What garage door repair costs in Florida
Every price we charge is on this page. It is the thing this company was built to do differently, so it is not buried in a form or held back until a technician is standing in your driveway.
Garage door repair in Florida starts at $150 per spring, $95 for cable repair, $95 for opener repair, $275 for opener installation, $350 for a smart opener installed, $140 for off-track repair, $250 per panel replaced, $950 for a new wind-rated door installed, $1,800 for a hurricane-rated door installed, $150 for storm damage repair and $85 for a tune-up. Emergency and after-hours dispatch adds $150 to $300. These are starting prices for a standard single door in normal condition, and every job is quoted in writing before work begins.
| Service | Starting price | Typical range | What the price covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage Door Spring Replacement | from $150 | $150 to $350 | per spring installed; both springs together adds $120 to $250 |
| Garage Door Cable Repair | from $95 | $95 to $300 | cable and drum together $225 to $400; tension adjustment only $85 to $140 |
| Garage Door Opener Repair | from $95 | $95 to $300 | logic board, gear kit, sensors, travel limits |
| Garage Door Opener Installation | from $275 | $275 to $600 | unit plus installation, standard rail |
| Smart & WiFi Garage Door Opener Installation | from $350 | $350 to $750 | WiFi unit with battery backup and camera options |
| Off Track Garage Door Repair | from $140 | $140 to $600 | severe cases with bent track or damaged sections run higher |
| Garage Door Panel & Section Replacement | from $250 | $250 to $800 | per section, when the profile is still available |
| New Garage Door Installation | from $950 | $950 to $4,200 | standard wind-rated steel single, installed, permit included in quote |
| Hurricane-Rated Garage Door Installation | from $1,800 | $1,800 to $6,500 | impact-rated or HVHZ door with Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA |
| Storm Damage Garage Door Repair | from $150 | $150 to $1,500 | assessment, bracing, panel or track repair; full replacement quoted separately |
| Emergency Garage Door Repair | from $150 | $150 to $300 | call-out premium for same-day and after-hours dispatch, on top of the repair price |
| Garage Door Tune-Up & Maintenance | from $85 | $85 to $160 | annual service, best in April or May before the season |
Common additions
| Item | Price | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Both springs replaced together | Adds $120 to $250 | Rather than doubling, because most of the labor is shared |
| Cable and drum together | $225 to $400 | When the drum is corroded or damaged as well as the cable |
| Cable tension adjustment only | $85 to $140 | When the cable slipped off the drum but is not damaged |
| Emergency or after-hours call-out | $150 to $300 | Stated before we dispatch, never added afterwards |
| Labor, where quoted hourly | $45 to $120 per hour | Florida market rate, used only for non-standard work |
Garage door costs in Miami and Miami-Dade
Miami prices come from the same published list as the rest of Florida. What changes in Miami-Dade is the rule for replacement doors: the whole county is in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), so a new door needs a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) and a permit. Repairs need neither.
Garage door repair cost in Miami
Garage door repair in Miami costs $150 to $350 per spring, with $120 to $250 to replace the second spring at the same visit; $95 to $300 for cable repair, or $225 to $400 for cable and drum together; $95 to $300 for opener repair; $140 to $600 for a door off its track; and $250 to $800 per damaged section when the profile is still made. A tune-up is $85 to $160, and storm damage repair starts at $150 for the assessment and bracing.
Repairs do not need a permit in Miami-Dade, so none of these prices carries a permit fee. An emergency or after-hours call-out adds $150 to $300 on top of the repair, stated before we dispatch, and the repair itself is priced the same as on any other day.
Garage door replacement cost in Miami
Replacing a garage door in Miami costs $1,800 to $6,500 installed for a hurricane-rated door with a Miami-Dade NOA, with the permit and the inspection included in the quote. In Miami-Dade the starting point is $1,800 rather than the $950 wind-rated door we quote elsewhere in Florida, because the HVHZ requires a Miami-Dade NOA and, in practice, an impact-rated door.
