The bang, the stuck door, the gap in the coil — how to know it's the spring and why it's not a DIY job.
If you heard a bang from the garage and now the door won't open, you already know the ending: broken spring. Here's how to confirm it, why it matters, and what fixing it costs in Augusta.
The bang. A torsion spring snapping under full tension sounds like a gunshot or a car backfiring. Many homeowners hear it hours before they discover the cause.
The door won't lift. The opener hums, strains, or lifts the door a few inches before stopping. That's the motor meeting 200 pounds of door with no spring assistance.
The visible gap. Look at the spring above the door: a broken torsion spring shows a clean 2-inch separation in the coil. Extension springs (along the tracks) show stretched or dangling coils.
Crooked or heavy. With one spring gone on a two-spring system, the door lifts unevenly, and manual lifting feels impossibly heavy.
A standard torsion spring pair runs $200–$350 installed; heavy double doors or high-cycle upgrades run $300–$500. Both springs are always replaced together — they're the same age and cycle count, and the survivor is weeks from the same failure. The job takes about an hour, including door balancing and a full safety test.
If a vehicle is trapped, two adults can lift the door manually once: pull the red emergency release, lift from the bottom evenly, and never place hands between sections. Then leave it down and call. Don't use the opener — it can burn out attempting a deadlift. Same-day spring service is standard across the CSRA: (844) 595-3330.
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