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A garage door that won’t open, slams shut, or grinds halfway up isn’t something you schedule around. It’s a problem you need handled today. Marlow Garage Door Repair has worked on San Antonio homes since 2002, and our phone is answered by a real person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail, no callback queue. When your door fails, call (361) 314-2738 and we’ll give you straight answers on pricing and availability before anyone gets in a truck. Most garage door issues in San Antonio can be diagnosed and quoted the same day, with a written price in your hands before any wrench turns.
What separates us from every other Garage Door Repair in San Antonio company is simple: we show you everything. Live arrival tracking, before-and-after photos, and a written price you approve before work begins. That’s the Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it’s built into every single job we run. Jaylen Ross set up this operation with one rule: the customer should never be surprised by the bill. Full stop.
Garage Door Sensor Repair
Garage Door Sensor Repair is what fixes the two small photo-eye units mounted about six inches off the floor on either side of your door track. When those sensors get knocked out of alignment by a broom, garden hose, or a kid on a bike, your door refuses to close because it thinks something is in the way. It’s actually a safety feature doing its job, but it leaves you with a door that won’t budge. We test the sensors, realign them, and replace the units if they’re burned out. For more complex issues, we also offer Sensor Calibration services. Most San Antonio sensor repairs land between $120 and $320 depending on whether we’re dealing with a simple realignment or a full sensor and wiring replacement. You’ll know the exact number before we start.
Misaligned Sensors
The most common sensor problem we see in San Antonio homes is simple misalignment. A bump from a trash can or a loose mounting bracket knocks the beam off target. We verify alignment with a laser level, tighten the mounts, and confirm the beam is solid before we call it done.
Faulty Sensor Wiring
Texas heat and garage dust take a toll on low-voltage wiring over time. Squirrels and mice love to chew it too. We trace the circuit, find the break, and run fresh wire so your sensors communicate reliably again.
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Emergency Garage Door Repair
Emergency Garage Door Repair is for the moments when waiting isn’t an option: your car is trapped inside, your door is stuck open overnight, or a spring snapped while you were pulling in from work. We answer the phone 24/7 and can dispatch a technician to your San Antonio home the same day in most cases. Emergency calls typically fall in the $150 to $600 range depending on what failed, and you’ll get that written quote before we start the work. The big things to watch for are snapped cables needing Cable Repair, broken springs, and doors that have jumped their tracks. We carry parts on the truck for the most common failures, so one visit usually gets you back up and running.
Stuck Open or Won’t Close
An open garage door is an invitation, and a door that won’t close is a security problem. We treat these as priority calls. Our techs run a full track and cable inspection to find the root cause before making any repair.
Same-Day Spring and Cable Breaks
When a torsion spring snaps, the door becomes dead weight. That’s dangerous to force. We keep common spring sizes and cable sets stocked on our trucks so a Garage Door Repair in Selma crew and our San Antonio team can often complete the fix in one visit.
Garage Door Panel Replacement
Panel Replacement swaps out the damaged section of your door instead of the whole unit. If a car bumper, a baseball, or a Texas hailstorm left one or two panels dented or cracked, replacing just those sections saves you serious money compared to a full door. Panel work in San Antonio typically runs $250 to $500 per panel, depending on the door brand and panel size. We match the panel style and color to your existing door, so the repair blends cleanly. For homes in Alamo Heights and Castle Hills with custom or carriage-style doors, we source the panel from the original manufacturer when possible. A written quote comes before any panel is ordered.
Hail and Impact Damage
San Antonio sees its share of hail, and garage doors take the brunt of it. We assess the extent of the damage, check the panel backing for structural compromise, and tell you honestly if a panel replacement will do the job or if the door is too far gone.
Single vs. Multiple Panels
One damaged panel doesn’t have to mean a new door. If the tracks and springs are still sound, we replace just the affected section. If three or more panels are compromised, we’ll give you a straight comparison between panel-by-panel repair and a new door installation so you can make the call with real numbers.
Garage Door Maintenance
Garage Door Maintenance is the routine tune-up that catches small problems before they become $600 emergencies. It includes lubricating moving parts, tightening hardware, checking spring tension, testing the auto-reverse safety feature, and inspecting cables and rollers for wear. In San Antonio’s heat and humidity, metal expands, lubricant breaks down, and parts work harder than they would in a milder climate. We recommend an annual checkup for most homes. Maintenance visits fall between $120 and $240, which is a fraction of what a spring or opener replacement costs. Our techs walk you through what they found and give you a written report with photos.
