Garage door will not open
When your garage door won't open, the usual cause is a broken torsion spring, and that is a repair call rather than a quick fix.
from $249parts and labor
Garage door repair, Portland metro and Clark County
Garage Door Repair in Portland, Priced Before We Drive Out
We repair garage door springs, cables, openers and off-track doors across Portland and Clark County. Say what the door is doing or text a photo, and you hear the repair and its posted price before anyone gets in the truck.
- Posted prices
- Same day in most cases
- Parts on the truck
Monday to Saturday, 7am to 9pm. Portland, the Westside and Eastside suburbs, and Clark County, Washington.
Check the posted price
from $parts and labor
See the causes and the fix- Door will not openfrom $249
- Loud bang, door will not openfrom $249
- Door will not closefrom $129
- Door off track or crookedfrom $179
- Opener runs, door stays putfrom $149
- Door stuck halfwayfrom $249
Starting price with parts and labor. Your exact price is agreed before the visit. Full price board
What is your door doing?
Pick the symptom that sounds like yours to see the likely causes, what is safe to check, and the repair that fixes it.
Loud bang and a broken garage door spring
A bang from the garage followed by a door that will not lift almost always means a broken garage door spring.
from $249parts and labor
Garage door off track or hanging crooked
A garage door hanging crooked or off its track usually has a snapped or unwound lift cable, a broken roller, or a track bent by a car.
from $179parts and labor
Garage door will not close
When a garage door won't close, its own photo eyes are usually stopping it: something blocks the beam between the two sensors near the floor, or one got knocked out of line.
from $129parts and labor
Garage door cable hanging loose
A loose garage door cable has usually come off its drum or snapped, leaving one side of the door unsupported while the springs are still wound.
from $189parts and labor
Garage door stuck halfway open
A garage door stuck halfway is usually stopped by a broken spring, a lift cable off its drum or a jammed roller.
from $249parts and labor
Garage door repairs we do most
These are the six repairs we are called for most, from springs and cables to openers and new doors, and each card shows its starting price.
Garage Door Spring Replacement
Garage door spring replacement for torsion and extension systems across Portland, the suburbs and Clark County.
from $249parts and labor
Garage Door Cable and Drum Repair
Garage door cable and drum repair for torsion and extension-spring doors around Portland and across Clark County.
from $189parts and labor
Garage Door Opener Repair
Garage door opener repair for chain, belt, screw-drive and wall-mount units anywhere from Sherwood to Battle Ground.
from $149parts and labor
Garage Door Opener Installation
Opener installation across Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Clark counties.
from $549parts and labor
Off-Track Garage Door Repair
Off-track garage door repair for Portland, its suburbs and Clark County.
from $179parts and labor
New Garage Door Installation
New garage door installation for Portland, the Oregon suburbs and Clark County.
from $999parts and labor
Posted prices, parts and labor
Each repair below is listed at its starting price on a standard residential door, with the part and the labor included.
| Repair | What is included | From |
|---|---|---|
| Torsion spring, one spring | One standard residential torsion spring, parts and labor, door balanced and safety tested. Heavy, oversized and high-cycle springs cost more. | $249 |
| Lift cables, pair | Both lift cables replaced, drums checked, door squared and rebalanced. New drums or bottom brackets add parts. | $189 |
| Off-track door reset | Door secured, rollers reset, tracks aligned, cause corrected and test run. Bent track sections and broken cables are priced as their own lines. | $179 |
| Opener repair | Diagnosis plus travel limits, force settings, wall button, trolley and wiring fixes. Drive gears and logic boards are priced by model. | $149 |
| Safety sensor repair | Realign or replace a standard photo-eye pair and test the auto-reverse. Rewiring and brand-specific sensors add parts. | $129 |
| New opener, installed | Chain-drive opener with rail, sensors, wall button and one remote, old unit hauled away. Belt drive with battery backup and wall-mount units cost more. | $549 |
How a visit works
A visit takes four steps, and the price is settled at the second one, before a technician drives out.
