Broken Garage Door Spring Repair in Roanoke, VA
Heard a bang? Door too heavy to lift? That’s a broken spring — a dangerous, same-day repair for a professional.
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SAFETY FIRST: A garage door spring — especially the torsion spring above the door — is under extreme tension. It stores enough energy to lift a door weighing 150 to 300 pounds. Handled wrong, it releases that energy violently. Torsion springs can cause serious injury, and broken springs cause severe injuries every year to people trying to save a service call. Do not attempt DIY spring work. Do not wind, unwind, loosen, or remove a spring yourself. Do not try to force a door with a broken spring open with the opener — it can burn out the opener and bend the door. This is the least DIY-friendly repair in the house.
How you know it’s a spring
- A loud bang or crack, often described as a gunshot or a car backfiring.
- The door won’t open at all.
- The opener strains and stops after lifting the door a few inches.
- After pulling the emergency release, the door feels dead-heavy.
- A visible gap in the torsion-spring coil, or a snapped extension spring.
Why springs break
Springs are rated in cycles — one cycle is one open-and-close. Standard springs are commonly rated around 10,000 cycles, roughly 7 to 10 years for a busy household. When one spring in a two-spring system breaks, replacing both at once is standard professional practice, so the older one doesn’t fail weeks later.
What a proper repair includes
- Correct spring sizing by wire gauge, coil diameter, and length.
- Replacement of both springs on two-spring doors.
- Inspection of cables, drums, and bearings.
- A balance test: a properly sprung door stays put when lifted halfway by hand.
What drives the cost
Torsion versus extension springs, door size and weight, one spring versus a pair, and whether cables or bearings also need replacing. This site publishes pricing factors, not teaser prices — the local company quotes your door before work starts. A broken-spring repair is usually a small fraction of a new door’s cost, so it’s worth doing even on an older door if the panels and tracks are sound.
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Most garage door repairs: $250–$600
Most garage door repairs around Roanoke run $250 to $600, depending on what’s failed — springs, cables, track work, or opener parts. A broken spring is usually a small fraction of a new door’s cost.
Safety warning: Springs are under extreme tension and cause serious injuries. Never a DIY job — that’s not a sales pitch. Do not wind, unwind, loosen, or remove a spring yourself, and do not force a door with a broken spring open.
Related pages
Also see Door Off Track & Cable Repair, Maintenance & Tune-Up, and Repair or Replace?
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