A garage door that stops working is more than an inconvenience — it can trap your car, leave your home less secure, and get worse the longer it runs in poor condition. Our licensed technicians diagnose the entire door system, explain what failed and why, and complete most repairs in a single visit with parts carried on the truck.
A garage door is a counterbalanced machine with dozens of moving parts, and a failure in one component usually puts stress on the others. That is why we never repair a single part in isolation.
When a technician arrives, they inspect the springs, cables, drums, rollers, hinges, tracks, bottom seal, opener, and safety sensors before recommending anything. If your cable snapped because a bearing plate seized, replacing only the cable means you will be calling again in a few months. Finding the root cause on the first visit is what keeps the repair from repeating.
Everything we find goes into a written estimate with clear options. You approve the scope before any tools come out, and the final invoice matches the estimate you signed off on.
Match what your door is doing to the likely cause. Each card links to the service page or guide that explains the fix in detail.
This is the classic sign of a broken torsion spring. The spring stores the energy that lifts the door; once it snaps, the opener is trying to lift 100+ kilograms on its own. Winter cold makes fatigued springs more likely to break.
Spring replacement service →A lift cable has snapped or come off its drum, so one side of the door lost support. Continuing to run the opener can twist panels and pull rollers out of the track. Keep the door closed until it is repaired.
Cable repair service →Off-track doors usually follow an impact, a broken cable, or badly worn rollers. The door can fall if it is forced. We reseat the sections, straighten or replace track, and correct whatever caused the derailment.
Off-track repair service →Dry steel rollers, worn hinges, and loose track bolts are the usual sources. Noise is an early warning — the parts creating it are wearing down with every cycle and are inexpensive to replace at this stage.
Noisy door repair →Usually the photo-eye sensors are misaligned, dirty, or wired poorly — the opener thinks something is in the way. Travel-limit settings and a binding track can cause the same behaviour. A calibration visit resolves it.
Sensor repair service →Inside older openers, the main drive gear is often stripped — the motor spins but nothing connects it to the trolley. It can also point to a disengaged trolley or a failed capacitor. Both are repairable without replacing the unit.
Opener repair service →No surprises and no pressure — just a clear process from the first call to the final safety test.
Call (647) 493-9256 or send the form below. Telling us what the door is doing — a bang, a crooked panel, a humming motor — helps the technician load the right parts before leaving the shop.
On arrival, the technician checks spring condition and tension, cable wear, drum set screws, roller and hinge wear, track alignment, opener force settings, and sensor operation. The inspection is included in the visit.
You get a clear quote before any work starts. Where there is a choice — for example, standard 10,000-cycle springs versus high-cycle springs — we explain the price difference and expected lifespan of each so you can decide.
Service vehicles carry springs in common wire sizes, cables, drums, rollers, hinges, bearings, and seals. Most repairs are finished in the same visit, typically within one to two hours depending on the job.
Before leaving, the technician tests door balance at the halfway point, confirms the opener reverses on contact, verifies sensor alignment, lubricates moving parts, and walks you through what was done — all documented on the invoice with your warranty.
Most homeowners want a ballpark before they book, so here is an honest one: the majority of common repairs on a residential door land between $150 and $500, parts and labour included. Where your job falls in that range depends on three things.
The component involved. A sensor realignment costs far less than replacing a pair of torsion springs, because springs are load-bearing parts that must be matched to the exact weight of your door.
The door itself. Heavier doors — double-wide, insulated, or wood — need heavier-gauge parts. An oversized 16-foot insulated door uses larger springs and cables than a single 8-foot builder door.
Parts quality. We quote standard and upgraded options side by side. High-cycle springs or sealed nylon rollers cost more up front and considerably less per year of service. The choice is always yours, and the estimate is written before work begins.
| Repair Type | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Torsion spring replacement (pair) | $250 – $450 |
| Lift cable replacement (pair) | $150 – $250 |
| Roller replacement (full set) | $150 – $280 |
| Off-track realignment | $200 – $400 |
| Opener gear & drive repair | $150 – $350 |
| Sensor alignment & wiring | $150 – $220 |
| Panel replacement (per section) | $350 – $800 |
We repair far more doors than we replace — but sometimes a new door is genuinely the better spend. Here is the honest breakdown we use on site.
Still weighing it up? Read our guide on repairing versus replacing a garage door, or explore new door installation options.
A residential garage door weighs between 60 and 180 kilograms, and the torsion springs above it hold that entire load under wound tension. If a spring or a winding cone lets go while unwinding without the correct bars and technique, the released energy can cause serious injury. Lift cables carry the same load and can whip when they fail.
By all means handle the safe jobs yourself — lubricating rollers, tightening track bolts, cleaning sensor lenses, and replacing remote batteries are all covered in our maintenance checklist. For anything attached to the counterbalance system, our technicians carry the winding bars, clamps, and spring charts to do it safely. Our safety check guide shows you how to test your door each season.
The repairs we redo most often for new customers are ones where the underlying wear was never addressed. A few habits go a long way toward making your repair the last one for years:
Technicians are dispatched from points across the GTA. Select your city for local details.
The questions GTA homeowners ask us most before booking a repair.
High-cycle torsion and extension springs matched to your door's exact weight, replaced in a single visit.
View spring service →A yearly tune-up that catches wearing parts before they strand your car in the garage.
View maintenance service →A homeowner's walkthrough of the checks worth doing before you pick up the phone.
Read the guide →Describe the symptom, and we will schedule a technician with the right parts on the truck. Estimates are written, prices are confirmed before work starts, and every repair leaves with a workmanship warranty.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 8am–10pm · Friday 8am–4pm · Saturday closed
No obligation — a technician reviews your request and calls you back.