Well, I came home from work tonight and tried opening my garage door. Well couldn’t figure out why it would only up a few inches until I looked up at the spring and it was broken. Anyone have any idea of the cost to have someone come and replace the spring? Brandon, SD
extension springs or torsion? Extension springs are a pretty easy DYI, but do all of them at once and not just the broken one. Torsion probably aren’t that hard either bit I’ve never messed with one.
I got my extension springs at Menards, just make sure you get the right weight ones. YouTube search weighing a garage door with your bathroom scale, or if you can still see the color of the old ones (ends should be painted a color) that is a pretty good indication of what to replace with too.
I did my torsion springs a few years back and it wasn’t too bad. Took me maybe 2 hours and I’m putzy with first-time projects. I pretty much watched this video and bought the springs directly from DDM, they came with the cones and the tension bars.
If you don’t wanna DIY this, my guess is a handyman would charge you an hour of labor?
Agreed pretty easy but beware. It is somewhat dangerous if you don’t follow directions.
Just make sure you get the correct spring. You only need to replace the broken one… if you have 2.
Ah, and definitely go out of your way to buy your spring from a garage door installer. They’ll give you the best advice and more importantly the correct spring. Don’t go to Home Depot or menards.
its dangerous if you dont do it for a living. I called a pro and they fixed it for undrer $200 if I remember right. I am fairly cheap but not that cheap to mess with springs under pressure.
I do most everything myself, but I will hire out garage door springs. I think I paid $150 last time I had them replaced.
You only need to replace the broken one… if you have 2.
Incorrect. Springs will wear at the same rate, and when one breaks the other is probably close behind. I’d rather have both springs the same age and adjusted properly than one that could break at any time.
I do most everything myself, but I will hire out garage door springs. I think I paid $150 last time I had them replaced.
You only need to replace the broken one… if you have 2.
Incorrect. Springs will wear at the same rate, and when one breaks the other is probably close behind. I’d rather have both springs the same age and adjusted properly than one that could break at any time.
Disagree. That’s just me and the advice I was given by a reputable garage door company that wasn’t interested in milking me for every dime. There’s no safety risk in leaving an old one on there.
Coming from someone who’s done it himself.
I fix everything myself but hired it out on mine, labor cost is low vs. Risk factor
I don’t agree it’s dangerous to leave one old spring on, but it makes sense that they would age at roughly the same speed. I didn’t want to end up changing another spring in the next year, so I just did both at once.
its dangerous if you dont do it for a living. I called a pro and they fixed it for undrer $200 if I remember right. I am fairly cheap but not that cheap to mess with springs under pressure.
Being cheap is not the only reason to tackle DIY, home improvement, car repairs, etc. It’s an opportunity to learn something new and to accomplish something that you can take pride in.
roughly $180 for one or $260 for two here. I increase cycles from original if the door isn’t a trashcan. I do not work at the cheapest place, which I think, is a good thing.
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I do most everything myself, but I will hire out garage door springs. I think I paid $150 last time I had them replaced.You only need to replace the broken one… if you have 2.
Incorrect. Springs will wear at the same rate, and when one breaks the other is probably close behind. I’d rather have both springs the same age and adjusted properly than one that could break at any time.
Disagree. That’s just me and the advice I was given by a reputable garage door company that wasn’t interested in milking me for every dime. There’s no safety risk in leaving an old one on there.
Coming from someone who’s done it himself.
I never once said there was a safety risk. It’s called not wanting to fix it again. Common sense would tell you both springs have the same number of cycles on them, one broke, obviously the other could be right behind. While you’ve got it apart fix it right. If it breaks again you’re out even more time/money to get it fixed.
I’ve seen people replace singular parts at a time only to have to come back a short time later to replace the next, then the next….and so on, while those labor/time bills kept adding up. 
DDM Garage Doors is a great resourse, thankfully they are located in my town. I have a very heavy wood door, and was replacing a torsion spring almost on a yearly basis. Talked with DDM, they offer a “long life” spring, once I installed them it’s probably been 8-10 years without a failure.
I would ask whoever you use if they offer an alternative option.
https://ddmgaragedoors.com/springs/standard-torsion-springs.php#longer-life-springs
HRG
I replaced a spring on my garage door not long ago and it’s a fairly easy do it yourself job plus there are many you tube videos that’ll show exactly how to do it. I went to Menard’s and got my replacement and had zero problems getting the correct spring. Just do a little research first.
I only replaced one spring on my door and I’ll replace the other if and when it breaks. I’m not a believer that just because one broke means the other will break soon as well. The broken spring may have had a flaw in the metal that the other doesn’t have. It may never break.
Overhead door springs are engineered to go up and down (cycles) so many times then fail.
Change them both.
Have a pro do it when your out fishing.
I was told by an installer that the reason springs break is because the coils bind when they corrode. He recommends lubricating them periodically. I have also been told about but not yet seen a spring that gets wound with a drill instead of those dangerous winding bars .
It would be unwise to change one,unless you are in a pinch.
Otherwise always replace both springs,garage door systems are designed to handle equal pressures and divide the work load equally.
Can you get by with replacing one? Yes.
But that is all your doing is getting by,the failure of the old spring is just down the road.
The guy that I hired last time showed me how his first install went, three front teeth were missing, not a good look for anyone’s smile.
It’s not tough if you have any mechanical skills at all. You have to be careful but an hour and you’re done
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