Garage spring replacement (proactive?)

[Brian]

Garage spring broke in the 1-car garage today. I'm not going to do it myself, but plan to call someone to come out tomorrow to take care of it. We use that door a lot to go in and out of, and I also have a 2 car garage that doesn't see as many cycles.

Still, with a garage guy coming out, should I be thinking about having the 2-car garage done at the same time? Is there such a thing as proactive spring replacement, or should I just wait until it snaps? (This all assumes of course that they give me a good deal on reduced labor for doing 2 doors on the same trip, otherwise I won't bother).

[Ramsker]

I would go ahead and have it done . . . just because that's how my luck would run. I'd skip it and then the 2nd one would break a week later.

We have a 2 car garage with individual door and when one side's spring broke, I just had both replaced.

[LX470]

It's just a matter of time on the second one...do it while the guy is out rather than a second call...

[Lars]

Do it while they are there any way. Save the expense of an emergency call out when you can't get your car out of the garage because a spring is broke.
My buddy Trapper Searles owns garage doctor, give him a shout. (720) 626-1311

[LX470]

It's just a matter of time on the second one...do it while the guy is out rather than a second call...I'd also check on the price difference of a 20 or 30,000 cycle spring. Most builders install 10,000 cycle springs and that is the most common replacement spring used for the repair

[TEAMRICO]

Well happy New Years to me, my garage door opener dies today....I know what I will be doing tomorrow!!!!
Me and the boy will have to do a manual lift to get the wife's car out in the morning.

[Rooskibar03]

Funny story. One of mine broke a long while back, foolish me is like oh, I can fix that. Go to HD and buy two new ones, figure ill replace both.

Get out the ladder and a big ass socket wrench and go about loosing the non broken one. Just about the time I think to myself “seems like there is some tension here” the thing breaks loose. Socket wrench snaps around in my hand the socket itself hits me square in the sternum and off the ladder.

Holy hell that hurt, time to call the professional. Guy comes out and takes a look, says “who loosened that?”

“I did”
“You still got all your fingers?” (Which is funny now because at the time I did)
“Yeah” and I lift up my shirt and show him this massive 3/4” bruise on my chest.

Dude about peed himself laughing at me.

Lesson learned. Somethings you call the pros for.

[Ramsker]

Funny story. One of mine broke a long while back, foolish me is like oh, I can fix that. Go to HD and buy two new ones, figure ill replace both.

Get out the ladder and a big ass socket wrench and go about loosing the non broken one. Just about the time I think to myself “seems like there is some tension here” the thing breaks loose. Socket wrench snaps around in my hand the socket itself hits me square in the sternum and off the ladder.

Holy hell that hurt, time to call the professional. Guy comes out and takes a look, says “who loosened that?”

“I did”
“You still got all your fingers?” (Which is funny now because at the time I did)
“Yeah” and I lift up my shirt and show him this massive 3/4” bruise on my chest.

Dude about peed himself laughing at me.

Lesson learned. Somethings you call the pros for.

Those things scare the hell out of me. One of my wife's uncles lost an eye from a DIY garage door spring attempt . . . I will never, ever touch one of those myself.

[ray1970]

I’ve replaced my garage door springs twice. It’s not a big deal.

But, as for the original question, probably best just to have them do the other ones while they’re there rather than next week or next month when it breaks.

[Great-Kazoo]

Best you get a price before committing, they're proud of their labor charges. However paying them is easier than staring at a cast on your arm for 2-3 months.