National reference · 2026
Installed ranges — parts and labour together. Every entry says what actually drives the price, because the number on its own does not tell you whether a quote is fair.
The most common failure and the one that stops the door dead.
$185–$320
Door won’t lift, or a loud bang came from the garage
Springs are matched to door weight and installed in pairs on most doors. If one broke, the other is the same age and within a few thousand cycles of failing — replacing only one usually means a second service call inside a year.
$275–$480
Broken spring, and you want both done while the tech is there
The second spring adds parts cost but almost no labor, which is why the pair costs far less than two separate visits.
$140–$260
Long springs along the side tracks, one is stretched or snapped
Common on older and lighter doors. Safety cables should be run through them; if yours has none, expect that added.
Wear parts. Cheap on their own, and often bundled with a spring job.
$130–$240
Cable is frayed, snapped, or has come off the drum
Cables are usually replaced in pairs and often fail alongside a spring, since a spring break shock-loads them.
$110–$220
Grinding or squealing, door drags in the track
Nylon rollers cost more than steel and run markedly quieter — the usual upgrade if noise is the complaint.
$145–$340
Door is crooked, jammed, or hanging out of the rails
Price depends on what knocked it off. A roller that jumped is quick; a door hit by a vehicle usually means bent track and damaged panels too.
$135–$300
Track is visibly bent, dented, or pulling off the wall
Minor bends can be straightened. Once a track is kinked at a curve, it gets replaced — a straightened curve will keep throwing the door.
$95–$200
Creaking at the joints, or visible cracks around a hinge
Bottom brackets are under full spring tension and are not a DIY item — they are the single most dangerous part on the door.
$90–$190
Daylight, water, or draft under or around the closed door
Cheap job with a real payback on an attached or heated garage. If the concrete has settled unevenly, the seal alone may not close the gap.
Where the cheapest fixes and the priciest ones both live.
$140–$330
Motor runs but the door doesn’t move, or it won’t respond
Most often a stripped drive gear, a failed logic board, or a broken trolley. Gear kits are cheap; logic boards are the expensive end of this range.
$380–$850
Unit is dead, or old enough that repair isn’t worth it
Chain drive sits at the low end, belt drive mid, and wall-mount jackshaft units at the top. Openers made before 1993 lack photo-eye safety sensors and should be replaced rather than repaired.
$85–$165
Door starts down then reverses, or a light is blinking
Very often just realignment or a dirty lens, which a tech may do inside the service call. Ask before booking — this is the repair most likely to need no parts at all.
$60–$180
Remote or exterior keypad stopped working
Frequently a battery or a re-pair to the opener. Worth trying yourself before paying a service call.
The replace-or-repair decision point.
$240–$750
A section is dented, cracked, or rotted through
The real variable is whether your door model is still made. Discontinued panels mean a colour and profile mismatch, and past roughly three damaged panels a full door is usually the better spend.
$750–$1,900
Replacing the whole door — single-car opening
Non-insulated steel at the bottom, insulated steel mid, carriage-house and wood at the top. Includes haul-away of the old door from most installers — confirm it.
$1,200–$3,400
Replacing the whole door — two-car opening
A double door is heavier than two singles and needs correctly rated springs. Ask that the opener be re-balanced to the new door weight; it is often skipped.
What actually extends the life of everything above.
$80–$160
Nothing broken yet — preventive service
Balance check, spring tension, lubrication, sensor alignment, and force settings. Roughly a tenth of a spring job and the main thing that pushes a spring toward the long end of its cycle life.
The ranges above are national. Labour swings these numbers by roughly 50% between the cheapest and most expensive states.