Garage door made a loud bang
A loud bang from the garage, followed by a door the opener cannot lift, usually means a torsion spring broke.
from $245parts and labor
Spring and cable repair in Vancouver, WA and Clark County
Broken garage door spring or cable in Vancouver, WA or Clark County? We fix both
Columbia Spring & Cable replaces broken torsion springs and snapped lift cables in Vancouver, WA, around Clark County and along I-5 to Longview. Each repair starts at its posted price for part and labor, and Washington sales tax goes on top.
- Springs and cables are the specialty
- Posted prices, before sales tax
- Same day in most cases
- Text a photo for a price
Monday to Saturday, 7am to 11:30pm. Vancouver, all of Clark County and the I-5 corridor north through Longview to Castle Rock, Washington.
Price your spring or cable
Choose the part that gave out and the posted starting price for that repair appears, with a link to how we do the job.
Here is where that repair starts on our posted price list.
from $245 One torsion spring
Find your symptom on the troubleshooting pages, or text a shot of the coil above the door, and the reply will name the part that failed.
Spring and cable starting prices
- One torsion spring from $245
- Both torsion springs from $345
- Extension spring pair from $215
- Both lift cables from $185
Starting price for the part and the work together. Washington sales tax comes on top, and your exact price is agreed before anyone drives out. All posted prices
Which symptom matches your garage door?
From a loud bang to a blinking opener light, each page ranks the likely causes, lists the checks that are safe to make yourself, and names the repair with its starting price.
Garage door crooked or off its track
A garage door hanging crooked usually has one lift cable that snapped or slipped off its drum, so one corner lost its support.
from $175parts and labor
Garage door will not open
A garage door that won't open most often has a broken torsion spring, and that calls for a spring repair, not a reset.
from $245parts and labor
Garage door will not close
A garage door that will not close is usually seeing a blocked or misaligned photo eye near the floor, often a two-minute fix.
from $125parts and labor
Garage door opens by itself
A garage door that opens on its own is getting a signal it believes, most often from a remote pressed in a pocket or car, a shorted wall button, or a keypad with rain inside.
from $155parts and labor
Garage door opener light blinking
When the opener light flashes and the door refuses to close, the photo eyes are the usual cause: LiftMaster and Chamberlain openers flash their main lights 10 times for a sensor fault.
from $155parts and labor
Springs and cables first, then the rest of the door
Torsion springs and lift cables lead, followed by track, opener and new door work, and every card shows where that repair starts.
Garage Door Spring Replacement
Garage door spring replacement in Vancouver, WA and across Clark County.
from $245parts and labor
Garage Door Cable Replacement
Garage door cable replacement in Vancouver, WA and Clark County.
from $185parts and labor
Off-Track Garage Door Repair
Off-track garage door repair in Vancouver, WA and Clark County.
from $175parts and labor
Garage Door Opener Repair
Garage door opener repair for chain, belt, screw and wall-mount units in Vancouver, WA, Clark County and the I-5 corridor to Longview.
from $155parts and labor
Garage Door Opener Installation
Garage door opener installation and replacement in Vancouver, WA, Clark County and north to Longview.
from $545parts and labor
New Garage Door Installation
New garage door installation in Vancouver, WA, Clark County and the I-5 corridor to Longview.
from $1195parts and labor
What does the rest of the door cost to fix?
These six run from a spring conversion to a full tune-up, and each starts at the figure in the last column, with sales tax still to come.
| Repair | What the price covers | From |
|---|---|---|
| Extension to torsion conversion, on the full price list | Side springs and pulleys removed; a torsion shaft, spring, drums, bearing plates and new lift cables fitted to a standard one car door. Heavy doors and low headroom setups cost more. | $495 |
| Door back on its track, on the full price list | The door is clamped and supported, rollers guided back in, track set plumb and fastened, then run through full cycles. A kinked track section or a snapped cable is a separate line. | $175 |
| Full roller set, nylon, on the full price list | Every roller on a standard seven foot door swapped for sealed bearing nylon, with hinges checked as each one comes off. A cracked hinge or bent bracket is added per piece. | $195 |
| Opener repair, on the full price list | Fault traced and fixed when it is a setting or a small part: travel limits, force, wall control, low voltage wiring or the trolley. A gear kit or logic board is quoted by model first. | $155 |
| Chain drive opener, installed, on the full price list | A chain drive unit hung on its rail with photo eyes, a wall control and a remote, set to your door and tested; the old opener leaves with us. Belt and wall mount units are higher tiers. | $545 |
| Tune up and safety check, on the full price list | Moving parts oiled, loose bolts snugged, spring balance and reversing checked, opener travel and force set, and a written list of anything wearing. Parts are extra. | $135 |
How a repair goes, from first text to final test
There are four steps, and the price is settled in the second one, before anyone comes out.
