Cost Data · Updated 14 October 2026
Spring Replacement Cost
By Door Type
What sets the price is the spring setup your door uses: how many springs, what kind, and how much each one has to lift. Heavier doors need springs with thicker wire, which cost more. Every range below is installed (parts, labor and the service call) and built from published prices.
Door with one torsion spring
$110-$360
per spring, installed
Lighter two-spring door
$145-$415
pair, installed
Mid-weight two-spring door
$145-$500
pair, installed
Heavy door (insulated steel, wood)
$180-$520
pair, installed
Door on extension springs
$130-$350
pair, installed
Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster
$195-$340
pair, installed
Commercial sectional door
$490-$965
pair, installed
How we price this: Our ranges are estimates built from published inputs, not quotes: retail spring prices, the service-call and hourly rates in Yelp's cost guide, and job times from HomeAdvisor and Yelp. Low ends are rounded down and high ends up to the nearest $5. Sources, read 13 October 2026: DDM Garage Doors, DIY Garage Door Parts, Yelp cost guide, HomeAdvisor, DDM Garage Doors, high-cycle springs, DDM Garage Doors, door weights and DIY Garage Door Parts, extension springs. HomeAdvisor and Angi are both owned by Angi Inc., which pays this site a commission for quote requests. (Angi Inc. 2025 Form 10-K)
Show the arithmetic
- One torsion spring replaced (per spring; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $110 to $360. parts $35.38 to $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $110.38 to $357.94, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair, door up to about 170 lb (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $145 to $415. parts 2 x $37.48 to 2 x $105.58, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $149.96 to $411.16, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair, door about 170 to 240 lb (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $145 to $500. parts 2 x $35.38 to 2 x $149.50, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $145.76 to $499.00, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair, door about 240 to 330 lb (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $180 to $520. parts 2 x $53.81 to 2 x $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $182.62 to $515.88, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair of extension springs replaced (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $130 to $350. parts 2 x $29.92 to 2 x $72.90, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $134.84 to $345.80, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Two Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster springs (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $195 to $340. parts 2 x $60.00 to 2 x $70.00, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $195.00 to $340.00, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair of commercial torsion springs (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor): $490 to $965. parts 2 x $172.49 to 2 x $332.35 (the three commercial torsion springs DDM lists), plus HomeAdvisor's commercial spring labor of $150 to $300: $494.98 to $964.70, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Extra parts cost of a high-cycle pair (pair; quoted; includes parts): $27 to $56. DDM's prices for one 150 lb door: $83.10 (27,000 cycles) minus $56.56 (10,000 cycles) = $26.54; $112.38 (54,000 cycles) minus $56.56 = $55.82. Parts only, at retail; labor is the same job.
Parts are priced at what the two suppliers charge the public. Installers buy for less and many mark parts up, and neither figure is published, so a quote's parts line can be higher than ours.
Wage check: The BLS puts the median mechanical door repairer (the occupation that includes garage door mechanics) at $26.79 an hour (May 2025). Wages are 70.0% of private-industry employer costs (June 2026), so that technician costs an employer about $38.27 an hour before the van, insurance, overhead and profit. Yelp's $40 to $100 hourly rate sits at or above that cost, which is what a billed rate should do. (BLS OEWS, 49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers; BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation)
Full Cost Breakdown by Door Type
| Door Type | Installed Cost | Springs |
|---|---|---|
| Door with one torsion spring | $110-$360 | Single torsion |
| Lighter two-spring door | $145-$415 | Torsion pair, each spring lifting up to 85 lb |
| Mid-weight two-spring door | $145-$500 | Torsion pair, each lifting 85 to 120 lb |
| Heavy door (insulated steel, wood) | $180-$520 | Torsion pair, each lifting about 120 to 165 lb (the heaviest listed) |
| Door on extension springs | $130-$350 | Extension pair |
| Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster | $195-$340 | Enclosed torsion, one or two springs |
| Commercial sectional door | $490-$965 | Commercial torsion pair |
How Door Weight Affects Cost
Springs are made to a wire size, inside diameter and length that together match the weight of your door. A heavier door needs thicker wire or a longer spring, and a two-spring door splits its weight between them. On the parts lists we checked, a residential torsion spring costs $35.38 to $157.94, and that spread is as much about the seller as the size: DIY Garage Door Parts sells its springs with cables and winding bars included, DDM Garage Doors sells the spring alone.
What Doors Weigh
The only weights we quote are ones a source states. DDM Garage Doors, which has replaced springs for decades, gives these examples:
- Uninsulated 16x7 steel door: about 150 lb
- 16x7 steel insulated sandwich door (Clopay, 2 in): 260 lb
- 16x7 wood panel door with three struts: 240 to 250 lb for newer doors, 350 to 360 lb for older ones
DDM also warns that “the door weights given are only approximations” and are not reliable for ordering springs, which is one more reason the job belongs to a technician who weighs and measures the door. Source: DDM Garage Doors, door weights and high-cycle springs, read 13 October 2026.
Worth asking: high-cycle springs are sized for the same door but last longer. In DDM's example for a 150 lb door, a 27,000-cycle or 54,000-cycle pair costs $27 to $56 more in parts than a 10,000-cycle pair. If the springs are being replaced anyway, ask for both prices.
Common Questions
How much does it cost to replace springs on a double garage door?
Most doors run on two springs (HomeAdvisor: "You'll almost always have two springs per door"). On our estimate a pair costs $145 to $520 installed, depending mostly on which springs your door needs and where they are bought. Door weight sets the spring size: DDM Garage Doors gives about 150 lb for an uninsulated 16x7 steel door, 260 lb for a Clopay 2-inch insulated door, and 240 to 360 lb for a 16x7 wood panel door.
Does door weight affect spring replacement cost?
Yes, but less than the supplier does. Heavier doors need springs with thicker wire. On our estimate a pair for a door up to about 170 lb is $145 to $415, for about 170 to 240 lb $145 to $500, and for about 240 to 360 lb $180 to $520. Within each band, springs from one of the two suppliers we checked cost roughly twice what the other charges, so that gap moves the bill more than weight does.