Most homes around Cross Roads and the 380 corridor are newer builds with sectional steel doors on a single torsion spring up top. When that one spring goes, the whole door is dead weight and the opener won't touch it. We replace torsion and extension springs — matched to your exact door — same-day. Call (940) 644-4376.
The two spring types fail and get repaired differently. Here's how to tell what's on your door.
Mounted on a shaft above the door, these twist to store energy. They're the modern standard on newer Cross Roads homes — smoother, longer-lasting, and what most single-spring doors use.
These run above the horizontal tracks and stretch as the door closes — common on older or low-headroom garages. They need safety cables, and we add them if yours are missing.
A lot of builder-grade doors out here run one torsion spring to save cost, so a break leaves you fully stuck. We'll talk through converting to a balanced two-spring setup.
Wire size, inside diameter, length, and wind direction all have to match your door's weight. The wrong spring tears itself up fast — we measure and fit the right one.
If your door is the family's main entrance and runs all day, a high-cycle spring lasts far longer than a builder-standard one.
A snapped spring often knocks the cables loose. We reset the cables and check the drums so the door tracks straight after the new spring goes on.
Look above the door: a spring on a metal shaft across the top is torsion; springs running along the tracks on each side are extension. Newer Cross Roads homes are almost always torsion. Send us a photo if you're unsure.
On a heavy or frequently-used door, yes. A two-spring setup is balanced and means a single break doesn't fully strand you. We'll quote both so you can decide.
Almost always — we carry common torsion and extension sizes on the truck and finish in one visit, with a free service call and a 5-year spring warranty.
Builder-standard springs are rated around 10,000 cycles — roughly seven years of normal use, less on a busy door, and our heat swings don't help. A high-cycle replacement lasts a lot longer.
We match and replace torsion and extension springs same-day, with a 5-year warranty and a free estimate.