• 1-year warranty on labor for every repair — most companies give 90 days.
• Typical arrival about an hour • the owner answers and does the work • exact price quoted on site before any work starts • no weekend surcharge (night surcharge only after 9 PM).
• Family-owned since 2019 • St. Louis Park, MN • MN State Contractor Registration #IR790255 • (763) 265-7671
Real spring jobs by David (not stock photos)
Fastest spring repair response (from our St. Louis Park base): St. Louis Park · Edina · Minnetonka · Plymouth · Golden Valley · Hopkins · Wayzata · Eden Prairie · and the rest of the Twin Cities within about an hour.
Quick answer: Garage door spring replacement in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area typically costs $150-$350 for parts and labor, and David’s Urgent Garage Door replaces broken torsion and extension springs the same day – often within the hour, 24/7. Call (763) 265-7671. See the full garage door repair price guide.
That loud bang from your garage is almost always a broken spring. Garage door springs are under enormous tension and do the heavy lifting every time your door goes up or down. When one breaks, the door becomes far too heavy for the opener to lift and can be dangerous to operate by hand. If you have a broken garage door spring anywhere in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, David’s Urgent Garage Door provides fast, same-day repairs.
Signs Your Garage Door Spring Is Broken
Most homeowners know something is wrong the moment it happens. You might hear a sharp bang like a firecracker, find your door will not open, or notice it opens a few inches and stops. Sometimes you will see a visible gap in the coiled spring above the door, or the door slams down hard instead of lowering smoothly. If you spot any of these, stop using the door. Running the opener against a broken spring can damage the motor and the door itself.
Why You Should Never Replace a Spring Yourself
Garage door springs hold hundreds of pounds of stored energy. When they let go unexpectedly, they can cause serious injury. This is one repair that is genuinely worth leaving to a professional with the right tools and experience. David has safely replaced springs on every type of door across the Twin Cities and carries quality replacement parts, so your door is back to working the way it should, not just patched up.
Same-Day Spring Replacement Across the Twin Cities
A broken spring is not something you want to live with, and you should not have to wait days for a fix. David offers same-day broken spring replacement from Minneapolis and St. Paul out to Eden Prairie, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Burnsville, Lakeville and throughout the greater Twin Cities. He will give you an honest, on-the-spot estimate and explain your options before doing any work, with no pressure and no upsell.
David’s Urgent Garage Door is family-owned, fully licensed and insured in Minnesota, and a Google Verified provider on Google Local Services. When your spring breaks, call (763) 265-7671 or schedule a visit online.
A snapping spring often takes the cables and rollers with it and can pull the door out of its rails — that repair is covered on the door off-track page. For the warning signs and why spring repair is never a DIY job, read the broken spring guide. Questions about pricing and arrival times? The garage door repair FAQ covers both.
Torsion vs. Extension Springs
Most Twin Cities garage doors use torsion springs — the tightly wound coil mounted on a shaft above the door. Older or budget installations sometimes use extension springs, which stretch along the horizontal tracks. Torsion systems lift more smoothly and last longer; extension systems are cheaper but harder on the rest of the hardware and, without safety cables, more dangerous when they fail. David services both, and if your door is still running on tired extension springs, he can convert it to a torsion setup sized correctly for the door’s weight.
How are springs sized? By wire size, inside diameter, length and wind direction – matched to the weight of your door, never guessed. We explain the whole method, what IPPT means and why 25,000-cycle springs pay off in Minnesota in our technician’s guide: garage door torsion spring sizing, IPPT and cycle life.
Converting Extension Springs to a Torsion System
If your door still runs on a pair of extension springs stretched along the tracks, a torsion conversion is worth asking about when one of them breaks – rather than replacing the old setup like for like. A conversion replaces the two side springs with a torsion spring on a steel shaft above the door, plus new drums, lift cables and bearing plates, all sized to the door’s actual weight. The result is a door that lifts evenly from both sides, stays balanced longer, and puts far less strain on the opener and the rollers.
What David checks first: the headroom above the door (a standard torsion shaft needs roughly a foot of clear space; low-headroom kits exist for tight garages), the condition of the tracks, and the bottom brackets and cable ends – on Minnesota doors those are where road-salt rust does its damage, so they are usually replaced as part of the job. If a conversion does not make sense for your door, he will say so and replace the extension springs properly instead, always with safety cables threaded through them so a broken spring cannot whip across the garage.
A conversion costs more than a straight spring replacement because it includes the shaft, drums, cables and bearings, and it is quoted on the door before any work starts. Our guide to standard vs. high-cycle springs covers the one upgrade worth adding at the same time.
Safety first: a torsion spring holds enough tension to lift a 150-300 lb door, which is why the industry association recommends leaving spring work to a trained technician. Read DASMA garage door safety tips (Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association) and the DASMA maintenance guide.
Why we replace springs in pairs – and the cables with them
On a two-spring door the springs age together, so when one breaks the other is on borrowed time. Replacing both keeps the door balanced and saves a second service call. The lift cables get the same treatment: in Minnesota the bottom of the cable and the bottom bracket sit in road-salt slush all winter, rust from the inside and snap – which is the number one reason we see doors come off their tracks in January. That is why our spring offer includes new cables free with any spring replacement (code SPRINGS). Read the full story in why Minnesota garage door cables rust and snap.