What We Check
Every maintenance call covers the full system: tracks, rollers, hinges, springs, cables, opener force settings, and the auto-reverse safety mechanism. We’re not just spraying lubricant and leaving. We’re measuring spring tension and verifying the door balances correctly.
When to Schedule
Twice a year is ideal in San Antonio given our temperature swings, but annual service catches most issues. If your door has started to sound louder than it used to, that’s your cue. Squeaks and rattles don’t fix themselves, they just get more expensive.
Garage Door Roller Replacement
Roller Replacement fixes the wheels that ride along the metal tracks as your door opens and closes. When rollers wear out, you’ll hear grinding, popping, or a rough vibration as the door moves. Worn rollers also put extra strain on the opener motor and can eventually cause the door to bind mid-travel. In San Antonio, roller replacement runs between $110 and $220 depending on whether we’re swapping steel rollers or upgrading to quiet nylon rollers. Nylon rollers make a noticeable difference in homes where the garage sits under a bedroom. We replace all rollers at once when they’re worn because mixing old and new rollers just moves the problem around.
Steel vs. Nylon Rollers
Steel rollers are durable but loud. Nylon rollers cost a bit more upfront and run significantly quieter. If your garage is attached to your living space, nylon is usually the better upgrade. We’ll show you both options with real numbers.
Worn Bearing Warning Signs
A roller with a failing bearing can wobble and grind against the track. You’ll often see metal shavings or black dust below the track. That’s not normal wear, it’s a failing part. We check every roller during replacements and flag any track damage caused by the worn units.
Commercial Garage Door Repair
Commercial Garage Door Repair handles the heavier, high-cycle doors found on warehouses, auto shops, storage facilities, and retail spaces in San Antonio. These doors run harder and more often than residential units, so the parts that fail are different: high-cycle springs, commercial operators, and heavy-gauge track systems. Repair costs in San Antonio typically run from $150 to $600 for common fixes, with larger jobs like full door replacements quoted on a case-by-case basis. We work with businesses across Kirby, Windcrest, and the Lackland AFB area to minimize downtime. Every commercial job includes a written price before work starts and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise we give every homeowner.
High-Cycle Springs and Operators
Commercial doors may open hundreds of times per day, which means standard residential parts won’t last. We install high-cycle springs rated for 100,000 cycles or more, and we service commercial operators from LiftMaster and Chamberlain. If your door is your loading bay, we prioritize speed of repair.
Downtime Minimization
Every hour your bay door is down is an hour of lost productivity. We arrive with common commercial parts in stock, diagnose quickly, and give you a written quote on the spot. Our goal on commercial calls is same-visit repair when the parts are available.
Brands We Service
Our technicians are certified to work on eight major garage door brands: LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, Clopay, Amarr, Wayne Dalton, Craftsman, and Raynor. On Amarr doors, we’re especially familiar with their Classica and Stratford lines, which are common in San Antonio’s newer builds in Scenic Oaks and Terrell Hills. We keep OEM torsion spring specs for most Amarr models so the replacement spring matches the door’s weight profile exactly.
Wayne Dalton doors have a unique torque-master spring system that operates differently from a standard torsion spring, and we stock the proprietary parts to service them correctly the first time. Craftsman and Raynor both appear frequently in homes built from the 1990s through today, and we’ve serviced enough of them across San Antonio to know the common failure points by heart. Whether you have one of these brands or any other make, we can help.
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Door only opens a few inches, then stops. This usually points to a broken spring or a track obstruction. Continuing to push the opener button can strip the opener gear, which takes a $200 repair and turns it into a $500 one.
- Loud bang from the garage, followed by a stuck door. That’s the sound of a torsion spring snapping. A door with a broken spring is dead weight, and the opener motor cannot lift it safely. Don’t try to force it.
- Cables are frayed or hanging loose. Cables work with the springs to lift the door. When one snaps, the other is under double load and will fail soon. Loose cables can also whip and cause injury if the spring tension releases suddenly.
- Door is crooked or shaking while moving. This indicates a track problem, a broken hinge, or uneven spring tension. Left alone, the door can fall off its track entirely, which is dangerous and much more expensive to repair.
