Bloomfield Hills Garage Door Co
Our technician in plain workwear on a short ladder beside a closed garage door of a brick home, inspecting the torsion spring bar overhead, daytime

Garage door repair · Birmingham, MI

Garage Door Repair in Birmingham, MI

Broken spring replacement, cable and track repair, and tune-ups for doors that have started to labor. Our technicians come to your home, explain the problem, and quote the work before starting.

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  • Licensed and insured
  • Upfront quote before work begins
  • Parts-and-labor warranty

Serving Birmingham

Broken spring replacement and other garage door repair in Birmingham

The most frequent reason for a garage door repair call in Birmingham is a broken spring. A torsion spring is a tightly wound steel coil on a bar over the door, and it is rated for a fixed number of open and close cycles. When it reaches the end of that life it breaks, usually with a bang, and the door stops lifting normally. Replacing it means unwinding and rewinding stored tension, which is why it is a job for a trained technician and not a weekend project.

Birmingham is a city in Oakland County, a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor (M-1). Doors differ in weight, size and hardware from one home to the next. We come to your home with common spring sizes and cables, and we match the spring to your door's weight so it balances properly.

Springs are the headline, but not the whole story. Worn rollers, bent tracks and a tired opener often turn up in the same visit.

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Close view of a technician in plain workwear using winding bars on a torsion spring over a garage door, interior garage

What we fix

What a spring repair visit covers

Matching the right spring

The wire size, coil length and winding direction all have to suit the door's weight. A mismatched spring leaves the door heavy or fast to drop.

Replacing the pair

With two springs on one bar, we normally change both. The surviving one has seen the same cycles and is next to fail.

Cables and drums

A spring break often snaps or frays a cable on the way. We check the cables and drums and replace what is worn.

Balance test

When the work is done, the door should stay where you leave it at about halfway. We adjust until it does.

Opener check

A broken spring strains the opener. If the motor shows damage, opener repair may follow after we explain what we found.

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How it works

How a spring replacement goes

  1. 01

    You call and describe what happened

    The loud bang, the gap in the coil, the door that will not lift. That tells us what to carry.

  2. 02

    We come out and look

    A uniformed technician confirms what broke, checks the cables, rollers and tracks, and explains the problem before starting.

  3. 03

    Upfront quote

    You hear the price for the work before we begin. We start only once you say yes.

  4. 04

    Replace, balance, test

    We install the new spring, set the tension, balance the door and check the safety reversal. Everything we install is backed by a parts-and-labor warranty.

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Door trouble

Heard a bang from the garage? Leave the door down and tell us what you found. We will say what it likely needs.

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Our work

Spring work and finished doors

Closed single-bay garage door on a brick residence in a tree-lined neighborhood, panels level and clean, soft daylight
Door balanced and closing evenly
Close-up of a pair of torsion springs on a shaft with a center bracket, clean new steel
A matched pair of torsion springs
Close-up of winding bars inserted into a spring winding cone
Setting the spring tension

FAQ

Spring questions we hear in Birmingham

Do I need to replace both garage door springs?
If your door has two, yes in nearly every case. They were installed together and have the same cycles on them. Replacing one leaves the other close behind, and an uneven pair can twist the door.
How do I know the torsion spring is broken?
Look at the coil on the bar over the door. A visible gap means it has snapped. Other signs are a very heavy door, an opener that strains, or a door that rises only a few inches.
Can I lift a door with a broken spring?
You can, with effort, but it is heavy and may fall quickly. We would rather you leave it down and keep clear of it.
How long does a garage door spring last?
A standard spring is rated for a set number of cycles, and its life depends on how many times a day the door runs. Heavier daily use means sooner replacement.
Does the price of a spring replacement vary?
Yes. The spring size, the door's weight, one spring or two, and any cable or roller that has to be swapped all change the quote. You hear the price before work begins.
How long does it take?
A spring replacement is typically completed in one visit. We balance and test the door before we leave.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes, Bloomfield Hills Garage Door Co is licensed and insured, and locally owned and operated.

Call us

Spring snapped on your Birmingham garage door?

Leave the door closed and tell us what you saw and heard. We will explain the replacement before any work starts.

CALL NOW: (248) 975-7351
  • Licensed and insured
  • Upfront quote before work begins
  • Parts-and-labor warranty