Cycle life: 10,000 vs. 25,000 cycles, and why Minnesota winters matter
Every spring is rated in cycles – one open and one close. A standard spring is built for about 10,000 cycles, roughly 7 to 10 years for a family that uses the garage as the front door. A high-cycle spring is a slightly thicker wire with a larger diameter, rated for 25,000 cycles, and it costs modestly more while lasting two to three times longer. In our experience the calls spike during January cold snaps: steel that is already fatigued gets brittle below zero, the lubricant thickens, and a spring that was going to break in spring breaks at 6 AM on the coldest morning of the year. If your door is more than eight years old and has never had its springs replaced, a winter tune-up that checks spring balance is cheap insurance. Sizing details (wire size, inside diameter, length, wind direction and IPPT) are in our spring-sizing guide.
What happens on the visit (about 45-60 minutes)
- Confirm the spring and check what it took with it – cables, drums, bottom brackets, rollers, center bearing and the opener gear. You get the exact price before any work starts.
- Measure the old spring – wire size, inside diameter, length and wind – and weigh the door if there is any doubt, so the new spring matches the door instead of a “close enough” guess.
- Install and wind the new spring (or pair) on the shaft with proper winding bars, set the cables on the drums and level the door.
- Balance test – the door should stay put at waist height with the opener disconnected. Then the opener force and travel limits are reset so it is not straining.
- Lubricate and cycle the door several times, tighten the hardware, and walk you through what was done. The repair carries our 1-year labor warranty.
Broken garage door spring FAQ
Can I open the garage door with a broken spring?
Not with the opener, and only very carefully by hand. The spring carries the weight of the door – a typical double door weighs 150 to 300 pounds – so once it breaks, the opener motor is lifting dead weight and can strip its gear or bend the top panel. If you must get a car out, two adults can lift the door by hand while a third holds it, but the safest move is to leave it closed and call. David is usually on site within about an hour.
One spring broke – should I replace both?
Yes, on a two-spring door we replace both. The two springs were installed on the same day and have the same number of cycles on them, so the second one is close to the end of its life too. Replacing only one means a second service call, often within a few months, and a door that is out of balance in between.
How much does a single vs. double spring replacement cost in Minneapolis-St. Paul?
Most spring replacements in the Twin Cities land in the $150-$350 range for parts and labor, with a single spring at the low end and a pair of high-cycle springs at the high end. You get the exact price on the door before any work starts, and with the SPRINGS offer the service call fee is waived and the lift cables are replaced free. Full ranges are in our garage door repair price guide.
How long does a new garage door spring last?
A standard spring is rated for about 10,000 cycles (one cycle = open and close). At 3 to 4 cycles a day that is roughly 7 to 10 years. High-cycle springs rated for 25,000 cycles last two to three times longer for a modest upgrade cost, which is why we recommend them on busy doors and on the older 1940s-60s doors around St. Louis Park, Richfield and Minneapolis that are used as the front door.
Do you come out tonight or on the weekend for a broken spring?
Yes. David’s Urgent Garage Door runs 24/7 and David answers the phone himself. Typical arrival is about an hour across Minneapolis-St. Paul. There is no weekend or Sunday surcharge; the only surcharge is for calls after 9 PM.
Is the spring replacement guaranteed?
Yes – 1 year on labor for every repair (most companies give 90 days), plus the manufacturer’s warranty on the spring itself. Springs are wound and balanced on site, and the door is tested through several full cycles before we leave.
What Spring-Repair Customers Say
4.9 ★ average across 300+ Google reviews
★★★★★“My door springs broke last night and I called him in the morning and he came out right away to fix my door. To have someone come out the same day on a holiday weekend is exceptional. He fixed our springs and even calibrated my existing opener at no charge.”
★★★★★“We just hired David to repair a broken spring and install a new garage door opener. David was prompt, professional, friendly, and skilled. He provided clear explanations and options. He was a perfectionist and wouldn’t leave until everything was done.”
★★★★★“David was very knowledgeable and experienced, and he knew what was wrong with my garage almost immediately. He clearly explained what needed to be done and walked me through the entire repair process. As a new homeowner, I really appreciated that he took the time to teach me.”
What Does Spring Replacement Cost?
Spring replacement is one of the most common — and most affordable — garage door repairs. The price depends on the spring size, whether one or both springs are replaced (on a two-spring door, replacing both at once is almost always the smart move, since the second spring has the same mileage as the one that just broke), and whether you choose standard or high-cycle springs that last three to four times longer. You’ll get an exact quote on site before any work begins — see our Twin Cities pricing guide for typical ranges.
Current offer: replace your springs with us and the service call fee is waived and the lift cables are replaced free — say the code SPRINGS when you call. Details and terms on our garage door spring repair offer.
>Who shows up? David Tuito, the owner — the same person whose photos are on this page. Spring work is the job we do most, and it is never handed to a subcontractor. Read more about David and the company.
When a spring lets go, the cables often come off the drums or snap with it – see cable replacement.
Spring symptoms explained: a door that slams shut or closes too fast, one that opens a few inches and stops, and an opener that hums but cannot move the door are, more often than not, a broken or worn spring.
Read before you call: the warning signs of a broken spring (and why it is not a DIY job), when high-cycle springs are worth the extra cost, and the other reasons a garage door will not open.
A broken spring at night or on a weekend does not have to wait until Monday: our 24/7 emergency garage door repair service means David answers the phone himself and is usually on site within about an hour.