Job ticket № 05 · Aurora, CO
Cables, rollers & track
Frayed cables, shrieking rollers, bent track — the small parts that take the whole door down.
Typical price, installed
$140–$320
Typical for a cable pair or a full roller set, installed. Track sections priced per the damage — exact number before work starts.
Sound familiar?
- A cable hangs slack or shows fraying wire at the bottom bracket
- The door shrieks or chatters its whole travel
- Visible bend or flat spot in the track after a bumper tap
- The door tilts, hesitates, or sits crooked in the opening
What I do about it
- Lift cables replaced in matched pairs, drums checked while the tension is off
- Steel rollers swapped for sealed-bearing nylon — the single biggest noise fix there is
- Track straightened where it’s safe, replaced where it isn’t — no hammering a kink and hoping
- Full travel, balance, and safety-reverse test to finish
Asked on most driveways
The door still works — can a frayed cable wait?
A fraying cable is a countdown, and when it lets go the door usually racks itself crooked and jams, turning a small job into a big one. Sooner is genuinely cheaper here.
What makes a door quiet?
Nylon rollers, snug hinges, and a properly balanced spring, in that order. If someone quotes you a whole new door for noise alone, get a second opinion — mine, ideally.
My track is bent — new track or repair?
A gentle wave can often be trued up. A kink or crease means replacement; track that’s been creased once never holds shape under load again. I’ll show you which one you have.