Garage Door Spring Repair in Lakewood, CO

Lakewood is where we do more spring work than anywhere else: 325 spring jobs since 2020. Most were broken springs replaced like for like. Some were older one-piece or extension spring systems we converted to standard torsion springs.

Spring calls in Lakewood peak in March and May. On some visits the rollers or cables were worn too, so we check the whole door, not only the spring.

In Lakewood most spring calls start with a bang from the garage, often on a cold morning, and then a door that will not go up. Look for these signs before you touch the door:

• The spring above the door has a gap in its coils, or one half hangs loose on the shaft.
• The opener runs and the door rises a few inches, then stops or reverses.
• A cable has gone slack or come off its drum, and the door sits crooked.
• The door feels very heavy by hand, or drops fast when you let go.

No. With a broken spring the full weight of the door rests on the cables and the opener, and a door that falls can hurt someone. Leave it down, unplug the opener so it does not keep trying, and do not use the manual release while the door is open. Spring work is not a safe do-it-yourself job. More on using a door with a broken spring.

If your car is stuck inside, call us at any hour. Our shop is on W 9th Ave in Lakewood, so most of the city is a short drive away, and we can often replace the springs the same day.

Many mid-century ranch homes in Lakewood, and homes around Belmar, still run on their original hardware: extension springs along the tracks or older cable drums. We stock parts for them. When the old system is worn out or its parts are hard to find, we can convert it to standard torsion springs. See the difference between torsion and extension springs.

A spring wears out a little every time the door opens and closes. Cold makes tired steel brittle, which is why so many Lakewood springs give out on the first hard freeze. Rust, a door out of balance and dry rollers make it work harder. Read why garage door springs break and how long springs last.

If the garage is the way your family comes and goes, ask about high-cycle springs, which are made for more open and close cycles.

The technician measures the door and the old spring, fits a matched pair sized to the door’s weight and height, and balances the door so it holds halfway up. We replace both springs because the second one is usually close behind. We also check the cables, drums, rollers and bearings, since a broken spring often wears them too. More on our garage door spring repair service.

The cost depends on the spring type, the size and weight of the door, whether you choose high-cycle springs, and whether other parts need replacing on the same visit. Estimates are free, and you approve a flat-rate price before any work starts. Spring repair carries our warranty of one year on labor and three years on parts, and we are licensed and insured.

We replace garage door springs all over Lakewood, including Belmar, Green Mountain, Union Square, Eiber, Glennon Heights and Solterra. Close by we also work in Wheat Ridge, Edgewater, Golden, Arvada and Denver. For anything else wrong with the door, see garage door repair in Lakewood, and for a business, commercial garage door spring repair.