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Lewisville, TX
Garage door spring replacement in Lewisville, Texas
A broken torsion spring is the most common reason a door stops lifting. The fix is a matched pair sized to what the door actually weighs, not the cheapest spring that fits the shaft.
A torsion spring stores enough energy to cause serious injury. It should only be unwound, adjusted or replaced with proper winding bars by someone trained to use them. This is not a do it yourself repair at any skill level.
Springs in Lewisville
Lewisville runs from 1970s ranch stock near the old downtown to lakeside builds from the last twenty years, so two houses a mile apart can need completely different parts. Wind load ratings moved into building codes after the storm damage of the early 1990s, and doors built to them became common through the following decade. A rated door carries extra struts across the sections and heavier end stiles. That steel adds weight over an unrated door of the same width, and the springs are wound for the door as it was actually built. Leftover parts on the horizontal track tell whether a door was converted from extension springs to torsion. Pulley brackets and an empty rear hanger near the back of the track are what stays behind. A conversion brings a shaft, end bearing plates, drums and cables with it, so the hardware above the opening is often newer than the door below it. Usually under two hours from arrival.
What that means for a Lewisville door
A 16 foot torsion assembly rides in an end bearing plate at each side of the opening and usually a center bearing at the anchor bracket. Bearings that have lost their grease squeal on every cycle and let the shaft move in its race. A worn race also lets the shaft wear a groove, and a grooved shaft keeps eating bearings after they are replaced. The red release cord drops the door off the opener trolley so it can be worked by hand. With a broken spring, that hand is holding the whole door, and a double door in that state is beyond what one person should lift. A door already up when the spring fails should be left up and blocked rather than pulled down.
Signs you are dealing with this
- The door slams down rather than lowering under control
- A loud bang from the garage, then the door will not open
What we check on arrival
- Cable and drum condition, since a broken spring often damages both
- Center bearing plate and end bearing wear
$200 to $450
A standard pair of torsion springs on a two-car door sits mid-range. Oversized, high-cycle or custom-weight doors run higher.
This is a range, not a quote. The exact price comes after we see the door and you approve it before any work starts. Call (469) 281-7750 and describe what it is doing.
Lewisville at a glance
- County
- Denton County
- Drive from our Coppell base
- About 20 minutes from our Coppell base
- Postcodes covered
- 75057, 75067, 75077
- Around
- Lewisville Lake, Old Town Lewisville, LLELA Nature Preserve
Before we get there
A torsion spring stores enough energy to cause serious injury. It should only be unwound, adjusted or replaced with proper winding bars by someone trained to use them. This is not a do it yourself repair at any skill level.
About Lewisville
Housing here spans 1970s ranch homes near the old downtown out to lakeside construction from the last twenty years.
Denton County. About 20 minutes from our Coppell base.
What that means for a door here
Lewisville runs from 1970s ranch stock near the old downtown to lakeside builds from the last twenty years, so two houses a mile apart can need completely different parts.
We work throughout Lewisville, including the neighbourhoods around Lewisville Lake, Old Town Lewisville, LLELA Nature Preserve.
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Tell us about your Lewisville door
If the door is stuck open or will not close, call. That is a security problem and the phone is faster than anything else on this page. We are about 20 minutes away, and Lewisville sits in Denton County.
A person answers 7am to 11pm.
Questions
Springs in Lewisville, asked and answered
Do you cover Lewisville?
Yes. Lewisville is in Denton County, and it is one of the 32 cities covered from the Coppell base. About 20 minutes from our Coppell base. That covers postcodes 75057, 75067, 75077.
What usually fails on a Lewisville door?
Anything added to a door changes what the springs have to balance. An insulation kit bonded to the inside of single layer panels adds weight the original spring was not wound for, and so does a replacement section with glass in it. The door usually still opens, but the balance point moves and the opener works harder on every cycle.
How long does garage door spring replacement take in Lewisville?
Usually under two hours from arrival. Spring life is counted in cycles rather than years, where one cycle is a full open and close. A house that uses the garage as its main entrance can run eight cycles a day, which works through a 10,000 cycle spring in three to four years. The same spring on a door opened twice a day lasts well over a decade.
Is the work guaranteed?
Parts and labour carry a 5 year warranty. The price is agreed before any work starts, and the on site estimate is free.
Is there anything specific about garage doors in Lewisville?
Housing here spans 1970s ranch homes near the old downtown out to lakeside construction from the last twenty years. A garage door opener is sized to move a balanced door, not to lift a dead weight. Openers are typically half to three quarter horsepower, which is enough only while the springs carry the door. When a spring weakens, the opener strains, and on older units without modern force sensing it keeps pulling until something in the drive gives out.
Get it fixed
Get a springs price for your Lewisville door
Tell us what it is doing. The estimate on site is free.