Garage Door Garage Door Cable Repair Hollister, CA
Hollister garage door cable repair, done by a crew that works this area daily. We see misaligned photo-eye sensors after seasonal grit buildup, noisy, vibrating doors from loosened hardware, dried, cracked bottom seals from constant UV, and corroded low brackets on homes near the coast most often here, and we carry the parts to resolve them on the first visit.
Garage doors in San Benito County live with a mild Mediterranean climate of warm, dry summers and gentle, damp winters, with low annual rainfall and abundant sun. For Hollister that means watching for mild but steady humidity swings that quietly seize hinges, winter damp that rusts low brackets and fasteners, and long dry spells that crack aging weatherstripping; we factor it into every repair and every new-door spec.
Hollister homeowners usually call us about one of a few things: misaligned photo-eye sensors after seasonal grit buildup, noisy, vibrating doors from loosened hardware, dried, cracked bottom seals from constant UV, and corroded low brackets on homes near the coast. 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.
Signs you need garage door cable repair
Frayed cable visible at the drum
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
- Call or schedule online. Schedule garage door cable repair on a 2-hour window that suits you. Within five minutes you'll get a confirmation carrying the name and photo of the tech we're sending.
- 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.
- Flat-rate quote. Before starting, we hand you a written, flat-rate garage door cable repair estimate. What you see is what you pay — no hourly surprises, no commission-driven add-ons.
- Same-visit fix. Your garage door cable repair in Hollister is almost always a single-visit fix — our first-call rate is 96%. We test the door alongside you and leave the space cleaner than we found it.
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Hollister, CA?
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Hollister? 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.
Garage Door Cable Repair the United States starts at from $149, and the garage door cable repair number is flat-rate, written, and set before we begin — no hourly billing, no surprise parts charges. We discount labor 10% for seniors (65+) and military, and projects over $1,500 can use 0% APR Synchrony financing for 12 months with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Hollister, CA choose us for garage door cable repair
For garage door cable repair, Hollister keeps calling because we show up on time and finish in one trip 96% of the time. Licensed (CSLB #1098234), insured, and accountable to San Benito County.
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.
Honest sizing and honest scope drive how we quote garage door cable repair: we don't up-sell unnecessary work, our techs are salaried (not commissioned), and the diagnostic is structured so you see exactly what we see — including the parts still in good shape. If a repair is the right call we say so; if replacement is the better long-term economics, we say that. Either way the garage door cable repair quote is flat-rate, written, and good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door cable repair
We provide garage door cable repair throughout Hollister, CA and the surrounding San Benito County area. Serving Hollister and surrounding neighborhoods.
Some geography behind our garage door cable repair: San Benito County is a small ranching and farming county in the coastal ranges south of the Bay Area. Hollister is inside that, and we cover the whole of it.
Neighbors of Hollister — including San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, Salinas, and Watsonville — get the same garage door cable repair. Our trucks already pass through, so adding your stop rarely adds wait.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Hollister, CA
Homeowners across San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, Salinas, and Watsonville and Hollister reach us first for garage door cable repair near them because proximity is real here — stocked trucks staged in San Benito County, not a dispatcher three states away.
We service ZIP codes 95023 and everything around them. Because Hollister traffic moves garage door cable repair response times around, we quote your ETA live on the call rather than guessing. Our dispatch number connects to an on-call tech with no voicemail in the way.
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