Elk Ridge, UT – Garage Door Repair

Garage door springs and cables take on serious tension every time your door moves, and when something fails, the signs are hard to miss – a loud bang like a gunshot from the garage, a door that suddenly feels like it weighs several hundred pounds, or cables hanging loose and coiled on the floor. Century Garage Door works on both torsion springs, which sit on a metal shaft above the door opening, and extension springs, which run along the horizontal tracks on each side – and both systems store enough mechanical energy to cause severe injury if handled without the right tools and training. This is one repair Elk Ridge homeowners should never attempt on their own, because releasing or winding a spring incorrectly can send metal components flying or cause the door to drop without warning. When a Century Garage Door technician arrives, they start by securing the door in place, then releasing any remaining tension from the old spring using winding bars before unbolting the spring from the center bracket or track hardware. They measure the wire diameter, inside diameter, and length of the original spring to match the replacement exactly to your door’s weight, then wind the new spring to the correct number of turns and reconnect the cables to the bottom brackets before testing the balance by hand. Getting the cable drums seated properly and the tension dialed in keeps the door tracking straight and puts equal load on both sides, which is what protects the opener motor and makes the door safe to use every day in Elk Ridge.