Garage Door Repair Questions, Answered

It isn't recommended. Torsion springs are wound under high tension, and a slip with the winding bars can cause serious injury. Spring replacement is a job for a trained technician.

Standard springs are commonly rated around 10,000 cycles, roughly seven years at four trips a day. Heavy use wears them out faster.

Usually, yes. Both have the same wear, and a matched pair keeps the door balanced.

No. Unplug the opener and don't drive under the door. A snapped cable often means the door is off balance or off track.

Most often the safety eyes are blocked, dirty, out of line, or blinded by low sun. Check that both indicator lights are steady.

The outlet and breaker, whether the trolley was released with the red cord, and whether the lock button is on. Surges can also damage logic boards.

A stuck button or remote, a neighbor's remote on an old fixed-code opener, or a failing logic board.

Commonly 10 to 15 years. If yours is older and needs repairs, or lacks photo-eye sensors, replacement is usually the better value.

Published national guides put a typical repair visit at about $150 to $350, spring pairs at about $150 to $350, and opener repairs at about $100 to $200 (HomeGuide, Jan 2026).

Roughly $1,000 to $3,500 installed per the same guide, more for insulated, windowed or custom doors.

For attached garages, garages under living space, or garages you work in, usually yes.

An independent local garage door company that covers your area. We're a referral service, so that company gives you its own price and warranty before doing any work.

No. You only pay the company you choose for the work it does.

Yes. We take requests for sectional and rolling steel doors from Lexington-area businesses and connect them with technicians who do commercial work.

Lexington and Fayette County, plus Nicholasville, Wilmore, Georgetown, Winchester, Richmond, Versailles and Paris.