Garage Door Spring Replacement in Sacramento

A garage door spring is under high tension. If it snapped, the door is unsafe to lift by hand and you should stop using the opener. 1A Garage Doors replaces torsion and extension springs the same day across Sacramento, Roseville, Folsom, and nearby cities. We do not publish DIY unwind steps — that work belongs on the door with the right bars, winding gear, and a matched spring.

Torsion vs extension springs

Most two-car doors here use a torsion spring (or pair) on a shaft above the opening. Older one-car doors often use stretch extension springs along the horizontal tracks. We weigh the door, match wire size and cycle rating, and replace cables or drums when they failed with the spring.

What a visit looks like

1. We make the door safe and confirm what broke.
2. We quote the spring pair and any related hardware before we start.
3. We install, balance, and test the opener so the door does not fight the motor.

Typical Sacramento pricing

Residential torsion-spring pair replacement usually falls in the hundreds of dollars. Cost goes up when both springs are worn, the door is extra heavy, or cables and rollers also failed. You get a firm number before we wind a new spring.

Cities we cover for spring work

We serve Sacramento, Roseville, Folsom, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, and the nearby communities listed on our service-area page.