Springs & Cables
A bang from the garage and a door that will not lift. This is the most common failure on a garage door, and the one people are most often overcharged for.
Most doors have two springs, and we replace both as a matched set. We don’t replace just one spring on a two-spring door: the second one is the same age and will fail next, usually within months, and you’d pay the service call twice.
What does a broken spring cost to fix?
American-made DuraMaster springs, rated for 15,000 cycles — 50% longer than the standard 10,000-cycle spring most companies install. A torsion spring going is the loudest failure a garage door has — most people describe it as a bang from the garage, and then a door that will not lift. Springs are $180 to $285 each, and because most doors have two and both are replaced as a matched set, a typical job runs $360 to $570 plus the $79.95 service call. Frayed cables are $99 to $119 and are quoted on inspection. Those are Anchored Garage Doors' published prices around Louisville, Kentucky. Do not try to lift the door by hand while a spring is broken.
What happens when you call
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You call or text
Reach us on 502 469 5335. Tell us whether you heard a bang, and whether you can see a gap in the coiled spring on the bar above the door. That is usually enough for us to know what we are bringing.
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We quote it in writing
You get the number before any work starts, and it does not change once you have it.
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The work is done at that price
No hidden costs — the figure you agreed is the figure on the invoice. In the same visit wherever the part is on the truck.
That is the whole process. If your door is doing something it should not, this is the number.
Call 502 469 5335The photographs here are ours
Our truck, our doors, our hands. Where a picture is missing we have not taken it yet, and we would rather show you nothing than a stock photo of someone else’s job.
Questions we get asked
Why did my spring break with no warning?
They almost always do. A torsion spring holds its tension right up until the metal fatigues, and then it goes in one go, usually while the door is moving and often with a bang loud enough to hear indoors. There is rarely a warning sign to miss, which is why we do not tell people they should have spotted it coming.Why replace both springs when only one broke?
Because the second one is the same age and has lifted the door the same number of times. It is not a question of whether it goes, but when, and replacing it on the same visit costs you one service call instead of two. We do not replace just one on a two-spring door.How long should a garage door spring last?
It depends almost entirely on use. A door that opens eight times a day is working several times harder than one that opens twice, and springs wear by cycles rather than by years — so a spring on a busy family garage will not last as long as the same spring on a garage that gets used at the weekend. When one goes, the other is usually close behind it.Can I replace a garage door spring myself?
We would not. A torsion spring is under high tension even when the door is down, and the bar and winding cones will take a hand off if the tension is released wrong. This is the one repair on a garage door where the downside is measured in injuries rather than money.What do frayed cables cost to fix?
Cables are $99 to $119 and are quoted on inspection, because what caused the fraying matters as much as the cable — a cable that has been rubbing on a drum needs the drum looked at too. They often need doing at the same time as springs, and if so you will see both figures before we start.
Where to go next
Tell us what the door is doing
We will give you the price before we start, and it will not change once you have it.
Monday–Sunday, 7:00 AM–7:00 PM