The Most Common Garage Door Failure
Garage Door Spring Repair in Tigard, OR
Garage door spring repair replaces the wound steel springs that counterbalance your door’s weight. When one snaps, the opener alone cannot lift the door safely. We replace torsion and extension springs with cycle-rated parts, seven days a week.
- Typical market cost: $150 to $350 per spring
- Most jobs done in 60 to 90 minutes
- Open every day, 8 AM to 8 PM
That Bang You Heard Was Probably the Spring
A garage door spring failure announces itself. Homeowners across Tigard describe the same thing: a single gunshot-like bang from the garage, and afterward a door that will not budge. What broke is the torsion spring above the door, the part that stores enough energy to lift 130 to 350 pounds of steel and make it feel light.
Springs fail on a schedule, not at random. The standard spring installed with most builder-grade doors is rated for about 10,000 open-close cycles. Census data puts the median Tigard home at 1988 construction, and even doors replaced once since then are now deep into their spring’s cycle budget. That is why spring calls are the single most common job we run.
Torsion vs. Extension Springs: What Your Door Has
| Torsion springs | Extension springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Where they sit | On a shaft above the door opening | Stretched along each horizontal track |
| Typical homes | Most doors from the 1990s onward | Older and lighter doors, common in Metzger and older King City homes |
| Typical replacement cost | $150 to $350 per spring | $100 to $250, replaced in pairs |
| Lifespan | About 10,000 cycles, 7 to 10 years | Similar, but safety cables are a must |
If your extension-spring door does not have safety cables running through the springs, ask us to add them during the repair. They are inexpensive and they stop a snapped spring from becoming a projectile.
How We Handle a Spring Replacement
- Measure the old spring’s wire size, diameter, and length, and weigh the door. Springs are matched to the door, not one-size-fits-all.
- Give you a written price for the correct cycle-rated spring or pair. You approve it before any winding bar comes off the truck.
- Replace the spring, then check cables, drums, center bearing, and end bearings while the shaft is unloaded, because those parts are cheapest to swap right now.
- Balance-test the door by hand and run the opener through a full safety cycle, including the reverse test.
Why Not DIY This One
We are honest about which jobs a homeowner can do. Sensor cleaning, yes. Weather seal, maybe. Spring winding, no. A wound torsion spring stores the energy of the door’s full weight, and trade safety bodies including DASMA, the Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association, consistently warn against consumer spring replacement. This is the one repair where the emergency room can cost more than the technician.
Serving Every Spring Type in the Southwest Metro
From our base at 11950 Pacific Hwy W we replace springs across Tigard, King City, Bull Mountain, Tualatin, Sherwood, and Beaverton. A snapped spring often takes the cables with it, so it pairs naturally with our cable repair service, and if the opener strained against the dead weight, we test it as part of opener repair.
Spring Repair Questions
How much does garage door spring replacement cost in Tigard?
Industry cost guides put torsion spring replacement at $150 to $350 per spring in the Portland metro, including parts and labor. A double-car door with two springs typically lands between $300 and $540 total. Elevate gives you the exact written price after diagnosis, before any work starts.
Should I replace both garage door springs if only one broke?
On a two-spring door, yes. Both springs were installed on the same day and have the same cycle count, so the survivor is usually weeks or months from failing too. Replacing the pair costs less than two separate service visits and keeps the door lifting evenly.
How do I know if my garage door spring is broken?
The classic signs: a loud bang from the garage, a visible gap of about 2 inches in the coil above the door, a door that seems much heavier than it used to be, or an opener that strains and gives up a few inches off the floor. Cables that suddenly look loose often point to a snapped spring as well.
How long do garage door springs last?
Standard torsion springs are rated around 10,000 cycles, which is 7 to 10 years at 3 to 4 door uses a day. Busy households on Bull Mountain or in Sherwood can burn through them in 5. We can install high-cycle springs rated for 25,000 cycles or more for families who use the garage as the front door.
Can you fix a broken spring the same day I call?
Often, yes. We stock the common torsion spring sizes for the doors we see across Tigard, King City, Tualatin, and Sherwood on the truck, and we schedule 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM. Morning calls are frequently repaired before dinner.
Spring Snapped This Morning?
Call now. Common sizes are on the truck, and same-day slots are held every day from 8 AM to 8 PM.
Call (503) 278-7407