{"id":69,"date":"2026-09-19T23:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/?p=69"},"modified":"2026-09-19T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:09:10","slug":"garage-door-spring-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Garage Door Spring Broke? Do This (and Never Do That)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you heard something like a gunshot in your garage and now the door will not open, a torsion spring has almost certainly snapped. It happens to every door eventually \u2014 springs are rated for roughly 10,000 cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do this right away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unplug the opener so nobody tries to run it.<\/li>\n\n<li>Keep children and pets away from the door.<\/li>\n\n<li>Leave the door where it is \u2014 a door without spring tension can weigh over 200 lb.<\/li>\n\n<li>Call a garage door technician; most do same-day spring replacements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p>[rp_callout type=&#8221;warning&#8221; title=&#8221;Never adjust torsion springs yourself&#8221;]Torsion springs store enough energy to cause serious injuries. Replacement needs winding bars and training \u2014 it is not a DIY job.[\/rp_callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it should cost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Job<\/th><th>Typical price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Single torsion spring<\/td><td>$150 \u2013 $250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pair of torsion springs (recommended)<\/td><td>$220 \u2013 $380<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Extension springs with safety cables<\/td><td>$160 \u2013 $280<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High-cycle springs upgrade<\/td><td>+$60 \u2013 $120<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replacing both springs at once usually saves a second call-out within months, because both springs have done the same number of cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rated garage door companies<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>[rp_businesses category=&#8221;garage-door-repair&#8221; limit=&#8221;5&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A loud bang, a door that will not lift \u2014 here is how to stay safe, get your car out and what a fair spring replacement costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[253],"tags":[254,255,256],"class_list":["post-69","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-repair","tag-garage-doors","tag-homeowners","tag-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadslancer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}