Frayed cables swapped before they snap — across Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Torrance, Palos Verdes Estates, Playa del Rey.
Lifting cables carry the door's full weight on every cycle, winding onto their drums thousands of times a year. Near the water they fail quietly from the inside — marine-layer moisture wicks into the braid, corrosion starts at the core, and by the time a fray shows at the bottom bracket the cable is living on borrowed time. When one lets go, the door lurches crooked, jams in its tracks, and takes hardware with it.
We replace cables in matched pairs sized to the door, inspect drums for grooving and bottom brackets for rust — anchor points corrode as fast as cables on ocean blocks — and re-tension the system until the door tracks dead straight.
Cable corrosion here is an inside job — the braid's core rusts before the surface tells you anything. Blocks west of Sepulveda and anything on the bluffs get stainless or heavy-galvanized cable from us as the standard spec, because standard wire in salt fog is a subscription to this repair.
Spring tension secured and the door clamped before any cable comes off.
Both cables, correct length and marine-grade stock — one new and one tired cable pulls a door crooked.
Bottom brackets, drums, and end bearings inspected while tension is off.
Even side-to-side tension, plumb travel, and full cycles to prove it.
Tell us what your door is doing and we'll call you right back. No prices online — cost depends on the door, parts, and size, so we give an exact on-site quote.