Service · From $399
Garage door panel & section replacement.
Garage door panel replacement in Grand Rapids costs from $399 flat-rate per section. If you backed into the door, took hail damage, or have a single dented panel, you usually don't need a full new-door install — a matching section swap restores the door for a third of the replacement cost. We source factory-matched panels from the original door manufacturer or color-match aftermarket. Most jobs take 90 minutes to 2 hours. Call 616-254-9465.
When section replacement makes financial sense
A new 16' insulated steel door installed runs $1,495-$2,295. A single replacement panel runs $399-$695. If the damage is contained to one or two sections of an otherwise good door, the math is clear — repair, don't replace.
The point where it flips: three or more damaged sections on a 4-section door, or a door that's already aged enough that you'd be replacing it anyway in 2-3 years. At that point, sinking $1,200+ in panel parts into a door that has 2 years left doesn't make sense. Replace.
Common damage we fix
- Backed into — most common cause. Usually one or two adjacent sections, often the bottom because that's where the bumper hits.
- Hailstorm — multiple shallow dents across one or two upper sections. Steel doors dent visibly; aluminum and wood may not. Insurance usually covers.
- Stuck open in a wind gust → bottom hits the ground hard, panel cracks or hinges fail. Usually a panel + matching hinge rebuild.
- Forklift / heavy item impact in commercial doors — often a section + track straightening combo.
- Rust-through on the bottom section of older wood-skinned or thin-steel doors. Bottom-panel-only replacement is cheap and worth doing.
- Vandalism — kicked panels, broken windows, spray paint. Section swap (and the etched glass insert, if applicable).
What we source
Direct from the original door manufacturer when available. Most current Clopay, Amarr, Wayne Dalton, C.H.I., and Raynor stock panels are 2-7 day order; we schedule the install for when the part lands. For urgent jobs, a same-day aftermarket match is often workable while a factory part is ordered for later (rare, only on commercial calls usually).
What we don't recommend
Bondo'ing a dent. Cosmetic-only fix that lasts ~6 months in Michigan weather before the patch cracks and rust forms underneath. Looks worse than the original dent within a year. Either live with the dent or replace the section.
Hammering out a dent yourself. Steel panels are stamped from sheet that's already been work-hardened. Heating + un-denting at the door rarely returns to original shape; you usually end up with a worse-looking section and a panel that's no longer rigid enough to function.
Mixing brands. A Clopay panel on an Amarr door technically fits because dimensions are standardized but the seam profiles, hinge patterns, and color rarely match. Stick with the original brand when available.
If you backed into your door: take photos before anything else for the insurance claim. The dent + crack pattern at impact + your bumper or trailer hitch tells the adjuster what they need.
Service area
Same 18-city Grand Rapids metro: Grand Rapids · Wyoming · Kentwood · Grandville · Walker · Forest Hills · Cascade · Caledonia · Hudsonville · Jenison · Byron Center · Rockford · Comstock Park · Cutlerville · East Grand Rapids · Ada · Allendale · Belmont.
Book section replacement
Call 616.254.9465. Tell us the door brand (look at the inside top of the door for a stamp) and which sections are damaged. We'll quote a flat rate before ordering parts.