, tropical downpours that drive moisture into tracks and seals, and constant humidity that swells wood doors and rusts steel hardware — and we stock the parts that stand up to it.
Across Honolulu County, the garage door problems we see again and again are storm-driven water and debris in the tracks, moisture-tripped openers and sensors, salt-pitted spring coils that fail early near the coast, and mildew and rust on shaded, low hardware. If that sounds like your door, there's a good chance we can fix it today.
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. Book your garage door cable repair in Makaha online or by phone and pick a 2-hour window. We confirm in under 5 minutes with the assigned tech's name and photo.
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On-site diagnosis. Step two is an honest garage door cable repair diagnosis at your home — free for most repairs, $39 on minor calls (refunded if you proceed) — so you approve the fix with eyes open.
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Flat-rate quote. A written flat-rate garage door cable repair estimate comes before the wrenches do. Because techs are salaried, there's no incentive to pad the job — what's quoted is what's charged.
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Same-visit fix. Garage door cable repair in Makaha is typically one-and-done, backed by a 96% first-call fix rate. We test the door with you and clean up fully before we leave.
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Makaha, HI?
Garage Door Cable Repair cost in Makaha starts from $149. We present a flat-rate written estimate first, honor senior and military discounts, and offer Synchrony financing at 0% APR for 12 months on qualifying projects over $1,500. We keep garage door cable repair affordable across Makaha, HI — one flat number quoted up front, the same one you pay at the end.
Garage Door Cable Repair the United States starts at from $149, with Makaha garage door cable repair priced flat-rate and written out before work starts — what you approve is what you pay, with no add-ons. Seniors (65+) and military save 10% on labor, and Synchrony financing runs 0% APR for 12 months on jobs over $1,500, no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Makaha, HI choose us for garage door cable repair
For garage door cable repair, Makaha trusts a crew that knows Hawaii's tropical climate and backs its work for ten years — salaried techs, flat-rate quotes good for 30 days, and same-visit fixes 96% of the time. We're the garage door cable repair company Makaha calls first — CSLB-licensed, insured, and based right here in Honolulu 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.
We keep garage door cable repair honest two ways — honest sizing and honest scope. There's no up-sell because the techs are salaried, not commissioned, and the diagnostic shows you precisely what we see, parts in good shape included. Repair or replace, we recommend whichever wins long-term, and the garage door cable repair quote is flat-rate, written, and valid 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door cable repair
We provide garage door cable repair throughout Makaha, HI and the surrounding Honolulu County area. Serving Makua Valley and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door cable repair? Our Makaha, HI garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Makaha — start there for the full service lineup.
For garage door cable repair we treat all of Honolulu County as home turf. Makaha is one of the communities of Honolulu County, Hawaii, and we cover it end to end, including Waianae, Maili, Nanakuli, and Mokuleia.
Our Honolulu County garage door cable repair footprint puts Makaha at the center and Waianae, Maili, Nanakuli, and Mokuleia within easy reach — one number, any day of the week. We handle garage door cable repair around 96792 and the rest of Makaha, HI on one daily route.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Makaha, HI
If you're in Makaha or anywhere nearby — Waianae, Maili, Nanakuli, and Mokuleia included — we're the garage door cable repair option in your area. One local number reaches an on-call technician, any day of the week.
Makaha is part of our greater Honolulu, HI metro service area.
96792 and the surrounding blocks are all on our garage door cable repair map. ETAs for garage door cable repair shift with Makaha traffic through the day; call and we'll quote the honest arrival window on the spot. You reach an on-call technician, not an answering machine. For local garage door cable repair in Makaha, HI, including 96792, 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:
In Makaha it is usually storm-driven water and debris in the tracks — and because the area has predominantly single-family homes with attached garages, plus a core of older in-town residences, we also see a lot of moisture-tripped openers and sensors. Both are stocked on the truck, so most repairs are one and done.
About 73% of Makaha's housing predates 1980, with a median build year of 1976; on doors that age, worn springs, tired openers, and brittle weather seals are the norm rather than the exception.
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.