Show us the door
Call, text or use the quote form and describe what the door is doing. A photo of the full door, plus one taken up close of the spring above it or the label on the motor, usually identifies the fix.
Hear the price first
We name the repair and its posted price before you book. If anything could move that number, you hear about it now, not in the driveway.
We repair it from the truck
The technician confirms the cause, holds up the worn part so you can see it, and fits the replacement from stock carried on board.
Test it together
Before leaving we balance the door, run the auto-reverse check, and try the remote and wall button with you standing there.
Three things you can count on
You get a posted price, a same-day visit in most cases, and a stocked truck, wherever you live on our routes.
- Posted pricesEvery repair has a starting price on this site, and you hear yours before we drive out.
- Same day in most casesCall during business hours and a technician can usually be at your door that day.
- Parts on the truckSprings, cables, rollers, opener gears and photo eyes ride along, so most jobs finish in one trip.
Where we repair garage doors
We work in Portland, the towns around it and Clark County, Washington, from St. Johns to Oregon City and from Hillsboro to Camas, with the same posted prices in every town.
- Multnomah County, OR Portland neighborhoods, Gresham, Troutdale and east county
- Washington County, OR Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard and the Westside
- Clackamas County, OR Lake Oswego, West Linn, Oregon City and Happy Valley
- Clark County, WA Vancouver, Camas, Battle Ground and Ridgefield
Towns on our regular routes include:
Garage door guides
Each guide answers one question we hear at the door in plain words and lists the sources behind it.
Belt, chain or wall-mount opener? How to pick the drive for your garage
Choose a chain drive where nobody hears the garage, a belt drive when living space shares a wall or ceiling with it, and a wall-mount opener when the door hangs on torsion springs and you want a clear ceiling.
How to look up a garage door contractor with the Oregon CCB and Washington L&I
In Oregon, search the contractor's number on the Construction Contractors Board license search; in Washington, look the business up in L&I's Verify tool.
How to replace the door on a detached or alley garage in Portland
Replacing the door on a detached or alley garage in Portland starts with the building: measure the opening, confirm the jambs and header are square and solid, check for power, and work out how much room the door has to open.
Questions before you call
What should I look at on the door before I call?
From a safe distance, look for a spring with a gap in its coil, a slack cable, a roller out of its track, and a blinking opener light. Tell us which of those you see, or text a photo, and we can usually name the repair before the call ends. Look without touching: springs, cables and bottom brackets carry the door's weight under tension.
How can I tell whether the opener or the door itself is the problem?
With the door fully closed, pull the red emergency release cord and raise the door by hand. If it rises smoothly and stays put halfway, the door is healthy and the opener is at fault. If it feels heavy, drops or binds, the springs, cables or tracks need work, and the opener should stay disconnected until then.
Which garage door repairs can you finish on the first visit?
Most of them. Springs, lift cables, drums, rollers, hinges, track straightening, opener gears and trolleys, photo eyes, remotes and bottom seals all come off the truck. New doors, matched sections for older doors and some opener logic boards get ordered after we measure or confirm the model, which is when a second visit happens.
Can you still help if I already tried to fix the door myself?
Yes, and the most useful thing you can do is tell us exactly what was changed. A spring that was wound by hand, a cable put back on its drum or an opener force setting turned up each points us to a different check. Until we arrive, leave the door where it sits and unplug the opener if anyone worked on the springs, cables or tracks.
What opener brands do you repair?
All the common ones in Portland garages, including LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, Craftsman, Linear, Marantec and Overhead Door, plus older lines like Legacy. Many of them share standard parts such as drive gears, trolleys and photo eyes. For an opener we have not seen before, a photo of its label lets us confirm parts before the visit.
Do you also sell and install new garage doors?
Yes. We install steel sectional, insulated and carriage-style doors, and we quote wood and custom doors from measurements. A new door comes with new tracks, springs sized to its weight and a full balance. If the door you have only needs a repair, we tell you that first, because most doors are worth fixing.
Ready to get the door moving again?
Call with the symptom, or text a photo of the door and the opener, and we will name the part and the posted price before anyone drives out.