Prices updated October 2026

By Moshe Levy, Swift Garage Doors LLC. Nevada contractor license 0082445 (C-3D). Check our license. Local and family owned in the Las Vegas Valley.

The Fast Version

A spring job runs about $250 on average. A new door runs about $1,200. For most homes, the spring is worth fixing by a wide margin. The door can last 30 years or more, and new springs buy you years of use. The spring is not worth fixing alone when the door is badly damaged, or when you already plan to replace it soon. Check the cables, the panels and the opener before you decide.

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Spring Job or New Door, Side by Side

Two quotes land on the kitchen table after a spring breaks. One is a spring job for a few hundred dollars. The other is a new door for over a thousand. Which one makes sense? For most Valley homes, the spring wins.

Start with the price gap. Precision Door, a national repair chain, puts the average spring replacement at $250. American Home Shield puts a new door at about $1,200 installed. A spring job costs about one fifth of a new door.

Now the life gap. American Home Shield says a garage door should last around 30 years or more with care. Clopay, the door maker, says most springs are designed for 10,000 cycles. One cycle is one trip up and one trip down. The door body outlives several sets of springs. That is by design.

A new door does not skip the spring cost either. It ships with its own new springs, and that cost sits inside the $1,200. So when you replace a sound door over a spring, you pay about $950 extra for a door you did not need.

Bar chart comparing a $250 average spring job, a $450 spring and cable job, and a $1,200 average new door, with spring life of 6.8 years at four cycles a day against a door life of 30 years
Cost and life, side by side. Costs from Precision Door, Overhead Door Company of Denver and American Home Shield. Years are 10,000 cycles divided by four cycles a day.

Run the math for your own house. Divide 10,000 by how many times a day the door runs. Then divide by 365. At four cycles a day, a 10,000 cycle spring lasts about 6.8 years. A $250 spring job over 6.8 years costs about $37 a year. Your own door may run more or less than that.

5 Checks Before You Pay

The spring alone is rarely the hard call. The hard call is what else is wrong. These five checks tell you if a spring job is money well spent.

Is It Only the Spring?

A spring that snaps can take other parts with it. A cable can slip off its drum. The opener can strain against dead weight. Overhead Door Company of Denver lists two springs at $200 to $350. It lists a spring and cable job at $250 to $450.

Even the high end of that range is far below a new door. So a spring plus a cable still points to repair. Ask the tech to name every part on the bill before work starts.

Is the Door Still Sound?

Look at the door from the driveway. Then look at it from inside. Bent sections, cracked panels and a door that sags in the middle change the math. A spring job on a door with buckled sections only buys time.

Dry desert air helps here. Rust is less of a problem in the Valley than in wet places. If the panels are flat and the door runs straight, it is worth new springs.

How Old Is the Opener?

This check matters more than the door. The Consumer Product Safety Commission set rules for openers made on or after January 1, 1993. Each one must have an electric eye, a door edge sensor, or a hold to close wall button. The point is to stop the door from trapping a child.

An opener older than that may have none of those. The CPSC also says to test the reverse feature every month. Does your door fail that test? Then the opener is the part to replace, not the door. A new spring on a good door with a new opener is still far less than a whole new setup.

Were You Already Shopping for a Door?

Some people were going to replace the door next spring anyway. Maybe the HOA wants a new look. Maybe the house is going on the market. In that case, a spring job now is money you spend twice.

Put that money toward the new door instead. A new door comes with new springs sized to its weight. Our coupons page lists $200 off any new door installed. See full door replacement for what that job covers.

Which Springs Go Back On?

If the door has two springs, replace both. Clopay says both should go at the same time, since springs are wear parts. The Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA) says the same, even if only one broke.

Then think about how long you will stay in the house. A longer rated spring costs a little more up front. We install springs rated for 25,000 cycles or more for a small extra cost. At four cycles a day, that rating works out to about 17 years. Staying put for the long haul? The upgrade makes sense.

New white torsion spring mounted on the bar above a garage door, with yellow winding marks painted along the coils
A fresh torsion spring on a Valley door we worked on in September 2020. The painted marks help a tech count the winding turns.

Your Situation and the Right Call

Find the row that matches your garage. Each one points to a clear next step.

What you seeBest moveWhy
One spring snapped, door and panels look fineFix the springs, both of themAbout a fifth of the cost of a new door
Spring broke and a cable came offFix springs and cables togetherStill well under a new door at $250 to $450
Spring broke and the opener fails the reverse testNew springs plus a new openerThe opener is the safety risk, not the door
Spring broke and several sections are bentGet a repair quote and a door quotePanel work can push a repair near the price of a door
You planned to replace the door within a yearReplace the door nowA new door ships with its own springs
Springs are tired but not brokenPlan the spring job before it failsYou pick the day, not the broken spring

Most calls land in the first two rows. The door is fine and only the spring gave out. That is the case where a spring job pays off best.

Inside a garage with two new glass panel doors on fresh track, torsion springs on the bar above and an opener at each side
A full door replacement in the Valley. New doors come with new springs, so the spring cost is already in the price.

Two Moves That Are Never Worth It

Doing it yourself. Saving the labor looks smart. It is a trap. DASMA says spring systems are dangerous and should be repaired only by trained pros. Clopay tells owners not to try a standard torsion spring job on their own. Amarr says springs carry hundreds of pounds of force. A slipped winding bar can break a wrist or a hand. Springs must also match the door by size, wire and wind. The wrong spring wears out the opener.

Living with it. A door with a broken spring is not a door that works a little worse. The springs do the lifting, not the opener. Run the opener against that dead weight and its gears can strip. Then a spring job grows into a spring and opener job. Stop using the door and call for help.

One more point. Springs give warning signs before they break. A door that feels heavy or will not stay halfway up is losing spring strength. Amarr says springs should last at least seven years with care. Is your door past that and running heavy? Plan the job before it fails.

How We Handle a Broken Spring Call

Call us at (702) 888-0085. On most calls we come the same day. You get one firm written price before we touch the door.

  • We replace springs in pairs on two spring doors.
  • We check the cables, drums and bearings on the same visit.
  • We balance the door and reset the opener safety reverse.
  • Our coupons page takes $100 off any broken spring replacement.

See our broken spring replacement page for the full job. Want the price ranges for every common repair? Read garage door repair prices in Las Vegas.

What Callers Ask

Is it worth fixing a garage door spring?

Yes, for most homes. Precision Door puts the average spring job at $250. American Home Shield puts a new door at about $1,200 and says a door can last 30 years or more. Replace the door instead only when it is badly damaged or you already planned to replace it.

How much does it usually cost to replace a spring on a garage door?

Precision Door puts the average at $250. Overhead Door Company of Denver lists one spring at $150 to $200 and two springs at $200 to $350. Emergency calls cost more.

What is the average lifespan of a garage door spring?

Clopay says most springs are designed for 10,000 cycles. Precision Door puts the average at about 8.5 years. Amarr says at least seven years with care. A door that runs more often wears springs out sooner.

Can a garage door still work with a broken spring?

Not safely. The springs do the lifting. Without them the door weighs hundreds of pounds, and the opener can strip its gears trying to lift it. Stop using the door and call a pro.

Should I replace one garage door spring or both?

Both, on a two spring door. Clopay and DASMA both say to replace them together. The old spring has the same wear as the broken one.

Can I replace a garage door spring myself?

DASMA says spring systems should be repaired only by trained pros. Clopay and Amarr both warn owners not to try it. The stored force can cause serious injury.

Prices on this page are typical ranges from the guides above. They are not quotes for your home.

Door acting up? Call us at (702) 888-0085 for a firm price anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley.