Heard a bang from the garage like a firecracker, and now the door won't budge? That's a spring. On most Sanger homes the door weighs a couple hundred pounds, and the springs — not the opener — carry all of it. We're right up I-35 and keep torsion and extension springs on the truck, so a broken spring in Sanger is usually a same-day, under-an-hour fix. Call (940) 644-4376.
A spring rarely dies without warning. Spot these and you avoid getting your car stuck in the garage.
Look at the spring above the door. A one- or two-inch gap in the coil means it's already snapped — the clearest sign, and the door shouldn't be run.
Disconnect the opener and lift by hand. If it fights you or won't stay halfway up, the springs are weak or gone. A good door is nearly weightless to lift.
One weak spring on a two-spring door makes it open crooked or in jerks. We replace springs in matched pairs so the door stays balanced.
The classic — the spring lets go with a bang, often on a cold Sanger morning, and the opener can't lift the dead weight. Don't keep hitting the button or you'll burn out the opener.
When a spring breaks, the lift cables go loose and can jump the drum. We reset the cables while we're swapping the spring.
Dust and damp can rust a spring and shorten its life. A squeal and orange dust on the coil means it's near the end — better to plan the swap than get stranded.
Usually same-day — we're based right down I-35 in Denton. Call and we'll give you a real window, not a runaround, and we carry the springs to finish in one trip.
Most single-spring jobs land in the few-hundred-dollar range and two-spring jobs a bit more, depending on size and cycle rating. The service call is free and we quote before any work.
If your door has two and one broke, replace both. They've worn the same amount, so the second won't be far behind, and a matched pair keeps the door balanced and easy on the opener.
Yes — torsion springs are wound under heavy tension and injure people every year. It's genuinely safer, and usually cheaper than an ER trip, to let us handle it. We back every spring with a 5-year warranty.
Broken spring? We're up the road with the right springs on the truck. Same-day, 5-year warranty, free estimate.