Service & Repair | Spring Replacement
The springs on your garage door are the hardest working component of the garage door system. Whether it's a sectional door, or a one-piece door, the springs do the lifting!
Typically the springs are the first thing to break on a garage door. Every time you operate the door, the springs either wind or unwind. When the door is closed, the springs are in the "wound" or "extended" position. When the door is closed, that's when there's the most tension on the springs.....and that's almost always when they break.
Look for a separation or gap somewhere in coil to see if it's broken or not.
If this is what you see, it's time to call us!
This is what you want to see
What to look for
If you go to open your garage door and it only comes up a short distance, you might have a broken spring.
Torsion springs (sectional door), are rated in "cycles" and extension springs (one-piece door) just have a flat warranty. A good cycle rating for a torsion spring is 10,000 cycles. This means that if the correct size spring is used, it should last for about 10 years with normal usage.
When we come out to change your springs, here is what we do:
- replace both springs (if there's 2) with the correct size springs for the weight of your garage door.
- inspect all components of the garage door and opener
- make any minor repairs or adjustments if needed
- lubricate garage door and opener
- run the door up and down several times to check our work
Here is the basic pricing for spring replacement. These prices include tax, labor and parts:
Metal Doors
- single car garage $165-
(non-insul., insulated, steel-back insul.) - two car garage $199- (non-insulated)
- $225- (insulated)
- $249- (steel-back insulated)
*oversize doors extra
Wood Doors
- single car garage $189-
- two car garage $325-
*oversize or "carriage house" doors extra
Give us a call!
we have dozens of springs in stock.
