Backed into the door. Hurricane debris dented the top section. Tropical Storm flooding rusted the bottom panel. We can patch in a single section rather than replacing the whole door in about 80% of cases. Most panels run $340 to $660 installed; flood-rust double-bottoms $520 to $940. Insurance documentation provided for storm claims.
Panel replacement pricing: Single panel replacement runs $340 to $660 depending on door style and insulation rating. Double-bottom-panel replacement on a 16-foot door (the common flood-rust pattern in Pearland and Katy post-Harvey) runs $520 to $940. Lead time on stock panels is 5-10 business days from our Stafford distributor; custom colors and hurricane-rated panels 2-4 weeks. Diagnostic is $95 flat, waived on same-visit work.
We see three distinct patterns of garage door panel damage in Houston, each with a different repair path.
The Stafford-area distributors carry inventory across all four major manufacturers used in Houston construction:
If your door is one of these and was installed in the last 10 years, we can usually source a matching panel in 5-10 business days. If it is older or from a discontinued line, we walk you through full-door replacement options as the practical alternative.
For storm-driven panel damage, we provide everything an adjuster usually asks for: itemized parts list with manufacturer SKUs, labor breakdown by hour, before and after photos with date stamps, and a written cause-of-damage statement linking the failure to the named storm or weather event. Customers using State Farm, Allstate, USAA, Liberty Mutual, and Farmers have used our documentation packets without modification. If your adjuster needs additional photos or a phone walkthrough, we accommodate.
In about 80% of cases, yes. We source matching panels from Clopay, Wayne Dalton, Amarr, and Haas, all four manufacturers carry replacement sections for the Houston-area door styles in their current and recent catalogs. The exception is doors more than 15 years old with a discontinued panel style; those sometimes require a full-door replacement because no matching section exists. Single panel replacement runs $340 to $660 depending on door style and insulation rating. We can usually order from the Stafford regional distributor and complete the install inside 5-10 business days.
Depends on how much water and how long. If the door stood in 1-3 inches of water for under a day, the bottom panel alone usually saves the door, $520 to $940 for a double-bottom-panel replacement on a 16-foot. If water reached the second panel up, or the door sat in water for multiple days (which happened in Pearland and Katy during Harvey 2017 and Beryl 2024), the steel inside the panels rusts through faster than you can replace them. In those cases we recommend a full new install ($1,600 to $2,800 standard, $400 to $900 more for hurricane-rated). Flood damage often qualifies for insurance reimbursement; we provide itemized documentation.
Almost always, yes, under standard Texas homeowners policy for named-storm wind damage. The panel and door work that follows Hurricane Beryl, Hurricane Harvey, and the May 2024 derecho was overwhelmingly insurance-paid. We provide itemized estimates with photos, parts numbers, and labor breakdown formatted for the adjuster. We also have direct experience with State Farm, Allstate, USAA, Liberty Mutual, and Farmers claims documentation. Plan on $340 to $940 out of pocket for the deductible side; the rest comes from the claim.
Standard Clopay, Wayne Dalton, Amarr, and Haas panels in stock colors and styles arrive at our Stafford distributor in 5-10 business days from order. Custom colors (anything outside the standard 8-10 stock options) take 2-4 weeks. Premium-rated hurricane panels (Wind Code Texas wind-load) take 2-3 weeks. We hold the door safely usable during the wait, usually by securing the damaged panel in place and confirming the door cycles without further stress on it.
Three scenarios, in rough order of frequency. (1) Cosmetic dent on one panel, replace the panel ($340 to $660). (2) Panel bowed enough that the door no longer tracks straight, replace the panel and inspect the track for damage ($420 to $780 with track inspection). (3) Multiple panels affected, frame twisted, or the door cannot be safely operated, full new door install ($1,600 to $2,800). We will tell you straight which scenario you are in. About 70% of teen-driver hits in Houston end up at scenario 1.
For doors under 5 years old in stock colors, yes, an exact match. For doors 5-10 years old, the new panel will be a very close match but UV exposure has slightly faded the rest of the door, so the difference might show in strong sunlight from certain angles. For doors over 10 years old, expect a visible color difference unless we paint the whole door to match. About 40% of customers in this 10+ year category choose a full-door replacement rather than live with the mismatch; we lay out both options before any work.
