What it costs
Garage door spring replacement cost
Typical
$220 – $500
Most jobs land near $320 · per spring, supplied and fitted
Between $220 and $500 a spring fitted, and most doors have two. Expect $400 to $750 for a pair on a normal double door. A quote much under that usually means a cheap spring; much over it usually means an emergency call-out rate.
Before you price a DIY
Never change your own springs
A torsion spring on a double garage door holds enough stored energy to break an arm, take out teeth, or worse. It is wound under tension with two steel bars, and if one slips it goes at the speed of the thing it was holding up. People are seriously injured doing this every year, and some are killed. There is no YouTube video that makes this safe, and the part costs less than the emergency room.
What is in the price
- The spring itself, sized to your door's weight and height
- Winding it to the correct tension and balancing the door
- New bearings if the old ones are dry
- Testing the safety reverse afterwards
What moves it
Why two quotes differ
| Factor | What it does to the number |
|---|---|
| One spring or two | Both are replaced together even when one has gone — the second is the same age and follows within months. Doing one twice costs more than doing two once. |
| Standard or high-cycle | A standard spring is rated around 10,000 cycles, roughly seven years on a normal house. High-cycle runs 25,000 and adds about a third to the price. |
| Door weight | An insulated or wood door needs a heavier spring. This is why a quote over the phone is a guess. |
| When you ring | Evenings, weekends and holidays carry a surcharge — often $150. |
When not to bother
The point where repairing is the wrong call
If the door is over twenty years old, the panels are rusting and the springs have gone, put the money toward a new door. A new door comes with new springs, so you are not paying twice.
National guide ranges, checked September 2026. Prices move and vary a great deal by state — get it in writing before you commit.
Central Florida
MF Garage Doors
Talk to the people who do the work, not a call centre.
Call (863) 592-2143Repairs and service within 40 miles of Sebring — Avon Park, Lake Placid, Wauchula, Arcadia, Lake Wales, Bartow, Frostproof and Winter Haven.
New doors and replacements across central Florida — Tampa, Orlando, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Kissimmee, Clermont, and everywhere between.
Other costs
Is this your problem
How you know you need it
- The door suddenly feels enormously heavy by hand, or the opener strains and stops part-way up.
- A loud bang from the garage and then nothing works. That is the spring letting go, and it is the noise people describe as a gunshot.
- A visible gap in the coil above the door — the clearest single tell there is.
- The door opens crooked, or slams the last foot instead of settling.
Before you say yes
What to ask whoever quotes you
- Which spring are you fitting — how many cycles? A standard spring is about 10,000 and a high-cycle one 25,000 or more. They look identical on an invoice line that says “spring” and they are years apart in life.
- Are you replacing both? If the answer is one, ask why. The second is the same age with the same cycles on it.
- Is this your standard rate or an out-of-hours one? Evenings and weekends commonly add around $150, and it is worth knowing which you are being quoted.
- Are the bearings and the cables included, or extra if they turn out to be worn?
- Will you balance the door and reset the opener's limits afterwards? A new spring on unadjusted limits is a door that wears its opener out.
Doing it yourself
Can you?
No, and this is the one page on this site where that is not a sales position. A torsion spring holds enough stored energy to break an arm, and it is wound under tension with two steel bars. People are seriously injured doing this every year. The part costs less than the emergency room.
Also asked
Garage door spring replacement cost, answered
Can I replace just one spring?
You can, and it is usually the wrong call. Both springs are the same age and have done the same number of cycles, so the second one is already close to the end — it typically follows within months, and you pay the call-out twice. The labour is nearly identical for one or two; it is the second spring you are paying for, not a second visit.
How long does the job take?
An hour to ninety minutes for a straightforward pair on a normal door, once the fitter is there. Longer if the shaft or the bearings are worn, or if the door has to be rebalanced from scratch. It is not a long job — it is a job that has to be done exactly right, because the tension is set by hand and a door that is out is a door that wears its opener out.
Will my opener work with a broken spring?
No, and trying is how the opener goes next. The springs carry the weight of the door; the opener only moves it. With a spring gone the opener is asked to lift the entire door, which it was never sized to do — it strains, the gear strips, and now you are paying for both. If the door suddenly feels enormously heavy, stop using the opener.
How long should new springs last?
A spring is rated in cycles, not years, and one cycle is one up and one down. A standard spring is around 10,000 cycles — roughly seven years on a house that opens the door four times a day. High-cycle springs run 25,000 to 50,000 and cost about a third more. If the garage door is how your household comes and goes, the high-cycle spring is the cheaper one.
Does home insurance cover it?
Almost never. A spring that wears out is maintenance, and policies exclude wear. Where cover does apply is sudden accidental damage — somebody reverses into the door, a storm takes it — and then the claim is for the door, not the spring. Check your own policy before assuming either way.
Why is one quote half the price of another?
Usually the spring. A 10,000-cycle spring and a 25,000-cycle spring look identical on an invoice line that says "spring" and are years apart in life. The other half of it is timing: an evening or weekend call-out carries a surcharge that is often around $150. Ask which spring and ask whether the rate is standard hours.