Standard springs are commonly rated for about 10,000 cycles, which a door running four times a day uses up in about seven years. When a spring breaks, the door gets very heavy and the opener can't lift it.
Spring Replacement in Gladstone
Zach secures the door, sizes the new springs to your door's actual weight and replaces them, both at once on a two-spring door since they wore together. Extension springs get safety cables if they don't have them. He balances the door and runs it through full cycles before he leaves.
Garage Doors in Gladstone
On a house from the 50s or 60s, the door may be the original thin, uninsulated kind, and the opener may be on its second or third replacement. Springs, cables and openers are the common calls.
What to Expect
Call or text Zach at (816) 804-0072 and tell him what the door is doing. A photo or short video helps him bring the right parts. He gives you the price before he starts, does the work himself, and tests the door before he leaves.
More on this service: the full spring replacement page. More on Zach's work in town: the Gladstone page.