Garage Door Spring Repair
Broken torsion or extension springs replaced by local techs — the most common garage door failure, and not a DIY job.
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About Garage Door Spring Repair
A loud bang from the garage followed by a door that won't lift means a broken spring — the single most common garage door failure. Springs are under serious tension and injure DIYers every year; this is genuinely a job for a tech with the right bars and winding tools. The spring stores the entire weight of the door as wound-up torque, and it lets go all at once.
Honest pricing, up front: a single torsion spring typically runs $200–$300 installed, a matched pair $250–$450, and extension spring pairs $150–$250. Standard springs are rated around 10,000 cycles — roughly 7–10 years of average use — and high-cycle upgrades (25,000–50,000 cycles) cost more but can be the last springs you buy. If you're quoted many multiples of these ranges, or pressured into a 'lifetime warranty package' on the spot, get a second quote before signing.
Common Jobs We Route
- Torsion spring replacement — usually in matched pairs, since the second spring has the same mileage as the one that broke
- Extension spring and safety-cable replacement on older doors
- High-cycle spring upgrades for heavily used doors
- Spring conversions (extension-to-torsion) on older systems
- Doors stuck down with vehicles trapped inside
- Correcting wrongly sized springs that make openers strain and doors slam
What Affects the Price
Providers quote their own work — these are the factors that consistently move the number.
- Spring type, size, and cycle rating — high-cycle springs cost more and last years longer
- Replacing both springs vs. one (both is usually right when one breaks — the survivor is equally fatigued)
- Door weight and size: wood, insulated, and double doors need heavier, costlier springs
- Same-day and after-hours response, typically +$50–$150
- Adjacent wear discovered during the job — frayed cables and seized bearings are commonly replaced at the same time
How It Works
- 1
Don't touch the spring
Don't try to lift the door by force or run the opener repeatedly — and never unbolt anything attached to the spring shaft.
- 2
Request a spring tech
Broken-spring requests are flagged urgent — a car trapped behind a dead door is a today problem, and techs know it.
- 3
Get the quote before the work
Spring size, cycle rating, one vs. two springs, and the installed price — all before winding bars come out.
- 4
Wound, balanced, tested
A proper job ends with a balance test: the door should hold steady at half-open with the opener disconnected.
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Garage Door Spring Repair FAQs
How much does garage door spring replacement cost?
Typically $200–$300 installed for a single torsion spring, $250–$450 for a pair, and $150–$250 for extension spring pairs. High-cycle springs add to the parts cost but multiply lifespan. Quotes far above these ranges deserve a second opinion — spring overcharging is the most common complaint in this trade.
Why replace both springs when only one broke?
Springs on the same door have identical cycle counts. When one breaks, the other is at the end of the same fatigue life — replacing it a few weeks later means paying a second service call for a part that could have cost only its parts price the first time. Pairs also keep the door balanced.
Is replacing a garage door spring dangerous?
Yes — genuinely. Torsion springs store the door's full weight as wound torque and release it instantly if mishandled; winding-bar slips cause broken hands, facial injuries, and worse every year. This is one of the few home repairs where the pro consensus and the DIY-forum consensus agree: hire it out.
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