- Opener runs but the door doesn’t move. The opener’s drive gear may have stripped, or the emergency release cord was pulled. A stripped gear is a mechanical failure, and running the opener only makes it worse. We can diagnose this quickly over the phone and tell you what to expect before we arrive.
Our Process, Step by Step
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You book or call. Reach us at (361) 314-2738 or book online in under two minutes. You’ll get a live arrival window you can track. No four-hour waiting game, no “sometime between 8 and 5.”
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We diagnose on site. Your technician arrives in a marked Marlow vehicle, fully stocked. We inspect the door, tracks, springs, cables, and opener, then explain exactly what’s wrong in plain language. We’ll show you the issue, not just tell you about it.
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You approve the written price. Before any work starts, you get a written quote. The number on that quote is the number on your invoice. No add-ons, no surprise fees. If the repair isn’t right, our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers it.
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We complete the repair. The technician works quickly and cleanly, then runs a full safety check: balance test, force settings, auto-reverse verification. We photograph everything so you can see the before and after.
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You pay from a link. The invoice arrives as a texted link. Pay from your phone in seconds. If anything goes wrong within 365 days, we come back and make it right for free.
How Much Does Garage Door Repair Cost in San Antonio?
A typical Garage Door Repair in Cibolo or San Antonio job runs between $150 and $600, but the exact number depends on what failed. Broken spring repair lands between $180 and $340. Snapped cables run $130 to $250. Opener repairs sit between $120 and $320, and a full panel replacement comes in at $250 to $500. Track realignment is $120 to $240, and roller replacement costs $110 to $220. If you need a new opener installed, expect $250 to $550. A complete new door installation runs $700 to $2,200 depending on size, material, and insulation.
Three things move the price: the part that failed, the door brand, and whether the damage extended to related components. A Genie opener from the early 2000s will have different part availability than a current Chamberlain. We always give you the exact price before we touch the door, and the free estimate includes the diagnostic time. You’ll never pay to find out what’s wrong.
Our Service Area Near San Antonio
We serve San Antonio and the surrounding communities, including Windcrest, Universal City, Kirby, Terrell Hills, Scenic Oaks, Alamo Heights, Castle Hills, Lackland AFB, and Leon Valley. Most of our San Antonio customers see a technician arrive within a few hours of calling, and we keep dispatch tight so we can reach the northern suburbs quickly. If you’re in one of these neighborhoods, call us and we’ll give you a straight arrival estimate before you hang up. Our home page has more details on booking.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Garage Door Repair in San Antonio
Garage door repair covers everything from broken springs and snapped cables to sensor problems, roller wear, and panel damage. It means diagnosing what’s preventing your door from operating safely and fixing that specific issue. At Marlow, every repair includes a full safety inspection and a written price before we start work.
Most common repairs in San Antonio are completed in 60 to 90 minutes. Spring replacements, roller swaps, and sensor repairs are usually single-visit jobs. More involved work like panel replacement may require a follow-up once the panel arrives from the manufacturer, but we’ll tell you that before we start.
Plan on $150 to $600 for most residential repair jobs. The range covers everything from a simple sensor realignment to a full spring and cable replacement. You’ll always see the exact written price before any work begins, and that number doesn’t change. Call (361) 314-2738 for a free estimate over the phone.
We’re certified on LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, Clopay, Amarr, Wayne Dalton, Craftsman, and Raynor. If you have a different brand, give us a call. We’ll let you know immediately if it’s something we can handle. In almost all cases, the answer is yes.
Yes. We answer the phone 24/7 with a live person, and we dispatch emergency repair calls the same day in most San Antonio locations. A snapped spring or a door stuck open is a priority. Call (361) 314-2738 and we’ll give you a realistic arrival window right away.
Every repair is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the fix fails within a full year, we come back and make it right at no charge. That’s a written guarantee on every job, not a verbal promise.
Clear the area around the door and park your car outside the garage if possible. That’s basically it. We’ll handle the rest, including a full safety inspection and a written quote before we begin. You don’t need to gather parts or know any technical details.
Schedule Your Garage Door Repair Service in San Antonio Today
Call (361) 314-2738 now and you’ll talk to a real person who can give you an honest assessment and a free, no-obligation estimate. Or book online in seconds and watch your technician arrive. Every job comes with a written price before work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise backs it all. Jaylen Ross and the whole Marlow team are ready when you are.
Written by Jaylen Ross, Owner at Marlow Garage Door Repair San Antonio, serving the San Antonio area since 2002.