Garage Door Spring Repair & Replacement

You should not neglect maintaining your garage door, particularly the torsion spring which is mounted on top and which suffers wear and tear over time. Replacing a door can cost upward of 300 dollars. You can tell your spring needs replaced if the door stops working or if it feels heavier than usual. This can be a dangerous project, but if you want to do it, take the following steps. First, check the safety regulations of your door. Next, lock the door into its track to relieve the pressure. Loosen the springs, take the drums off, and remove the springs. Assemble the new parts and replace the drums, then install the new springs. Attach all the necessary components and tighten the new springs. Lastly, reconnect the garage door opener. Springs are the most common cause of garage repair issues, so keep an eye on it, but don't try this project if you are a beginning at home repair. Contact a professional instead.

Key Takeaways:

There is one aspect of a garage that one should give the most attention to when doing maintenance and that aspect is the torsion spring.
The spring wears over time and when it has to be replaced it is estimated that the price to do so is $202.
Many home remodeling projects are not easy to estimate but replacing the garage door spring is a very easy thing to understand.

“A garage door is one of those home elements many of us take for granted, but just like your lawn or floors, it needs occasional maintenance.”