Broken spring · same-day replacement
Heard a loud bang, and now the door won't go up? A spring broke. Our Baldwin technicians replace torsion and extension springs the same day, matched to your door's real weight and not guessed from a chart. Website customers get $20 off spring repair.
If a spring just broke, leave the door closed and unplug the opener. Don't pull the release cord with the door open, because it can slam down. Never loosen the spring or its bracket yourself. Park outside, keep kids away from the garage, and call 516-442-8084.
01 Local know-how
Springs do the heavy lifting, not the opener. Every time your door moves, the spring twists or stretches. After enough trips, the steel fatigues and lets go, usually on a cold morning.
Torsion springs sit on a steel shaft above the door opening. They wind up as the door closes and unwind to lift it. Extension springs run along the horizontal tracks on each side and stretch when the door comes down. Older Baldwin homes with low ceilings often still have extension springs, and many of them are missing the safety cable that keeps a broken spring from whipping across the garage.
Near the water in Baldwin Harbor and south of Merrick Road, salt air adds rust to normal wear. A rusted coil grinds against itself and snaps sooner. For homes close to Middle Bay we usually suggest galvanized or coated springs, which hold up better in damp, salty air.
A standard spring is rated for about 10,000 cycles. One cycle is one trip up and one trip down. For a family that uses the garage four times a day, that works out to roughly seven years. High-cycle springs rated for 25,000 or more cycles cost a little more and can last two to three times as long.
On a two-spring door, yes. Both springs were installed together and have made the same number of cycles. When one breaks, the other is close behind. Replacing the pair saves a second service visit and keeps the door evenly balanced.
02 Starting prices
Garage door spring replacement in Baldwin starts at $189 for a torsion spring and $169 for a pair of extension springs, installed. Take $20 off when you book through the website.
Sized by wire gauge, length and inside diameter to your door's actual weight.
| Service | Starting at |
|---|---|
| Single torsion spring | from $189 |
| Spring tune-up & balance | from $99 |
| Service visit (diagnosis) | from $79 |
Extension springs are replaced in pairs, with safety cables threaded through each one.
| Service | Starting at |
|---|---|
| Extension springs (pair) | from $169 |
| Cable replacement | from $129 |
| Roller set | from $139 |
Prices are for standard residential doors. Oversized wood or custom doors may need heavier springs. Ask about high-cycle and galvanized upgrades.
03 Straight talk
A broken spring by itself is rarely a reason to replace a door. It becomes one only when the rest of the door is worn out too.
We weigh the door before choosing springs. A correctly sized spring is what makes a door last.
04 The process
A photo of the spring above the door tells us what to load on the van.
The tech measures wire size and length, checks the cables, and writes the price down.
New springs go on and get wound to your door's weight. Then the door should stay put halfway up.
We test the auto-reverse and opener force, then lube the hinges and rollers.
05 Guarantee
Every spring job is covered by the same written guarantees as the rest of our work.
Written price before any work. The number you approve is the number you pay. No trip-charge surprises, no upsell once the door is apart.
06 FAQ
Look at the bar above the door. A torsion spring with a two-inch gap in its coils is broken. Other signs are a door that feels very heavy or an opener that strains and then stops.
Only if you have to, and with two strong adults. Without the spring you're lifting the door's full weight. It can drop fast, so keep fingers out of the section joints.
About an hour for most doors. That includes measuring, installing, balancing the door and testing the opener.
Yes. We stock the common torsion and extension sizes for residential doors, so most spring jobs are finished in one visit.
Yes. Spring replacements carry our 2-year warranty on parts and labor.
07 Dispatch
Fill this in and it reaches our dispatcher as a text, or just call. Photos help us bring the right parts the first time.
516-442-8084Sun–Thu · 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Fri · 7:00 AM until 3 hours before Shabbat
Sat · Closed. Calls answered after Shabbat ends.
08 Service area
From the station area out to the harbor, plus the South Shore neighbors a short drive from Grand Avenue: