Garage Door Spring Replacement
What are Garage Door Springs?
On most homes your garage door will be the heaviest moving part of your home. Most homeowners operate their door multiple times a day without realizing that door could weigh more than 300 lbs.! The springs on your door are designed to lift the weight of the door so that you or your automatic opener can open and close your door easily and safely!
What Happens When Your Spring Breaks?
All springs eventually break. Depending on the amount of use your door gets, frequency of maintenance and a few other factors, the average set of springs will last 5-10 years before one or both break and they both need to be replaced.
So, what happens when a spring breaks? Most the time you will only notice when your door stops operating, but you may notice the following.
You hear a loud noise.
You see a gap in the spring. (pictured above)
You notice a bend at the top of your door.
(operating your door with a broken spring may cause additional damage to your door by bending the top section)
Your garage door will fall quickly if spring breaks while it is up.
Your garage door may get stuck crooked off the ground.
You may see the cables on your door loose.
We’re here to help!
Garage door springs are extremely dangerous. According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, there are about 2,000 people crushed by their garage door every year. If you don’t want to join that number, it’s best to leave your garage door repair to the professionals. Luckily, we’re here to help!
We know unexpected home repairs can be devastating and inconvenient but at Adams Doors we pride ourselves in offering fast, reasonable and competitive pricing on garage door springs and spring replacement.
Can you make springs last longer?
Short answer is, “Yes”
Standard garage door springs will operate for 10-15 thousand cycles. (A cycle is when your door goes up and down 1x) However we offer options to upgrade your springs as high as 25 thousand cycles.
Regular maintenance of your door can also improve the life of your springs by keeping your springs lubed and your door running smoothly. Call or email us to set up an appointment to get your door serviced.