Garage door spring repair
Garage door spring repair and replacement in Madison, WI
A bang from the garage and a door that will not lift. That is a broken torsion spring. Do not run the opener again. Call, and a tech leaves with springs for your door on the truck.
Open 24 hours. Same-day spring replacement across Madison and Dane County.
- Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Same-day service across Dane County
- Price confirmed before work starts
- [FILL: Licensed and insured, WI license number]
How you know it is the spring
What a broken spring looks and sounds like
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A loud bang from the garage
The spring snapping under tension. People hear it from inside the house and think something fell.
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The door lifts a few inches and stops
The opener is trying to lift dead weight. Turn it off before it strips a gear.
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A visible gap in the coil above the door
Torsion springs sit on a bar above the door. A broken one shows a two-inch gap in the coil.
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The door is crooked or the cables are loose
When a spring lets go the cables lose tension. Do not touch them.
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The door is very heavy by hand
A balanced two-car door lifts with one hand. A door with a broken spring weighs what it weighs, often over 200 pounds.
What we do
Both springs, balanced, tested
Springs on a two-spring door are the same age and wear at the same rate. When one goes, we replace both, so you are not calling again in a month. We size the new springs to the door's weight, set the tension, and balance it so the opener does the least work possible. Cables, rollers, and bottom brackets get checked on the same visit, since road salt rusts the bottom hardware from the ground up here.
Single-spring doors get a single replacement. Extension-spring doors, common on older single-car garages near campus, get both extension springs and safety cables.
Wisconsin cold
Why springs break in a cold snap
A torsion spring is rated for a set number of cycles, and cold finishes off one that is already near the end. Metal contracts on the first morning below zero and the tired spring lets go. If the spring is original to a house from the 1990s or older, it is on borrowed time regardless of the season.
Questions we get on the phone
Garage door spring questions
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How much does spring replacement cost?
It depends on the door and the spring size. We confirm the price at the door before any work starts, and you can say no.
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Should I replace one spring or both?
Both. They are the same age and wear at the same rate. Replacing one means calling again for the other within months.
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How long do garage door springs last?
Torsion springs are rated in cycles, usually around 10,000, which is seven to twelve years for most households. High-cycle springs are available if the door gets heavy use.
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Can I use the door with a broken spring?
No. The opener will strip its gear trying to lift dead weight, and lifting by hand can drop the door. Leave it and call.
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How long does the replacement take?
Usually under an hour once the tech is there. Springs for most Madison doors are on the truck.
Broken spring? Call now. We answer 24 hours.
Call (608) 292-6646Glacier Garage Doors, 6302 Odana Rd, Suite 207, Madison, WI 53719.