Tell us or show us
Call, text or use the quote form. One wide picture of the door plus a close one of the spring or a bottom corner usually shows which part failed.
Hear the price first
We name the repair that fits and its posted starting price, and point out anything on your door that could move it, before a time is booked.
We fix the part that failed
At the door we confirm the cause, show you the broken part, and fit a replacement sized to your door.
A balance check and a safety test
We check that the door holds halfway with the opener disconnected, run the reversing test, and try the remote and wall button with you.
What stays the same on every job
Three habits hold from the first message to the invoice, whatever part failed.
- Prices posted firstEvery repair on the site shows where it starts, part and labor together, and the bill lists sales tax separately.
- Same day in most casesReach us during the posted hours and a visit later that day can usually be arranged.
- A price from a photoText a picture of the spring, the cable or the opener label, and the reply names the repair and where its price starts.
Where we work in Southwest Washington
From the older Vancouver grid out to Battle Ground and Camas, and up I-5 as far as Castle Rock, every place we serve is in Washington.
- Vancouver neighborhoods Neighborhoods inside city limits, from the alley garages of Hough and Shumway out to the 1990s tracts around Fisher's Landing.
- Unincorporated Clark County Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, Felida, Orchards, Hockinson and more, often with a Vancouver mailing address but outside any city.
- Clark County cities Camas and Washougal in the path of the Gorge east wind, the new subdivisions of Ridgefield and Battle Ground, and Woodland on the Lewis River.
- Cowlitz County Kalama and Castle Rock along I-5, plus Longview's 1920s planned-city streets and Kelso's older blocks on the Cowlitz.
Area pages to start with:
Guides for Clark County homeowners
Plain answers on springs, openers, permits, weather and Washington sales tax, with the sources behind each guide listed on it.
Choosing a chain, belt or wall mount opener for your garage
Choose a belt drive for an attached garage near living space, a chain drive where noise does not matter, and a wall mount unit when you want the ceiling clear and the door has torsion springs.
Check a garage door company's Washington registration before you hire
In Washington, every contractor who repairs or installs garage doors for pay must register with the Department of Labor & Industries, and you can check any company in a minute on the L&I Verify tool by name, registration number or UBI.
Garage doors for the detached and alley garages of older Vancouver
A detached garage in an older Vancouver, Washington neighborhood such as Hough, Carter Park or Arnada can take an automatic opener once it has a ceiling outlet, and a new door can fit its old opening when the jambs and header are sound.
What to know before you call
What should I look at on my garage door before I call?
Look at three spots from a few steps back: the coil above the opening, the cable at each bottom corner, and the rollers in both tracks. Keep your hands off all three, because the spring and cables are under tension. A split coil, a slack cable or a roller out of its track tells us most of what we need to know.
How does texting a photo of my garage door get me a price?
Text two pictures to the number on this page, and the reply tells you which repair fits and where its posted price starts. Take one of the full door from inside, and one up close of the spring above the opening, a bottom corner or the opener label. If something a photo cannot show could change the price, the reply says so.
Will you repair a garage door that another company installed?
Yes, and who hung the door makes no difference to the repair. Springs, cables and track are matched to the door itself, so we measure what is there and size the new parts to it. That covers builder-installed doors on newer Clark County homes and doors hung decades ago. If an earlier repair left a spring that does not suit the door, we show you before changing it.
Do you fix every brand of garage door and opener?
Yes, we repair doors and openers from any maker, from LiftMaster, Genie and Chamberlain to Clopay, Northwest Door and openers that are no longer made. We are tied to no maker, so our advice is about the part that failed rather than a product line. Each brand page explains how to find your model on the label and what tends to wear out first.
Want a price before anyone drives over?
Call and describe what the door is doing, or text a photo of the door and the spring above it. You hear the likely repair and where its price starts, then decide.