Garage door panel replacement is the swap of a single damaged section of a sectional garage door — typically the bottom panel after vehicle impact — preserving the rest of the door, hardware, and opener at $380–$960 per panel installed in London, Ontario.
Backed into the door? Tree branch fell? Bottom panel rusted out? You don't need a whole new door. Color-matched single-panel replacement, installed in one visit. We work directly with insurance adjusters.
Panel damage shows up in six common forms. Most are single-panel fixes — full door replacement is rarely necessary, even on older doors.
Backed into the door, hit a snowblower, kids on bikes. Bottom panel takes the most hits. Almost always a single-panel swap.
Tree limb fell, severe hail, ice slide off roof. Top panel cracked or punctured. Swappable, color match worth doing.
Hard impact mid-door, often from a forklift or cart in commercial settings. Can be a single panel or two adjacent panels.
20+ year old steel doors corrode from the inside out, especially bottom panels. Replacement is more cost-effective than patching.
Older insulated doors with steel-foam-steel construction can have the face skin separating from the foam core. Replacement panel needed.
Scratches, paint failure, or vinyl peeling on a single panel that's hurting curb appeal. Single-panel replacement restores the look.
The single biggest question we get on damaged doors: do I need a whole new door? Almost always, the answer is no — and the difference is significant.
This is the question we get asked most about damaged doors: do I need a whole new door? Almost always, the answer is no. A single damaged panel — even badly damaged — is replaceable on its own, preserving the rest of the door, the springs, the cables, the rollers, the tracks, and the opener. Cost is typically 20–35% of full replacement.
The exceptions: doors over 20 years old where matching panels may not be available; extensive damage across 3+ panels (at that point, full replacement is usually cheaper); and obsolete door styles where panels are no longer manufactured.
Mismatched panels are the giveaway of a half-done repair. A new white panel against a 10-year-old white door is visibly different — UV exposure, dirt, and weather have shifted the original. Factory color match uses the manufacturer's records to send a panel from the same color batch as your original, so it ages alongside the rest of the door.
Custom color match (using a Pantone or RAL code from your existing door) is available when factory match isn't possible. This adds $80–$160 to the order but makes the seam invisible. (Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association color-matching standards, 2023)
While you wait for the panel: we secure the damaged section if needed (temporary panel braces, weather sheeting), confirm color and dimensions, file insurance estimates, and lock in your install date. Most customers continue using the door during the wait — depending on damage extent.
Timing is rarely the bottleneck. Insurance approval and panel manufacturing are usually the long poles, not our scheduling. We typically have install slots available within 48 hours of the panel arriving.
About 15% of panel inquiries are on doors old enough that exact-match panels aren't manufactured anymore. We don't push full replacement reflexively — sometimes salvage networks turn up an exact match, sometimes a custom-fabricated panel is closer than you'd expect. We'll be honest about the visual result you'll get with each option before you commit.
Vehicle impact damage is typically covered by auto insurance. Storm, hail, and falling-object damage may be covered by homeowner insurance. We provide written estimates and photo documentation that work directly with adjusters — most claims approved within 48 hours.
You handle the deductible. We handle everything else.
We document the damage with itemized estimate, photos, and labor breakdown — the format adjusters need.
Submit our estimate with your claim. Most adjusters approve panel replacement claims within 48 hours.
If the adjuster wants details, they call us directly. We've worked with most major Ontario insurers — Intact, Aviva, TD, Belairdirect, Economical.
Once the claim is approved and the panel arrives, we install. You pay your deductible; we bill the insurance directly for the rest.
Send photos or we visit on-site. We confirm panel match availability and provide a written estimate within 48 hours.
Stock panels arrive in 5–7 days. Color-matched in 2 weeks. Custom orders 3+ weeks. We confirm install date when panel arrives.
Tech disconnects the door, removes damaged panel, inspects adjacent hinges and rollers. About 30 minutes.
New panel installed, hinges replaced if needed, door rebalanced and tested. Lifetime warranty paperwork via email.
Wife backed into the bottom panel. Quoted $620 here, $1,800+ at two other places who insisted on a new door. Color match was perfect, you can't tell the door isn't all original.
Hailstorm dented the top panel last summer. They handled the insurance claim, ordered the matched panel, installed three weeks later. Total out-of-pocket: deductible only.
Bottom panel rusted from 20 years of road salt. They replaced just that section, installed a heated bottom seal so it wouldn't recur, kept the rest of the door. Saved me at least $1,500.
Don't see your question? Send us a photo of the damage at (519) 933-3384. Most estimates back within 24 hours.
Send us a photo for a free estimate. Most insurance claims approved in 48 hours.