What the price includes
When we quote a spring replacement, the number covers the whole job, not a part and a trip:
- A matched pair of springs sized to the measured weight of your door, not a generic size.
- Removal of the old springs and installation of the new ones, wound with winding bars to the manufacturer's turn count.
- Inspection of the cables, drums, center bearing and end bearing plates, the parts a snapping spring tends to damage.
- A balance test by hand at several heights, so the door stays wherever it is left and the opener is not doing the lifting.
- The opener's force limits reset to the rebalanced door and the safety reversal tested.
- A two-year warranty on our installation, plus the manufacturer's warranty on the springs.
- The price in writing before anything is touched, and no trip fee. The drive is on us.
What moves the price within the range
| Factor | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Single vs double door | A 16-foot double door needs larger springs and more winding, and it is heavier on every other part too. |
| Door weight | Insulated steel, wood, and full-view glass doors weigh far more than a hollow steel single. The spring is sized to the pounds, so heavier doors need bigger, costlier springs. |
| Torsion vs extension | Torsion springs (on the shaft above the door) are the modern standard. Extension springs (beside the tracks) are cheaper parts but always need new safety cables with them. |
| Standard vs high-cycle | A 10,000-cycle spring is the default. A 20,000-cycle or higher set costs more on the day and lasts roughly twice as long. |
| Cables, drums, bearings | Frayed cables and worn drums are common after a break. Replacing them during the same visit is cheaper than a second call for a cable replacement ($450 to $550) later. |
| Unusual setups | High-lift tracks, low-headroom hardware, and commercial or oversized doors take more time and non-stock parts. |
A light single door with torsion springs and healthy cables sits at the bottom of the range. A heavy insulated double door that took its cables with it when the spring went, upgraded to high-cycle springs, sits at the top.
About the $99 spring ad
You will see them. A spring for $99, or a "$29 service call". The number is real in the sense that it is one spring, unpainted, rated for a few thousand cycles, priced without the labor to fit it, without the second spring the door needs, without cables, and without the balance work. By the time the truck leaves, the invoice tends to land well above an honest quote, and the spring is due again in three years. Whoever you call, ask four questions: is that for the pair, what cycle rating are the springs, is the balance and safety test included, and what is the warranty on the labor.
Repair the springs, or replace the door?
Springs on a sound door are always worth replacing; the door has decades left and the springs are its wear item. The question only comes up when the door itself is at the end: panels rusted through at the bottom, sections that no longer sit flat so the door binds, or a repair bill every year for the last three. In that case a new standard two-car door with a new opener, installed, runs about $4,000, and it comes with the same two-year installation warranty. We will tell you which side of that line your door is on, with a price for each.
Other prices people ask about while we are there
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Tune-up (lubrication, balance, sensors, force test) | $100 |
| Spring replacement, matched pair | $350 to $750 |
| Cable replacement, pair | $450 to $550 |
| Opener installation | $500 to $700 |
| New standard two-car door with opener, installed | About $4,000 |
Prices are current as of September 2026 for our service area around Mundelein and the north and northwest Chicago suburbs, and every job gets a written estimate on site before work begins. Installation work carries a two-year warranty; parts carry the manufacturer's warranty.
Getting an exact number
Call (224) 395-0939 or send the form with the door's size (single or double), whether it is insulated, and what happened. We will give you a range on the phone and the exact price on site, before the winding bars come out. Most spring jobs are finished the same day you call.
Do not run the opener and do not try to lift the door. Read what to do about a broken spring, then call.