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Garage Door Spring Repair

Heard the bang? A snapped spring leaves your door dead in its tracks and too heavy to lift by hand. Our licensed techs replace torsion and extension springs same-day across Hampton Roads, with heavy-duty springs built to survive coastal salt air.

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Signs Your Spring Has Failed

A loud band from the garage

That thunderous crack wasn't the house settling. It's a torsion spring snapping under tension, the number-one way people find out a spring is gone.

The door won't lift, or feels impossibly heavy

The opener hums but the door won't budge, or lifting by hand feels like a boulder. With a broken spring, the door's full 150-250 lbs has nothing counterbalancing it.

A crooked or lopsided door

If the door hangs unevenly or looks off-balance, a spring has lost its tension. Running it like this stains the cables, tracks, and the opener.

A visible gap in the spring coil

Look at the spring above the door. A two-inch gap where the coil separated is a broken spring, plain and simple. Don't operate the door once you see it.

Rust streaks on the coils

Here in Hampton Roads, salt air corrodes unprotected steel. Rust running down the coils means the spring is fatiguing early and is on barrowed time.

What to expect

We confirm it's the spring

A dead door can be a spring, a cable, or the opener. We diagnose the real cause before quoting, so you're not paying for the wrong fix.

We quote in writing, before we start

You get the full price up front, springs, labor, and any worn cables we spot, with no surprise charges once the work is done.

We replace with heavy-duty springs

We install high-cycle springs rated to outlast the builder-grade originals, and replace springs in matched pairs so the second doesn't fail weeks later.

We balance and test the door

We tune the tension, run the door through full cycles, and check the opener force so it opens smooth and closes safe before we leave.

KNOW YOUR HARDWARE

TORSION OR EXTENSION: WE REPAIR BOTH

Torsion springs

Mounted on a metal shaft above the door, torsion springs wind up under load and do the heavy lifting on almost every modern Hampton Roads home. They're higher-tension, longer-lasting, and the type most doors use today.

Extension springs

Mounted along the tracks on either side of the door, extension springs stretch and contract to counterbalance the weight. Common on older doors, they should always be paired with safety cables.

Not sure which you have, or what size you need? Our garage door spring size chart walks you through measuring wire size, length, and weight, so you know exactly what your door takes.

PLEASE DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT

A garage door with a broken spring weights 150 to 250 lbs, and your opener isn’t built to lift that alone. Forcing it can burn out the motor or send the door crashing down. Torsion springs are wound under extreme tension, releasing that force without the right tools causes serious injuries every year. Keep the door closed and let a trained tech handle it. We’re usually there same-day.

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SERVING ALL OF HAMPTON ROADS

Yorktown

Newport News

Virginia Beach

Suffolk

Recent Spring Repair Jobs

Spring Repair

Sonshine Way,
Yorktown

09/01/2026

Replaced both torsion springs and the bearings, installed new 13 ball sealed rollers, and finished with a full tune-up and lubrication.

Completed by: Aaron

Spring Repair

Crossroad Trail,
Virginia Beach

09/30/2026

Replaced the torsion spring, tube, cables, drums, and bearings, installed new high cycle rollers, and added an adjustable opener bracket.

Completed by: Mike

Spring Repair

73rd Street,
Virginia Beach

07/14/2026

Rebuilt the full spring system with new torsion springs, tube, cables, drums, and bearings, replaced the tracks and rollers, realigned the door, and finished with a tune-up.

Completed by: Devin

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Common Questions About Garage Door Springs

How much does garage door spring replacement cost?

For most residential doors, a spring replacement runs a few hundred dollars installed, depending on whether you have one spring or two and the size your door requires. We replace in matched pairs and quote the exact price in writing before we start, no surprises.

How long does a spring last?

Springs are rated in cycles (one open plus one close = one cycle). Builder-grade springs are often rated around 10,000 cycles, roughly 7 years of average use. In Hampton Roads, coastal salt air can cut that shorter, which is why we install higher-cycle springs that hold up better against the humidity and salt.

Can I still open my door with a broken spring?

You shouldn’t. The door weighs 150 to 250 lbs with no spring to counterbalance it, so your opener can’t safely lift it and manual lifting is dangerous. Keep it closed and call us. See our guide: Will a garage door open with a broken spring?

Do I need to replace both springs if only one broke?

On a two-spring door, yes, we recommend it. Both springs have the same wear, so if one snapped the other is close behind. Replacing the pair together saves you a second service call and a second failure a few weeks later.

Why do springs seem to break in winter?

Cold weather makes the steel more brittle and contracts the metal, so a spring already at the end of its cycle life often gives out on the first cold morning. The cold didn’t cause it, it just picked the moment.

How fast can you get here?

Most spring calls in Hampton Roads are same-day. A broken spring leaves your car trapped and your home less secure, so we prioritize getting a tech out quickly.

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Learn More About Garage Door Springs

Spring Size Chart

Measure and identify the exact spring your door needs.

How Long Do Springs Last?

Cycle life and what shortens it.

Will it Open With a Broken Spring?

Why you shouldn’t force it.

When Your Cable Snaps

The failure that often comes with a broken spring.

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Contact Wallen Garage Doors right now. Our certified technicians will diagnose your malfunction, present transparent repair or upgrade solutions, and get your door gliding smoothly again.

(757) 256-4543

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