How much is a new garage door spring?
According to our price chart, one torsion spring in Mount Holly is $175 to $365, both springs on a two-spring door are $285 to $470, and a pair of extension springs is $140 to $335. Where you land depends on the spring type, how many springs the door has, and how heavy the door is.
The numbers first
In Mount Holly, a door hung on one torsion spring costs $175 to $365 to put right. Doors with two springs, both swapped, cost $285 to $470. The older stretch-style extension springs found in many small detached garages cost $140 to $335 for the pair. A spring that snaps late at night and cannot wait for morning is replaced at the after-hours rate, $285 to $580.
That is the range. Where your job lands depends on a handful of things.
Torsion or extension
Look up. If there is a coil on a steel shaft above the door, you have torsion springs. If long springs run along each horizontal track, you have extension springs. Both are common in Mount Holly, because the township has a lot of older garages alongside newer ones. The two systems use different parts and take different amounts of time.
One spring or two
Plenty of doors use a pair. Both get changed, as the survivor shares the same age and will not hold out long. A single-spring door costs less.
How heavy the door is
Spring size follows door weight. A plain single-layer steel door is light. An old wood door, an insulated door or a wide two-car door is heavier and needs larger springs. Heavy wood doors are common in town, and they sit toward the top of the range.
Safety cables on extension springs
Every extension spring should have a safety cable running through it. If a spring snaps, the cable keeps the pieces from flying. Older garages sometimes do not have them. We add them when we replace extension springs.
The rest of the door
A broken spring often comes with other wear. Cables may be frayed. Rollers may be worn. On extension-spring doors, pulleys may wobble. The technician will tell you about anything else that needs work and price it separately, so you can choose.
When it happens
Daytime replacement is priced from the main rows of the table. If you need the spring done after hours, the after-hours row applies.
What you get for the price
New springs sized to the door, wound or hung with proper tools, cables checked and adjusted, moving parts lubricated, and a balance test with the opener disconnected. The door should rest wherever you stop it. The price is in writing before any work begins.
Is it a DIY job?
No. Torsion springs hold a lot of stored energy, and winding them without the right tools and training is how people get hurt. Extension springs without safety cables are dangerous too.
To get a price
Call (609) 905-2430. Let us know where the springs sit, overhead or beside the tracks, and how wide the door is.
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Reference: LiftMaster's owner manuals (manufacturer / safety source).