Garage door panel replacement costs $550 on average, or between $350 and $900, depending on the door’s style.
Garage door panel replacement costs an average of $550, though it can range from as little as $220 for an inexpensive type to as much as $3,400 for a higher-end model.
Garage doors are an important part of your home’s appearance and are crucial to your home’s security, so it makes sense you’d want to replace your garage door panel if it gets damaged. The good news is panels are much less expensive to replace than an entire door, but prices vary based on your door’s material and style.
The cost to replace a garage door panel breaks down into labor and materials.
The style of your garage door plays a major role in your panel replacement pricing. New panels for a standard aluminum garage door will likely be far more affordable than replacing real wood for a barndoor or another garage door alternative. Steel and fiberglass will sit somewhere in the middle.
Additionally, the size of your panels will make a difference, so garage door styles that use larger panels will come with higher panel replacement costs.
If you're just paying for the garage door panel, it will cost between $150 and $800. Beyond the garage door panel itself, you may also have to pay for springs, cables, a roller and track, sensors, chains, and other miscellaneous materials if your garage door needs repairs at the same time. All of these items together will cost between $150 and $550 if you need all of these materials.
You’ll pay between $200 and $500 for labor to replace a garage door panel, which accounts for about half the cost of having a professional replace one of your garage door panels.
| Door style | Average cost |
|---|---|
| Sectional | $250–$500 |
| Roll-up | $150–$400 |
| Tilt-up | $400–$1,900 |
| Side-sliding | $250–$3,000 |
| Side-hinged | $200–$1,600 |
There are a few different types of garage doors. Here’s how much you can expect to pay to replace a panel for each type.
Expect to pay between $250 and $500 to replace a panel for this type of garage door. Sectional garage doors are the most common type of door. It uses four to six hinged panels that move along a track from the floor to the top of the garage.
You will pay between $150 and $400 to replace a panel for these doors. The panels are much smaller and more affordable, making them ideal for small garages, but the labor is often more intensive. Roll-up garage doors are similar to sectional garage doors, but they roll onto a bar rather than over the top of the vehicle. This saves a lot more space. Typically, these doors are made of aluminum steel or wood, and they tend to last longer than other types of garage doors.
Replacing a tilt-up door costs between $400 and $1,400. This garage door style uses one solid panel that lifts off the garage floor and into the ceiling, with part of it protruding outward (why they’re sometimes called canopy doors). As such, you can’t replace part of the door as you would with other styles. These are perhaps the simplest type of garage door you can buy, as they don’t have all the hinges and panels of other garage doors, but also the most expensive to repair, as you need to repair the entire door—by replacing it.
Expect to pay $700 to $1,900 to replace an up-and-over garage door. Much like a canopy tilt-up, they consist of just one panel, so you’d have to replace the entire thing. They work similarly to canopy doors, but they use pivot arms and springs along with a track on top of the garage and the door settles into the space rather than sticking out of the garage.
Replacing a panel for a slide-to-the-side garage door could cost anywhere from $250 to $1,000 or more, depending on the material and the size of the panels. These garage doors are a bit less common, sliding to the side as the name suggests rather than up and over. These systems can use single-panel doors, in which case you can expect to pay between $400 and $3,000 to replace the entire thing.
Like slide-to-the-side and tilt-up garage doors, side-hinged doors are built from a single panel and therefore require replacing the entire door. These doors swing open from the center, almost like opening a book, and can sometimes be called “French doors.” The cost should be a bit less than the other two as side-hinged garage doors are split in two. Expect to pay between $200 and $800 per side that needs replacing. These doors are uncommon and usually only seen on more expensive homes.
If you're just paying for the garage door panel and don't need any extra supplies, you can limit your costs to $150 to $1,000 for the project by doing it yourself. However, you may pay up to $1,500 if you need special tools or you need to carry out other garage door repairs at the same time.
Overall, you can save between $200 and $1,500 by doing the work yourself. However, replacing a garage door panel can be tough for inexperienced DIYers, and working with certain parts of the door—like the garage door springs and loose garage door chains—can be dangerous.
As such, we recommend hiring a garage door installer near you to get the work done properly.
It goes without saying that saving money is a good thing as long as you’re not sacrificing quality. There are three things you can do to save money on this project besides doing it yourself.
Do you really need to replace your entire garage door panel? There could be a simpler fix, such as reprogramming the remote control or lubricating the garage door. Inspect your garage door first before you decide to replace the panel, and consider asking a garage door professional for guidance on the most affordable fix.
Not every contractor is suited for every type of garage door. Get a few quotes from some contractors and ask them if they have experience working with your type of garage door. By getting someone with the right experience, the job gets done quicker and you may save money on labor. Unsure who fixes garage doors? It’s usually the same companies that install them.
If you’re already going to have a garage door technician at your property to replace a panel, you can save some money by getting any other repairs you need to be done simultaneously. Things like replacing your garage door springs or fixing a garage door that won’t close because of a malfunctioning opener are usually jobs the same expert can address while on-site.
If you're hiring a general contractor to do the work, you can do a couple of other garage-related projects as well to save some money. These include installing garage organization solutions, applying epoxy to your garage floor, and more.
Dan Simms contributed to this piece.
In some cases, yes, dents in garage doors can be repaired. However, it depends on the severity of the dent, how close the dent is to the moving parts of your garage door, and the type of material your garage door is made of. The best-case scenario would be a small dent in the middle of an aluminum garage door panel, as a professional can almost always fix this and make the panel look new again without having to remove and replace it.
Replacing a garage door panel should take a professional between three and four hours, but it could take up to five or six hours, depending on the size of the panel and the type of door you have. If you choose to do the work yourself, you should plan on at least five or six hours to account for inexperience and potential mistakes.
A garage door should last 30 years, give or take before it needs replacing, so your panels should last for around that long as well. However, you should replace your garage door panels sooner if the door doesn’t function smoothly, if one of the panels gets visibly damaged, or if an issue with a panel is creating a security issue.
