Cables off the drum
A common call is a door hanging crooked with both lift cables off their drums and wrapped around the shaft. When the drums and bearings are sound that is a same day fix, and we check them before we rewind anything.
South Miami, FL
Garage Door Repair & Installation in South Miami
Garage door repair, installation and service in South Miami. The City runs its own building department, a lot of the homes sit under heavy canopy, and a replacement door has to carry a 175 mph approval. We are a short drive from our Kendall shop. Licensed and insured, and we tell you the price before anything starts.
- Same-day service
- Licensed & insured
- Free estimates
- Hurricane-rated doors
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Licensed & insuredLicense 26BS00015, residential and commercial
20 years’ experienceFamily owned, founded 2021, trade experience long before
Hurricane code compliantDoors approved for the Miami-Dade HVHZ
Kendall shop14252 SW 140th St Ste 108, Miami, FL 33186
What we do
Our services in South Miami
Opener replacement with keypad and remotes
When an older opener finally quits, we fit a LiftMaster opener, pair two remotes and a keypad, and set the safety sensors before we leave, so the door works the way it should on day one.
New doors sized to the opening
We supply and fit Clopay, Amarr, Haas and Raynor doors to the opening, from single doors to wide doubles with glass, each with a Miami-Dade approval for 175 mph.
Permit through the City of South Miami
South Miami issues its own building permits rather than sending you to the county. We file the application with the product approval for the exact door and meet the inspector.
Shop doors on Sunset Drive and US 1
Rolling grilles and service doors for the shops and offices around Sunset Drive and South Dixie Highway, with the first commercial hour at $295.
Tune-ups under the canopy
Shade keeps door hardware damp. Our 25-point tune-up at $99 lubricates and rebalances the door and catches rust on rollers and hinges before it seizes them.
Every repair price is on garage door repair in Miami, and new doors, with the permit and the inspection included, are on garage door installation in Miami.
Why CMC
Why South Miami homeowners choose CMC
Close to the shop
Our shop is at 14252 SW 140th St in Kendall and the trucks carry the common springs, cables, rollers and opener parts, so most South Miami repairs finish on the first visit.
We file the City permit
South Miami has its own building department. We put the application in with the product approval, book the inspection and meet the inspector, so you are not chasing a permit number.
Doors rated for the address
South Miami is in the Miami-Dade high velocity hurricane zone. Every door we install carries a Notice of Acceptance for 175 mph, and you get the paperwork with the invoice.
A year on the work
Our labour is guaranteed for twelve months, and the door and opener keep their manufacturer warranties on top of that.
South Miami specifics
What is different about a door in South Miami
Wind rating
175 mph, hurricane impact zone
Miami-Dade County. This is the pressure a replacement door has to be approved for.
Permits
South Miami issues its own building permits through the City building department.
Permit fee for a typical door replacement: about $105.50 for a single door and $106.70 for a double, from the building department's fee schedule of June 24, 2025, passed through at cost. Permit costs by city
Housing here
Established single family homes, many under mature canopy, with newer rebuilds mixed in.
What catches people out
Where the permit goes depends on the exact address. South Miami, Coral Gables, Pinecrest and unincorporated Miami-Dade all meet around here, and the same zip code can sit in any of them. We look up the address before we quote, because the fee and the paperwork follow the city, not the zip code.
What we fix most in South Miami
Lift cables and tired openers. A cable that slips off its drum wraps itself around the shaft and leaves the door hanging crooked, and it is usually a same day fix when the drums and bearings are sound. Openers at the end of their life are the other common call.
From our job log
Recent work in South Miami
This year in zip 33143, on the Coral Gables streets next to South Miami, we have replaced a worn out opener with a LiftMaster unit, two remotes, safety sensors and a keypad, and answered an emergency call for a door with both cables off their drums.
South Miami sits between Coral Gables and Pinecrest, and the same trucks cover all three.
Our work
Recent jobs near South Miami
Our own photos from jobs across South Florida.
Range
Models and collections we install
The doors, finishes and hardware we fit across South Florida.
FAQ
Garage door questions in South Miami
Do I need a permit to replace a garage door in South Miami?
Yes. A replacement garage door needs a building permit, and South Miami issues it through its own building department. The City's fee schedule, updated in June 2025, sets the residential minimum at $100. We file the application with the product approval for your door and book the inspection.
Do you work in Ponce-Davis and the streets between South Miami and Pinecrest?
Yes. Ponce-Davis, the large lot area between South Miami, Coral Gables and Pinecrest, is on the same run. The lots are big and the garages are often wider, so we measure before we price springs or an opener. Which office issues the permit depends on the address, and we check that before we quote.
What usually goes wrong with garage doors in South Miami?
Across South Miami and the Coral Gables streets next to it: lift cables that come off the drum and wrap the shaft, and openers at the end of their life. On older homes under heavy shade, rust on the rollers and hinges is the slow one that turns into a stuck door.
How quickly can you get to South Miami?
Usually the same day. We answer the phone seven days a week from 8am to 6pm on (786) 315-9238, and calls after 6pm are booked first thing the next morning.
Do you install new garage doors in South Miami?
Yes. We supply and install Clopay, Amarr, Haas and Raynor garage doors in South Miami, each one approved for the wind load at your address, and we file the permit for you. See installed prices on our garage door installation page and the approvals on hurricane impact garage doors. For warehouses and shops we install commercial sectional doors and rolling steel doors.
How much does garage door repair cost in South Miami?
We publish our labor prices. A tune-up is $99 and a diagnostic visit is $199. A single torsion spring is $409 fitted and a matched pair is $669, a full roller set is $359 and a cable pair is $359. Commercial service is $295 for the first hour with one technician. The same published prices apply in South Miami, see the full list on our garage door repair cost page.
Find us
Where we are, and how far that is from South Miami
CMC Door Service LLC, 14252 SW 140th St Ste 108, Miami, FL 33186. Open 7 days a week, 8am to 6pm. Open the listing on Google Maps.
Garage door repair near me: areas we serve around South Miami
We cover Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe County. If you don't see your city, call us anyway, because chances are we're already there.
Ready for expert garage door service in South Miami?
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