In a perfect world, your garage door would always work the way it is supposed to — but it doesn’t always happen that way. One of the main problems you may encounter with your garage door is the need to repair a broken garage door spring. Your entire garage door mechanism is dependent upon your garage door springs, and without them, your garage door simply won’t work properly.

How to Fix a Broken Garage Door Spring Safely

You may feel that you know how to fix a broken garage door spring yourself, but we do not recommend this. A garage door spring mechanism is surprisingly powerful, and if you don’t have experience working with garage door springs, you could severely injure yourself. In addition to the dangers involved in trying to repair a broken garage door spring yourself, there is also potential danger to your garage.

Improper garage door spring repair could seriously damage your entire garage door or garage door opener system, requiring a much costlier repair or even a complete replacement of your system. It’s highly recommended you consult the Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware experts. We use only the most highly trained technicians for your garage door spring repair or replacement — technicians who are practiced and familiar with all manner of broken spring problems on all kinds of garage doors.

Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware for Garage Door Spring Replacement

While our Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware experts are always happy to offer garage door spring repair in Tualatin and other locations in the Portland and Vancouver areas, if your springs are broken or more than 7 years old, you may want to consider a complete replacement. For homeowners using their garage door as their front door, you may want to consider a high cycle spring. Industry standard is 10,000 cycles. If you use your door seven to eight times per day, that is about a four-year life expectancy.

We also offer upgrades of up to 15,000 or 25,000 or higher cycle springs. We at Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware pride ourselves on always using the highest quality parts, so when we replace your old garage door springs, you’ll know your new springs are ones you can trust for years to come. Garage Door Spring Maintenance As springs work, they relax over time causing the door to weigh more.

This causes the garage door opener to work harder and shorten the life of the opener. When the door is released from the opener it can come down hard and crash to the ground, causing further damage to the door, or worse, injure someone. For these reasons, this is why we suggest regular inspections. Regular inspection and maintenance of your garage door springs can go a long way to keeping your springs functioning at a high level for a long period of time. With the amount of stress garage springs are subjected to daily, regular inspection and maintenance is extremely important for the health and longevity.

While we expect the new garage door springs we install will last you a very long time, it’s always a good idea to listen to what your garage is telling you. If you hear unusual sounds, like straining or creaking noises coming from your garage door when it opens or closes, call Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware right away. We can provide a garage door tune-up to make sure everything is functioning properly.

Contact Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware for All Your Garage Door Spring Needs Today

Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware is here and ready to handle all of your garage door and garage door spring projects. Whether you’re ready to upgrade your garage door with brand new, high-quality garage door springs, are in need of replacement springs or are just looking to do some preventative maintenance on your garage door, contact Garage Door Spring Repair Delaware today.