A door hanging crooked in its opening is usually telling you a cable let go — the track is the symptom, not the cause.
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Most often a cable snaps or comes off its drum on one side. That side drops, the door racks in the opening, and the rollers on the low side pop out of the track.
The other common cause is impact — a car bumper, usually — which bends a track or a panel and the door jumps at that point on the next cycle.
The instinct is to push it back into the track and try again. On a door with one live cable and one broken one, that puts the whole weight on a single point and can bring the door down.
Disconnect the opener with the emergency release, leave the door where it is, and keep cars and people out from under it. A crooked door is a repair; a dropped door is a replacement and possibly an injury.
Cables replaced as a pair, drums re-seated and re-tensioned, tracks straightened or replaced, rollers checked. Typically $150 to $400 unless a panel is damaged too.
If the door came off because something hit it, have the panels checked properly — a bent section will keep binding even after the tracks are right.
the Gold Coast.
Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Service call / diagnosis | $90 – $180 | Callout and assessment. Usually credited against the repair if you go ahead. |
| Torsion spring replacement | $250 – $600 | Priced per spring. Doors with two springs are normally done as a pair. |
| Cable replacement | $150 – $350 | Often done alongside springs — the two wear together. |
| Motor / opener repair | $150 – $450 | Boards, capacitors and gear sets. Cheaper than replacing the unit where the parts exist. |
| New motor / opener supplied and fitted | $450 – $1,200 | Depends on horsepower, drive type and whether Wi-Fi control is wanted. |
| Roller door repair | $180 – $600 | Curtain, drum, spring or guide work on a roller door. |
| Off-track / re-alignment | $150 – $400 | Common after something clips the door. Check the panels before assuming it's just tracks. |
| Panel or section replacement | $300 – $900+ | Per panel, and colour-matching an older door is the variable. |
| Remote or keypad replacement | $60 – $220 | Coding a new remote is often a five-minute job. |
| Full door replacement (existing opening) | $1,400 – $4,000+ | Sectional, roller or tilt, plus wind classification for the site. |
Prices are indicative only. What a job costs depends on the door type, the part, and whether it can be repaired or has to be replaced. You get a firm price before any work starts.
The door won't open, won't close, or is making a noise it didn't used to make.
The most common failure, and the one job genuinely worth not attempting yourself.
Openers that hum, stall, run without moving the door, or have stopped entirely.
Curtain, drum, spring and guide work on residential and commercial roller doors.
Scheduled servicing that keeps a door running and catches parts before they fail.
Remotes that have stopped working, extra handsets, and keypad entry.
Tell us the suburb and what the door is doing and we will match it to the right person.
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