Garage Door Spring Repair
Torsion and extension springs sized to your door — for homes in Leesburg, Lansdowne, Hamilton and Lucketts.
From $150 per spring. You hear the exact price at your garage, and the diagnostic is $0 when the repair goes ahead.
Phone answered 24/7 · Price before work · Office at 891-899 Harrison St SE, Leesburg
Garage door spring repair means replacing a broken or worn spring that carries the weight of the door, then setting its tension so the door lifts evenly and stays put halfway. You need it when you hear a loud bang from the garage, see a gap in a coil above the door, or the door suddenly feels far too heavy.
Signs Your Garage Door Spring Has Failed
- A sudden bang from the garage, often when nobody is using the door.
- A visible gap of a few inches in one coil of the spring over the door.
- The door rises a few inches, then the opener stops or reverses.
- The door feels like dead weight when you try to lift it by hand.
- One side rises before the other, or a lift cable hangs loose.
- The door slams down fast instead of lowering under control.
How We Replace a Garage Door Spring
- Secure the door. The door is closed and clamped to the track, and the opener is unplugged, so nothing can move during the work.
- Measure the old spring. Wire size, inside diameter, length and wind direction are measured, and the door's weight and height are checked, so the new spring fits this door.
- Give the price. You hear one exact figure for the springs and labor. Work begins only once you approve it.
- Unwind and replace. Remaining tension is let off with proper winding bars, the broken spring comes off the shaft, and the new one is fitted and wound to the right number of turns.
- Balance and test. The door is lifted by hand to check that it stays halfway, cables are checked on their drums, and the opener's auto-reverse is tested with you watching.
Parts and Options
Torsion or extension. Torsion springs sit on a steel shaft above the door and twist to lift it; they give a smoother, more controlled ride. Extension springs run along the horizontal tracks on each side and stretch as the door closes. Each one needs a safety cable through its center so a broken spring cannot whip across the garage.
One spring or two. Lighter single-car doors often run on one torsion spring. Wider or heavier doors usually use two, one on each side of the center bracket, so the load is shared.
Size and cycle life. Springs are made in many wire sizes and lengths. A spring that is too weak leaves the door heavy; too strong, and it flies up. Higher-cycle springs are built for more open-and-close trips, which helps a door that is used many times a day.
Safety
A wound garage door spring stores enough energy to break bones. Never loosen the set screws on a torsion spring, never use screwdrivers as winding bars, and never remove the bottom brackets while the springs are wound. If an extension spring has no safety cable, do not run the door until one is fitted. Keep children away from a door with a broken spring, because it can drop without warning.
Repair or Replace?
A broken spring almost never means a new door. Springs are a wear part, and replacing them brings a sound door back into balance. The door itself is worth replacing only when the sections are cracked, rotted or rusting through, or the door has been made so heavy by added layers that it cannot be balanced well.
Starting Prices — Garage Door Spring Repair
- Garage Door Spring Replacement per spring
- From $150
- Diagnostic Service Call $0 with a completed repair
- $0
Each spring is priced on its own, from $150, and the exact figure for your door is set after the old spring is measured.
What moves the final price: how many springs your door uses, their wire size and length, torsion versus extension, and the door's weight. Worn cables, drums, rollers or a bent shaft found during the check are named and priced separately before anything extra is done. Need to ask something first? Use the contact page.
Spring Repair Across Our Service Area
Springs are replaced from our Harrison St SE office for homes in Leesburg, along Route 7 east in Lansdowne and west in Hamilton, and up Route 15 in Lucketts. A broken spring at night is handled through the same 24/7 phone line.
Spring Repair Questions
What will a new spring cost for my door?
Spring replacement starts at $150 per spring. A door may run on one spring or two, so the total depends on how many your door uses and their size. The technician measures the old spring, names one exact price and starts only after you approve it. Every starting figure we use sits on our pricing page.
With one spring gone, should I force the door up myself?
Try not to. Without the spring, the door is dead weight, and the opener or your back takes the full load. If a car is trapped, pull the release only with the door fully closed and lift with care, or call the 24/7 line for emergency garage door repair and wait for help.
Why did my spring break when nobody was using the door?
Springs wear out a little with every open and close, and the steel finally cracks at a weak point. That often happens while the door is resting, so the first sign is a door that will not rise. Cold weather can add stress. If the lift cables frayed at the same time, cable repair may be needed too.
My opener strains and stops halfway. Is that the spring?
Very often, yes. An opener is meant to guide a balanced door, not lift it, so a weak or broken spring makes it labor and quit. The technician checks the spring and balance first. If the springs are fine, the next step is opener repair, which is priced once we know the brand and model.
Should both springs be replaced if only one broke?
On a two-spring door, both springs were installed together and have worked the same number of cycles, so the second one is often close to failing. The technician tells you its condition and prices each spring from $150, so you choose. Worn rollers found during the visit can be handled under garage door repair.