Garage Door Repair

Garage Door Spring Repair

Garage door spring repair, also known as torsion spring repair, is one of the most common repair and replacement needs for a garage door system. This thick, flexible spring works by twisting on its axis and storing mechanical energy from this motion.

This sturdy spring can typically be found above the garage door, in the ceiling and is then attached to a torsion bar which spans the width of the garage door’s track. It makes your garage door easier to operate by taking on most of the weight for you. This is why it seems you can lift a garage door weighing between 130 and 350 lbs with one hand. Though you may have gained superhuman strength, it is more likely your torsion spring is doing its job.

Though this spring is typically long lasting, typically up to 9 years, it will eventually wear down and snap. Proper maintenance can prolong the life of a torsion spring but it will eventually need professional repair or replacement.

It is important to note that garage door spring repair, unlike other repairs, should never be attempted by anyone inexperienced. This spring, coiled the way it is, can cause significant damage to walls, a car or a person when it snaps. Furthermore, once snapped, the door will be extremely heavy to lift as there will no longer be support from the spring so you should not attempt to move the door after the spring has broken.

Preventing Garage Door Spring Repair

Though even the best maintained garage door will eventually require repair, you can prolong this with simple measures like regular lubrication. For your spring, this should be done 4 times a year, during each season.

Lubrication will reduce friction which happens naturally as the spring unwinds against itself each time the door is opened or closed. Lubrication, unlike repair, can be performed by a homeowner with a lubricant found at a hardware store. However, to reach the spring, you may require a step ladder and need to familiarize yourself with each component which can be a tiresome chore.

Sun Garage also offers regular maintenance checks of all components to prevent repair and breakage.  We have varying maintenance packages to meet your budget and needs from once a year to quarterly. For each maintenance check, we will perform proper testing and lubrication of parts and make recommendations on possible replacement options to prevent an unexpected break.

How to Know if You Need Garage Door Spring Repair: A Broken spring is pretty easy to spot. First, your automatic garage door opener is likely to not work at all as there will now be too much weight for the motor to work properly. Secondly, if you can manage to open it manually, it will not stay in place – this is another reason to not attempt a repair on your own.

Garage Door Cable Repair

Cables are another important part of your garage door system and another component that you should not attempt to fix yourself. With a compromised cable, you will be able to tell that this is the problem when your garage door does not lift evenly – either from the automatic opener or from manual lifting. It is also likely to get stuck which can present a security issue.

Broken Roller Repair

Broken roller repair is another common repair need that is best performed by a trained professional. However, a broken roller will not be as obvious as a torsion spring which will make your garage door completely unusable.

Instead, with rollers, your garage door will still open and close but will cause your garage door to shake, vibrate and be much noisier. While this may, initially, just seem like a nuisance, this shaking can affect your entire garage system.

Vibration from broken rollers will cause other components to come loose and cause damage to hinges. When the nuts in the hinges come loose from the shaking, this can cause you to lose panels from your garage door. Not only is this unsightly, it can mean more time-consuming and expensive repairs.

To prevent this, keep your rollers well maintained with lubrication and regular inspection and seek broken roller repair as soon as possible.

How to Know if You Need Broken Roller Repair: A broken roller, while not as obvious as a broken spring or cable, will still make itself known quite quickly. A bad roller will cause significant shaking and vibration and this will be your primary indication that a broken roller is the cause of your garage door no longer working properly.

Meet our Garage Door Repair Team

At Sun Garage Doors, we know the most important part of our business is ensuring a positive and professional experience with our customers. This is why we only hire the very best and most experienced technicians to provide you with the peace of mind you need for garage door spring repair, garage replacement, broken roller repair and all of our services .

Each member of our team is chosen for their experience, customer satisfaction rating, professionalism and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure each job is done well, on time and to each customer’s satisfaction. We give our team members the professional tools and ongoing training needed to maintain and exceed industry standards in all aspects of what we do.

We can’t wait for you to meet the Sun Garage team and see for yourself why we have so many happy repeat customers!