Garage door repair · Cables
Cables hold the weight of your garage door as it opens and closes. A frayed or snapped cable makes the door unsafe to use. Our technicians replace the cables and balance the door again.
We give you the service call price on the phone before we book. Emergency service is available 24/7.
We call you back within 15 minutes during business hours.
There is one cable on each side of the door, next to the track. Each cable runs from a bracket near the floor up to a drum above the door. The cables and the springs work together to lift the door safely.
When a spring or a cable breaks, the other parts must carry more weight. The door becomes heavy and hard to lift. If you continue to use the opener, the motor can burn out.
A loud pop in the garage usually means that a spring broke or a cable came off its drum.
Safety first
Leave the door closed and do not use the opener. A door with a broken cable can hang crooked or fall. Call 765-674-6789. Emergency service is available 24/7.
Frayed or snapped cables can be hard to see. If you see any of these signs, let a trained technician inspect the door.
A cable is frayed or has broken strands.
A cable hangs loose or came off its drum.
One side of the door is lower than the other.
The door jerks, stops or closes unevenly.
You heard a loud pop from the garage.
A spring broke recently.
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Tell us what the door is doing. We give you the service call price on the phone and book a time.
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We check both cables, the drums and the springs. You get the price in writing before any work begins.
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We install high-strength cables, balance the door and test it before we leave.
The Fairmount Door team. Family-owned in Indiana since 1975.
Three generations of the same Indiana family run the company.
Every technician completes 15 days of in-house training before working alone.
You see the repair price in writing before any work begins.
Fairmount employees do every repair. We do not use subcontractors.
Our technicians work from five offices across Central Indiana. Enter your ZIP code or town to see the office that serves you.
Enter your ZIP code or town, or tap a county on the map.
Serves Grant, Wabash, Huntington, Blackford, Delaware and Madison counties.
Serves Howard, Tipton, Miami and Cass counties.
Serves Tippecanoe, White, Carroll, Benton, Warren and Clinton counties.
Serves Hamilton, Boone and Hendricks counties.
Serves Montgomery, Putnam, Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo, Clay and Owen counties.
Not sure which office? Call 765-674-6789 and we will tell you if we cover your address.
See the towns we serveCables wear and fray over time, and a badly frayed cable can snap. Cables also break when a spring breaks and the door is still used.
Cables usually last 8 to 15 years. Routine maintenance helps them last longer.
This is normal. The cables carry the weight of the door as it moves. When the door is fully open, the springs hold the door and the cables become slack.
The price depends on your door and on whether other parts, such as the drums or springs, also need work. You get the exact price in writing before any work begins.
Springs and cables share the weight of the door. We check both.
Spring repairA yearly tune-up finds worn cables before they snap.
Maintenance and tune-ups
