Garage Door Spring Repair in Beaufort, SC
Garage door spring repair starts when a snapped spring leaves the door too heavy to lift. We size new springs to the door, wind them to spec and set the balance. Open 24/7.
Springs are priced per spring, and you hear the figure on site before the first turn of the bar.
Most garage doors weigh well over a hundred pounds, and the springs do nearly all the lifting. Torsion springs sit on a steel shaft above the opening and unwind as the door rises; extension springs stretch along the horizontal tracks on both sides. Either kind stores serious tension, which is why a spring that lets go often sounds like a gunshot from inside the house.
Springs are rated in cycles, one cycle being a full open and close, and a standard spring is commonly built for about ten thousand of them. Salt air and humidity pit the coil surface, and a pitted coil fatigues sooner. When one of two springs breaks, the other has done the same work and is close behind, so we talk you through replacing both.
Signs the Springs Are Done
- A loud bang from the garage, then a door that will not lift more than a few inches.
- A visible gap in the coil above the door, or a coil that looks stretched and thin.
- The opener strains, hums or lifts the door only partway.
- The door falls fast when you let go of it halfway up by hand.
- Orange-brown rust bloom or flaking along the coils, especially near the ends.
Do not wind a spring yourself
A winding bar that slips out of a loaded torsion spring can cause serious injury. We bring winding bars and the right gauge of wire, and we measure wire size, coil length, inside diameter and wind direction so the replacement matches your door rather than a catalog guess.
From Broken Spring to a Balanced Door
Secure the door
We clamp the door so it cannot move, then release any stored tension in the remaining spring.
Measure and match
Wire gauge, length and diameter are measured, and the door is weighed against the spring ratings so lift and weight agree.
Install and wind
New springs go onto the shaft with fresh center and end bearings where worn, then are wound in turns to the specification.
Balance test
With the opener disconnected, the door should hold at waist height. We adjust until it does, then reconnect and cycle it.
Starting Prices — Garage Door Spring Repair
- Garage Door Spring Replacement per spring
- From $150
- Diagnostic Service Call $0 when a repair is completed
- $0
From $150 is the starting figure for one spring. A two-spring door or a heavy insulated door moves the total, and we confirm it on site first.