A single car door sits toward the bottom of that range. An insulated 16 foot double, a door with impact glass windows, or a full view aluminum and glass door sits toward the top. When only one or two sections are damaged and the profile is still made, section replacement from $250 each is the cheaper route, and we tell you which applies before you decide.
Garage door installation cost in Miami
Installing a new garage door in Miami is priced as a hurricane-rated door installation: from $1,800, covering the old door out, the rated door, track, struts, springs and brackets installed to the approval drawing, the opener reconnected, the permit filed with the NOA number, and the inspection that closes it.
A new opener installed costs $275 to $600, a smart WiFi opener $350 to $750, a wall mount jackshaft opener for a low headroom garage $450 to $800, and battery backup adds $60 to $150. Replacing only the opener normally needs no permit, so it carries no permit fee.
What moves the price in Miami-Dade
- The HVHZ. Miami-Dade and Broward are the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so a replacement door needs a Miami-Dade NOA rather than the Florida Product Approval used in the rest of the state, and a retrofit bracing kit is not the accepted route here; a rated door is.
- What the NOA covers. The approval covers the door as a tested assembly, so windows have to be impact glazing that is part of it, and the struts, track and anchors are the ones the approval drawing lists. That is why an NOA door with windows costs more than a solid one.
- The permit. Every replacement door needs one, from the City of Miami, from another city such as Coral Gables or Hialeah, or from Miami-Dade County in unincorporated areas such as Kendall. It is included in our replacement price.
- Salt and age. Near Biscayne Bay the cable, drum and bottom bracket rust together, so a cable call can become cable and drum work at $225 to $400, and older single garages with low headroom may need a jackshaft opener at $450 to $800.
- Your association. In many Kendall, Doral and townhouse communities the HOA approves the style and color before the door is ordered, and we do not order until it has.
Written before, not after
You get the price in writing before anything is touched, and that number is what the invoice says.
No bait call-out fee
We do not advertise a $29 visit and make the money on parts quoted once your door is in pieces.
The failed part, shown
If we say a part failed we show it to you. A recommendation you cannot see is a recommendation you cannot check.
Questions about pricing
Are these your real prices or an advertisement?
They are real starting prices for a standard single garage door in normal condition. The final number depends on the door, the model and what we find, and you get it in writing before any work starts. What we will not do is name a low number to get in the door and raise it once the door is apart.
Why does nobody else publish prices?
Because a published price is a commitment and a quote given in your driveway is not. It is also why cost searches are dominated by directories rather than by garage door companies: the question gets asked constantly and almost nobody in the trade answers it.
What is a fair price for two garage door springs in Florida?
Roughly $270 to $600 installed for a standard door: $150 to $350 for the first spring and $120 to $250 to do the second at the same visit. Quotes well above that for two standard springs are worth a second opinion. High-cycle springs and oversized doors legitimately cost more, and anyone quoting them should say which one applies.
Do your prices go up after a hurricane?
No. The price list is the same the week after a named storm as it is in March. Storm damage repair starts at $150 for the assessment and bracing, panel and track work is quoted from the same published prices, and a full replacement is quoted separately in writing. We photograph and document the damage for your insurance claim, and we do not inflate the repair to match a payout.
Is the building permit included in a replacement quote?
Yes. Replacing a garage door in Florida requires a permit, pulled by a licensed contractor, with the wind rating documented on it. Our new door price from $950 and hurricane-rated door price from $1,800 both include the permit. Replacing only the opener normally does not need one, which is why opener installation from $275 does not carry that cost.
Does a garage door cost more in Miami than in the rest of Florida?
Repairs cost the same: springs from $150, cables from $95, opener repair from $95, a new opener from $275. A replacement door costs more, because Miami-Dade is in the HVHZ and the door needs a Miami-Dade NOA, so a new door in Miami starts at $1,800 installed instead of $950, with the permit included either way.
Do you offer a warranty?
One year on parts and one year on labor for the work we do. The warranty is written on the invoice rather than promised verbally.
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