When a garage door spring breaks, the door typically stops mid-travel, feels impossibly heavy when lifted manually, or sits crooked. The loud bang you may have heard — often mistaken for something falling in the garage — is the spring snapping under tension. This is the single most frequent garage door repair call we receive across Connecticut, and it's one that should only be handled by someone with the proper tools and training.

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Types of Garage Door Springs

Torsion Springs

Torsion springs sit horizontally above the garage door opening, mounted on a steel rod. They work by twisting (torquing) to store energy as the door closes, then releasing it to help lift the door. Most modern residential doors use one or two torsion springs. They're rated for roughly 10,000 cycles — around 7–10 years with typical use.

Extension Springs

Extension springs run along the horizontal tracks on either side of the door and stretch to store energy. They're more common in older Connecticut homes and on lighter one-car doors. When an extension spring breaks, the cable on that side goes slack and the door drops or hangs at an angle. These also require a safety cable to prevent the spring from becoming a projectile if it snaps.

Why Springs Break

Springs have a finite cycle life and eventually fail through metal fatigue — it's not a defect, it's just how springs work. In Connecticut, the wide temperature range between January and July accelerates wear on springs that aren't rated for high-cycle use. Corrosion from humidity and road salt in coastal and southern Connecticut is another factor that shortens spring life.

Should You Replace One Spring or Both?

When one spring on a two-spring system breaks, the other is usually close to the same age and cycle count. Replacing both at the same time is generally the more practical choice — the labor cost is nearly identical, and it prevents a second call-out in a few months when the second one goes. We'll show you both options and let you decide.

Spring Replacement Cost in Connecticut

Single torsion spring$150–$250

Pair of torsion springs$225–$350

Extension springs (per pair)$120–$220

High-cycle upgrade springs$250–$400

Spring costs depend on the door's size and weight, the spring wire gauge required, and whether high-cycle springs are selected. Price includes parts and labor. We quote before we start.

Cities We Serve for Spring Repair

Bridgeport Stamford New Haven Hartford Waterbury Norwalk Danbury New Britain Meriden Bristol West Haven Milford Stratford Norwich New London Torrington Shelton Trumbull Glastonbury Groton Hamden Enfield Middletown Wallingford Southington Manchester Naugatuck East Hartford West Hartford Fairfield Greenwich Bloomfield Cheshire Newington Wethersfield South Windsor Ansonia Derby Simsbury Avon Farmington Vernon Rockville Branford East Haven North Haven North Branford Northford Guilford Madison Orange Woodbridge Woodbury Southbury Oxford Seymour Beacon Falls Bethany Prospect Wolcott Middlebury Marion Westport Westport Village Wilton Weston Ridgefield Redding Monroe Newtown Sandy Hook New Canaan Darien Easton Bethel Brookfield New Fairfield Sherman Southport Saugatuck Riverside Cos Cob Old Greenwich Compo Greens Farms Georgetown Gaylordsville New Milford Berlin East Berlin Rocky Hill Cromwell Portland East Hampton Cobalt Middlefield Rockfall Durham Haddam Higganum East Haddam Moodus Chester Deep River Essex Ivoryton Centerbrook Old Saybrook Clinton Westbrook Killingworth Windsor Windsor Locks East Windsor Broad Brook Suffield West Suffield Granby West Granby North Granby East Granby Canton Canton Center Collinsville North Canton Burlington Plainville Plantsville Milldale Tariffville Weatogue West Simsbury South Glastonbury Sherwood Manor Marlborough West Hartford East Hartland West Hartland Waterford Groton Ledyard Gales Ferry Mashantucket Preston Mystic Old Mystic Stonington Pawcatuck North Stonington Voluntown Quaker Hill East Lyme Niantic Old Lyme South Lyme Montville Uncasville Oakdale Colchester Salem Bozrah North Franklin Lebanon Yantic Taftville Jewett City Baltic Ellington Tolland Coventry East Village Stafford Springs Somers Somersville Willington Storrs Mansfield Mansfield Center Bolton Columbia Andover Hebron Amston Gilman Torrington Winsted Litchfield Bantam Morris New Hartford Pine Meadow Barkhamsted Riverton Colebrook Norfolk Harwinton Northwest Harwinton Thomaston Watertown Oakville Plymouth Terryville Goshen Cornwall Cornwall Bridge West Cornwall Sharon Salisbury Lakeville Lakeside Taconic Canaan East Canaan Falls Village Kent South Kent Bridgewater Roxbury Washington Washington Depot New Preston Marble Dale Northfield Bethlehem Willimantic Windham North Windham South Windham Putnam Danielson Dayville East Killingly Central Village Plainfield Moosup Sterling Oneco Thompson North Grosvenordale Quinebaug Woodstock Woodstock Valley South Woodstock Pomfret Pomfret Center Brooklyn Canterbury Chaplin Scotland Hampton Eastford Ashford Wauregan Rogers

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