--- title: How to Repair Garage Doors on Your Rental Properties description: Here's a quick guide on repairing garage doors in rental properties, what you can do to solve it on your own and when it's time to call a contractor. image: https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/garage-repair.jpg --- [![Group 5068](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Group%205068.svg "Group 5068")](https://www.hometeampm.com) - [About](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/about-hpm) - [Our Company It’s been over 20 years and our goal hasn’t changed](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/about-hpm) - [Our Team Meet the Home Team Property Management Team](https://www.hometeampm.com/our-team) - [Why Choose Us No matter your property management goals, we will get you there](https://www.hometeampm.com/why-choose-us) - [Careers Take a look at our open positions and feel free to submit an application if your experience is a match](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/about-hpm) - [Vendors We are continually seeking out qualified, professional vendors to fulfill goods or maintenance contracts](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/vendor-relations) - [Connect With Us Reach out to our expert team to see how we can assist you with your property management needs](https://www.hometeampm.com/contact-us) - [Testimonials Read HomeTeam Property Management client testimonials here](https://www.hometeampm.com/testimonials) - [MANAGEMENT SERVICES](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services) - [Residential View our residential property management services](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/residential-management) - [Commercial View our commercial property management services](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/commercial-management) - [Marketing View how we market your property to prospective tenants](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/marketing) - [Accounting We specialize in complete financial services for our property owners](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/accounting) - [Maintenance Property maintenance is one of the most important aspects of maximizing your investment](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/maintenance) - [Leasing Our leasing department utilizes the latest in application and credit screening procedures](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/leasing) - [Free Rental Analysis Get a free rental valuation of your investment property](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services) - [Get a Quote Learn how much it would cost to manage your property](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/getting-started) - [OWNERS](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners) - [Marketing Your Property Learn how we market your property to ensure the maximum exposure to qualified buyers](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/marketing-your-property) - [Renting Your Property We provide you with guidance on how to ready your property to compete in the ever-changing rental market](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/renting-your-property) - [Maintaining Your Property The best approach to maintenance is preventative maintenance, and this is HomeTeam Property Management policy](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/maintaining-your-property) - [No - Eviction Guarantee We are so confident in our tenant selection process that we include a No-Eviction Guarantee](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/no-eviction-guarantee) - [Free Rental Analysis Get a free rental valuation of your investment property](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners) - [Owner Portal Login Sign-in to monitor your account](https://hometeam.appfolio.com/oportal/users/log_in) - [Get a Quote Learn how much it would cost to manage your property](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/getting-started) - [TENANTS](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants) - [Rental Search Find your next place to live in San Diego](https://www.hometeampm.com/properties) - [Tenant Portal Login Sign-in to monitor your account](https://hometeam.appfolio.com/connect/users/sign_in) - [Pay Your Rent Paying rent on time has never been easier](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants/pay-your-rent) - [Future Tenants Important information for tenants wanting to lease a property from HomeTeam](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants/future-tenants) - [Move Out We want your move-out to be a pleasant and successful one](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants/move-out) - [Notice To Vacate Moving out? 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Parking for rental properties comes in many shapes and sizes, from street parking to carports but a vast majority of single family homes, townhomes, and duplexes have retractable garage doors. Damage to these doors is surprisingly common as almost any accidental impact can leave dents, bend tracks, or even snap tension cables, and property managers often take a hand in repairs even if the tenant is officially responsible to ensure they are done correctly and in keeping with the landlord's wishes. The good news is that garage door parts are cheap and most of the time repairs are fairly straight forward. If you're handy with a wrench and have a worried tenant on your hands, here's a quick guide on torsion-lift garages for what you can solve on your own and when it's time to call a contractor. ![Professional automatic garage door opener repair service technician working closeup](https://www.hometeampm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/garage-repair.jpg?width=714&name=garage-repair.jpg "Professional automatic garage door opener repair service technician working closeup") **Dented Panels** The number one cause of garage door damage is accidentally backing into it when it is fully or partially down. This usually causes a noticeable dent in one or two panels and can potentially pull the door slightly out of alignment. For minor damage, you can try [this common trick](http://living.thebump.com/repair-garage-door-dents-10525.html) or simply un-bolt the panels from their fasteners and hammer out the dents with a rubber mallet, then rehang them. If the panels are too warped for quick repairs, replacement panels can be easily attained, usually for less than $200 each, and then re-hung without costly external labor. **Bent Tracks** Sometimes damage to a garage door will bend or even buckle the tracks used by the rollers to guide the door up and down. These tracks come in two pieces, the vertical track which is a straight metal piece curved in around the edges to catch the rollers and the horizontal track which curves up to parallel the ceiling. When the track is bent, rollers either pull out and fall or stop, unable to pass. Vertical tracks can be removed and either hammered back into shape or replaced by docking the garage door in the upright position. Remember to use a c-clamp or vice grip under the final rollers to keep it in place. Damage severe enough to warp the horizontal bar usually requires something more akin to a full track replacement, so you may want to call a contractor. **Slipped or Broken Cables** If one of the cables has come loose or snapped, this is also a [relatively easy fix](http://ddmgaragedoors.com/diy-instructions/cable-installation.php) but can seem quite upsettingly broken to a worried tenant. Once again, roll the garage door all the way open and clamp it below the rollers to keep it in place. Remove the old cable and replace it with one that matches the size and weight of your garage door, which usually costs about $6 to $15. Slip the beaded end into the end of your cable drum, then wind it along the drum grooves until the loop end is close to the bottom of the garage door. Attach the loop to the bolt waiting for it. Adjust the drum for slack, then close the door (remove the clamp first) and adjust again to make sure the sides are even. **Know Your Limits** There is only so much one handy [property manager can do on their own](https://blog.hometeampm.com/property-manager-for-investment-properties) unless you are a trained garage door technician already. If there is something wrong with the springs, electrical unit, or upper tracks, it's usually best to call in a contractor. Likewise, if there is a great enough variety of damage such that a reinstallation would be easier than repairing each one of them, it's advisable not to try complete reinstallation on your own, as garage doors are incredibly heavy moving objects and mishandling them is a recipe for personal injury and property damage. If the damage is minor and you're good at repairs, you can save yourself and a worried tenant several hundred dollars in contractor fees with a few inexpensive parts and some applied physics. 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