Garage Door Spring Repair & Replacement
Torsion and extension springs replaced in matched pairs, sized to your door's real weight, balanced and safety-tested — usually within a single visit.
Springs do the lifting — the opener only steers
This is the single most misunderstood thing about garage doors. The opener does not lift the door; the springs do. The opener supplies about a tenth of the force, guiding a door that the spring system has already counterbalanced to near-weightlessness. When a spring breaks, the opener is suddenly asked to lift several hundred pounds, which is why a broken spring so often takes the opener with it a few weeks later.
A standard spring is rated for around 10,000 cycles — roughly seven years at four openings a day. Florida's coastal air shortens that considerably: corrosion pits the wire, and a pitted spring fails early and without warning. If your springs are original and the house is more than a decade old, they are living on borrowed time.
Why springs are replaced in pairs
Two springs on the same door have done the same number of cycles and are the same age. Replacing only the broken one leaves you with a second failure — and a second service call — usually within months, on top of an unbalanced door that wears the drum, cables and opener unevenly. We replace both, matched to the measured weight of your door.
Book this service
Tell us what the door is doing and we'll call you right back — usually within a few minutes.
How to tell a spring has gone
A gunshot-like bang
Torsion springs release their stored energy in one crack, often heard from inside the house at night.
A visible gap in the coil
Look at the shaft above the door: a two-inch gap in an otherwise continuous coil is a broken torsion spring.
The door lifts a few inches and stops
The opener has hit its force limit against an uncounterbalanced door.
The door slams down
Without spring tension the door falls under its own weight. Keep people and vehicles clear.
It feels impossibly heavy by hand
A balanced door should hold at waist height with the opener disconnected. If it drops, tension is wrong.
Rust, flaking or pitting on the coil
Coastal corrosion. A pitted spring is a failure waiting for a date.
What the visit looks like
Weigh and measure
Wire size, inside diameter, length and wind direction — plus the door's actual weight, not a guess from the model number.
Matched replacement set
New springs in pairs, cycle-rated for how you actually use the door. Galvanised where the salt air demands it.
Re-balance the door
Set correctly, the door holds anywhere you leave it with the opener disconnected.
Reset opener force and test
Force settings and safety reverse re-checked and cycle-tested before we leave.
What a spring job costs
Spring work is priced by what the door needs, not by the door count. These factors set the number.
| Factor | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Torsion or extension | Torsion systems (shaft above the door) and extension systems (springs along the tracks) use different parts and labour. |
| Door weight and width | Single, double, insulated and solid-wood doors need different wire sizes and sometimes a heavier shaft. |
| Cycle rating | Standard 10,000-cycle versus high-cycle 20,000–25,000 sets. High-cycle costs more once and lasts about twice as long. |
| Coastal spec | Galvanised or powder-coated springs and stainless fixings for homes near the water. |
| Collateral damage | A spring that broke under load sometimes takes cables, a drum or the opener gear with it. |
Every job is quoted in writing on site before work starts. Ranges shown by phone are estimates until a technician sees the door.
Why we push high-cycle springs on the coast
Between salt air and Florida's year-round usage — no winter month where the door barely moves — standard springs rarely reach their nominal life within a few miles of the water. A high-cycle galvanised set is usually the cheaper decision across ten years, and it is what we fit by default in coastal Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Lee, Collier and Sarasota neighbourhoods.
Garage Door Spring Repair — questions we get asked
Can I replace a garage door spring myself?
How long does spring replacement take?
How long do new springs last?
My door still will not open after the spring was replaced. Why?
Do you replace cables at the same time?
Is a broken spring covered by my home warranty?
Garage Door Spring Repair across 38 Florida cities
Two dispatch regions, local technicians in each. Pick your city for local scheduling and details.
- Garage Door Spring Repair Miami
- Garage Door Spring Repair Fort Lauderdale
- Garage Door Spring Repair Hollywood
- Garage Door Spring Repair Boca Raton
- Garage Door Spring Repair West Palm Beach
- Garage Door Spring Repair Coral Springs
- Garage Door Spring Repair Pembroke Pines
- Garage Door Spring Repair Delray Beach
- Garage Door Spring Repair Pompano Beach
- Garage Door Spring Repair Miami Gardens
- Garage Door Spring Repair Pinecrest
- Garage Door Spring Repair Palm Beach Gardens
- Garage Door Spring Repair Boynton Beach
- Garage Door Spring Repair Davie
- Garage Door Spring Repair Weston
- Garage Door Spring Repair Fort Myers
- Garage Door Spring Repair Naples
- Garage Door Spring Repair Cape Coral
- Garage Door Spring Repair Sarasota
- Garage Door Spring Repair Bradenton
- Garage Door Spring Repair Bonita Springs
- Garage Door Spring Repair Port Charlotte
- Garage Door Spring Repair Venice
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Doors we have opened, closed and put back on track
Every visit is photographed — the failed part, the fix and the finished door. Residential and commercial, from the Atlantic beaches to the Gulf coast.
Same-day
Repair slots seven days a week, 7am to 9pm.
24/7 emergency
Stuck open, off-track or storm damage, any hour.
Written pricing
Itemised on site before a tool is picked up.
Coastal spec
Galvanised springs, stainless fixings, high-cycle sets.
Heard the bang? Do not lift the door.
Matched spring sets, correct balance and a re-tested opener — booked today across 38 Florida cities.