Garage Door Cable Repair in Des Moines, IA | Garage Door USA
from $149
Garage Door Garage Door Cable Repair Des Moines, IA
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 Garage Door Cable Repair Des Moines, IA
For garage door cable repair around Des Moines, the details that matter are local: cold-thickened opener grease that strains the motor, wide seasonal swings that work bolts loose over time, and summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel. Our crews stock corrosion-resistant parts built for exactly those conditions.
In Iowa's continental-climate region, warm, wet summers and cold winters with snow and ice, driving repeated freeze-thaw cycles on exterior hardware. For Des Moines garages that translates into cold-thickened opener grease that strains the motor, wide seasonal swings that work bolts loose over time, and summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, so our tune-ups focus on the components that wear first under these conditions.
From McKinley School/Columbus Park, Indianola Hills, Capitol View South and Market District, the issues Des Moines customers describe are typically cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter, doors frozen to the slab on cold mornings, openers straining against cold-thickened grease, and rusted hardware from snowmelt and road salt. We quote flat-rate, fix it in one trip, and back the work for 10 years.
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
1
Call or schedule online. Line up garage door cable repair for Des Moines on a 2-hour window. We answer fast and send a confirmation — tech name, tech photo — inside five minutes.
2
On-site diagnosis. In Des Moines, the garage door cable repair starts with a hands-on diagnosis: free for most repairs, $39 on minor service calls (waived on approval). You see the issue and the fix first.
3
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.
4
Same-visit fix. Expect a same-visit garage door cable repair fix — our first-call success rate is 96%. We confirm the repair by cycling the door with you, then leave no mess behind.
How much does garage door cable repair cost in Des Moines, IA?
The cost of garage door cable repair in Des Moines starts at $149, locked in as a flat written rate before work begins. No commissioned up-sell, no hourly creep — and 10% off labor for seniors and military. Affordable garage door cable repair in Des Moines, IA 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, every garage door cable repair estimate is flat-rate and handed to you in writing up front, so there are no surprise line items or hourly surprises. Seniors (65+) and military take 10% off labor, and 0% APR Synchrony financing is available on work over $1,500 for 12 months — fast approval, no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Des Moines, IA choose us for garage door cable repair
The case for choosing us for Des Moines garage door cable repair is simple: salaried techs, flat-rate written quotes, and deep familiarity with Polk County. Licensed and insured since 1974. Looking for a garage door cable repair company in Des Moines, IA? That's exactly what we are — local, licensed, and accountable to Polk County.
Every garage door cable repair is guaranteed: a 10-year workmanship warranty, held separate from the manufacturer's coverage on the parts. Should our garage door cable repair fail because of the install, we return and correct it at no charge for ten full years. 30,000-cycle springs are warrantied for the life of the original homeowner; other parts and accessories carry standard 1–5 year terms.
In Des Moines, garage door cable repair comes with honest scope by default — no unnecessary up-sell, salaried (not commissioned) crews, and a diagnostic you watch start to finish, including the parts that are fine. If repair beats replacement we say so, and vice-versa; the flat-rate garage door cable repair quote is written and holds for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door cable repair
We provide garage door cable repair throughout Des Moines, IA and the surrounding Polk County area. Serving McKinley School/Columbus Park, Indianola Hills, Capitol View South and surrounding neighborhoods.
Our garage door cable repair routing keeps dispatch short across Polk County — Polk County sits in Iowa. Des Moines and Windsor Heights, Pleasant Hill, Norwalk, and Carlisle are all on the daily loop.
Our Des Moines garage door cable repair area doesn't stop at the city line; we cover neighboring Windsor Heights, Pleasant Hill, Norwalk, and Carlisle too, so one dispatch handles the corridor. We handle garage door cable repair around 50309 and the rest of Des Moines, IA on one daily route.
Garage Door Cable Repair near you in Des Moines, IA
The honest answer to "garage door cable repair near me" in Des Moines: a crew that already drives McKinley School/Columbus Park, Indianola Hills, Capitol View South and Market District. Local means we arrive sooner, price fairer, and stand behind the work because we'll be back in the neighborhood tomorrow.
We cover ZIP codes 50309, 50312, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317 and the surrounding area. Reach times for garage door cable repair in Des Moines 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. Searching "garage door cable repair near me" in Des Moines? You've found a genuinely local Polk County crew, not a lead broker.
Frequently asked about garage door cable repair
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Cable Repair near me ask us:
Local weather drives most of the repairs we run in Des Moines: with warm and cold-thickened opener grease that strains the motor, wide seasonal swings that work bolts loose over time, and summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, the common failure modes are cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter, doors frozen to the slab on cold mornings, openers straining against cold-thickened grease, and rusted hardware from snowmelt and road salt. Our Des Moines trucks stock the parts those conditions wear out first, so most jobs are a single visit.
About 73% of Des Moines's housing predates 1980, with a median build year of 1960; on doors that age, worn springs, tired openers, and brittle weather seals are the norm rather than the exception.
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.
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.