Garage Door Repair in Vancouver
Springs, openers, cables and new doors, quoted by phone or online
Garage Door Repairs Vancouver quotes garage door repair across Metro Vancouver: broken springs, snapped or loose cables, openers that stop responding, doors that have come off their tracks, and full door replacement. Call (604) 216-9380 or send the form with a line on what the door is doing, and ask for a price.
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What is wrong with my garage door, and which page covers it?
Most garage door problems fall into six groups: springs, the opener, cables and rollers, a door that is stuck, a door that is past saving, and wear that a tune-up can catch. Pick the one that sounds like your door to read what causes it and what the repair involves.
Broken or worn springs
The springs carry the weight of the door. When one breaks, the door gets too heavy for the opener or for you to lift.
Garage door spring repairOpener and sensor trouble
A motor that hums without moving the door, a dead remote, or a door that starts down and then reverses.
Garage door opener repairCables, rollers and off-track doors
A door hanging crooked, a cable slack or off its drum, rollers that have popped out of the track, or a dented panel.
Cable, roller and track repairStuck open or stuck shut
The door will not open, will not close, or stops partway, and the car or the house is not secure.
Emergency garage door repairTime for a new door
Single and double steel doors, insulated doors, custom and glass designs, and what to ask about R-values and permits.
Garage door replacementNoisy, slow or rusting
Squeaks, worn bottom seals, rust on the hardware and the monthly safety test for the opener's auto-reverse.
Garage door maintenance and tune-upsHow do I get a price for a garage door repair?
You get a price by calling (604) 216-9380 or sending the form and telling us what the door is doing.
Call or send the form
Use whichever suits you. The form asks for your name, phone number and email, plus what the door needs.
Describe the symptom
Say what you heard or saw: a loud bang, a door that feels heavy, a cable hanging loose, an opener that clicks but does nothing. Mention whether it is a single or double door and when the problem started.
Ask for a price
We quote the repair your door needs, and you decide from there.
What does garage door repair cost in Metro Vancouver?
Most single-part repairs in Metro Vancouver cost $100 to $700 before tax, while a new door costs a few thousand. The table shows three typical market ranges from published price pages: market ranges, not a quote for your door.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Torsion springs, matched pair | $350 to $700 |
| Opener repair (sensors, gears, logic board) | $150 to $350 |
| New single steel door, supplied and installed | $1,500 to $2,500 |
Typical Metro Vancouver market ranges, 2026, before tax. Where these prices come from
Cables, rollers, tune-ups, double doors and after-hours charges are in the full garage door repair cost guide for Vancouver.
My garage door is stuck. What can I safely check?
Start with the simple causes: the remote, the safety sensors, the power and the manual release. A door that will not move is often one of these, and none of them involves the parts under tension.
- Press the wall button. If the door works from the wall but not from the remote, the remote batteries are the likely cause.
- If the door starts down and then reverses, look at the two photo-eye sensors near the floor; the sensor checks show what is safe to try.
- Check that the opener is plugged in and has power at the outlet, the breaker and any GFCI outlet in the garage.
- If the motor runs but the door does not move, the red emergency release may have been pulled, which disconnects the door from the opener.
- Look along both tracks for anything in the way, and for rollers that have come out of the track.
If none of that explains it, see what to do when a garage door won't open or close or call (604) 216-9380.
Which cities do we cover?
Each of the six Metro Vancouver cities below has its own page on the homes, weather and strata rules that shape a garage door there.
- VancouverOver 3,000 laneway house permits since 2009, often built in the space normally kept for a garage.
- SurreyTownhouses make up about 1 in 6 homes, by the 2021 census.
- LangleyThe City and the Township are separate municipalities with separate building departments.
- BurnabyBurnaby rises from sea level to 370 m on Burnaby Mountain.
- RichmondIslands about 1 m above sea level, where few homes have basements.
- CoquitlamWestwood Plateau alone has about 2,349 detached homes, some on steep roads.
The garage door repair service areas page has more on how the local climate and strata rules affect a door.
Garage door questions people ask first
How can I tell if a garage door spring is broken?
A loud bang like a gunshot from the garage is the classic sign. After it, the door will not lift or feels very heavy, and a torsion spring above the door shows a visible gap of 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 inches) between its coils. An extension spring along the track may hang loose or look stretched. Stop using the door and read about garage door spring repair.
Is an old garage door worth repairing?
Repair usually makes sense when the door itself is sound and one part has failed, such as a spring, a cable or the opener. Replacement is worth pricing when the door is near the end of its life: a home inspectors' life-expectancy chart puts garage doors at 20 to 25 years and openers at 10 to 15. Damaged panels can sometimes be replaced one at a time.
How long do garage door springs last?
A standard torsion spring is rated for about 10,000 open-and-close cycles, so its life depends on how often the door is used. The spring wear section shows how to work out yours.
Can I open my garage door by hand?
Yes. Pulling the red release cord disconnects the door from the opener so it can be lifted by hand. Pull it only with the door fully closed, as door care guides advise (the emergency page explains why). If the door is very heavy to lift, stop: that points to a spring problem.
Do I need a permit to replace my garage door?
Swapping a door into the same opening generally does not need a permit in Canada. Widening the opening, changing the header or turning two single doors into one double usually counts as structural work that does. Check with your city before the work starts, since each municipality sets its own rules.
Sources for this page
Spring safety and stuck-door checks: door manufacturer and industry safety guidance; DASMA, Door and Access Systems, Fall 2007; US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Publication 523. Spring signs and cycle rating: door manufacturer guidance. Door and opener life: InterNACHI life expectancy chart. Permits: HomeStars, August 2026. City notes: City of Vancouver, laneway housing pages; City of Richmond, Climate Change and Flooding fact sheet; Statistics Canada, 2021 census; Wikipedia for Langley's two municipalities, Burnaby's elevation, Richmond basements and Westwood Plateau homes. All checked October 2026.
Last updated October 27, 2026
Tell us what your garage door is doing
A short description of the symptom is enough to start. Call or send the form and ask for a price on the repair.
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