Garage Door Springs Fail

Throughout its lifetime the constant winding and unwinding places stress on the metal spring making a catastrophic failure more likely once it reaches the end of its working life.

Garage door springs fail.

If you have any concerns about your garage door springs give us call 303 565 6409. When garage door springs begin moaning and complaining during the performance of their job it means a breakdown is on the horizon. Popping creaking screeching and other nasty noises. Fatigue is the most common reason for garage door spring failure.

If you do not replace your bad springs there is a greater likelihood of other parts on your garage door to have problems. Torsion springs only last a set period of time. Incorrect springs each garage door has a specific spring that is engeneered to operator the door. Prices for replacement garage door springs usually start around 69 00 installed.

Most springs were designed to last for 10 000 cycles approximately 7 years if you use your garage door 4 times a day. General wear and tear the most common reason for failure in a garage door torsion spring is simple wear and tear. If you take a few minutes to inspect your garage door springs and find corrosion or rust chances are good that spring failure is in your future. All garage door springs will fail eventually but proper maintenance can not only prolong the lifespan of the springs but alert you when they are getting close to failure.

If the spring being used with your door is not the specified spring length and wire size it is likely to break and cause failure more quickly. In general they are rated for about ten thousand cycles which is one up and down cycle.