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Garage Door Spring Repair in Fort Collins

A broken garage door spring is the most common garage door repair in Fort Collins, and the most dangerous to attempt yourself.

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A broken garage door spring is the most common garage door repair in Fort Collins, and the most dangerous to attempt yourself. The pros we work with replace torsion and extension springs in pairs, same day in most cases, for $180 to $450 including parts and labor.

Springs do the lifting, not the opener. When one breaks, the opener is suddenly asked to raise a door that weighs as much as a refrigerator, and it gives up. In Fort Collins the failure usually shows up on a cold morning, because steel contracts and a spring that was already tired snaps on the first cycle of the day.

The pros we refer carry torsion and extension springs for every common door on the truck, including the oversized 16 foot doors on the newer homes in Timnath and southeast Fort Collins. The spring is matched to your door's weight and height, not swapped for whatever is closest, which is why a properly replaced pair lasts the full rated life and the opener stops straining.

Signs you need spring repair

  • A loud bang from the garage, often at night or first thing in the morning
  • The door opens about six inches and stops, or will not open at all
  • A visible gap of one to two inches in the coil of the spring above the door
  • The door feels incredibly heavy when you pull the red release cord and lift by hand
  • The opener strains, hums or reverses partway
  • Cables hanging loose or the door sitting crooked after the spring let go
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What the repair involves

  1. The tech confirms the spring type (torsion above the door or extension along the tracks), door weight and track length, then quotes the full price before touching anything.
  2. The door is secured and the opener is unplugged. Torsion springs are unwound with winding bars, never pliers or screwdrivers.
  3. Both springs are replaced with the correct wire size and length for your door weight, and new springs are wound to the right number of turns.
  4. Cables, bearings and rollers are checked while the door is apart. The door is balanced by hand so it stays put at half height, then the opener force is reset.

Spring repair cost in Fort Collins

RepairTypical Fort Collins range
Single torsion spring (one car door)$180 to $280
Pair of torsion springs (two car door)$260 to $450
Extension springs, pair with safety cables$170 to $300
After hours or holiday call$75 to $150 added

What moves the price: torsion versus extension, single versus double door, high cycle springs (rated for 25,000 or more cycles instead of 10,000), and whether cables or bearings are replaced at the same time.

Why not DIY

A torsion spring stores several hundred pounds of energy. When it releases wrong it takes fingers, breaks wrists and has put people in the ER with head injuries. The parts cost about $60; the hospital visit does not. This is the one garage door job that is never worth trying.

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About an hour for a standard two car door, including balancing and an opener reset. Most calls in Fort Collins are handled the same day.
Yes. Both springs have the same cycle count. The second one usually fails within months, and a new spring paired with a worn one strains the opener and wears unevenly. Replacing both at once costs less than two visits.
Standard springs are rated for about 10,000 cycles, which is 7 to 10 years for a family opening the door three or four times a day. Cold snaps and big temperature swings along the Front Range shorten that. High cycle springs last two to three times longer for a modest upcharge.
Only if you have to and only with two people. The door weighs its full 150 to 250 pounds without the spring. Lift it together, prop it with a ladder or clamps, and get the car out. Never run the opener with a broken spring; it strips the drive gear.
Torsion springs mount on a bar above the door and twist to lift it. Extension springs run along the tracks on each side and stretch. Torsion is smoother, safer and lasts longer. Most doors in Fort Collins built after the 1990s use torsion.
No separate trip fee inside Larimer County. The quote the partner gives you on the phone or before starting is the full price including travel.
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