Can you open a garage door with a broken spring?

You should not attempt to open your garage door on your own when it has a broken spring . It can be very dangerous to do so because the springs provide a support, balance and safety measure for your garage door. Your garage door may weigh up to 500 pounds, making it very dangerous to attempt to open it when an extension or torsion spring is not working.

How long should a spring on a garage door last?

A spring on a garage door should typically last around 7-9 years . Although, if you use your garage door instead of your front door often, then your garage door’s spring may only last around 4-6 years because of the additional use. If your springs are installed incorrectly or the wrong springs are installed, then it may fail sooner. Additionally, you should ensure that you have your springs re-balanced within the first 2 years to make sure that they work properly.

Service Area

Serving the Twin Cities and the Surrounding Areas

All American Door provides same-day door installation, repair and maintenance services across the Twin Cities area. You can count on us for emergency repair issues for your garage door opener as well as for your garage door.

When you are looking to refresh the look of your existing home or add flare to a new home, All American Door has the garage doors best suited for your neighborhood.

Charles Fleming

17:32 24 Apr 25

When my son and I looked at the mess on our garage door mechanism, we were resigned to having to replace the door. When Austin arrived, he took a careful look at the situation, and got busy.The most important thing he said was that the garage door could stay. I asked him when he would be able to do the work to get things in the proper condition. Now, he said. He did a great, efficient job. Things are working well now.Thank you Austin. You made our day!

Linda Hansen

16:48 24 Apr 25

Austin was very friendly and professional. They came out within a couple of hours and did a great job! Very pleased.

Tom Mikulay

21:09 23 Apr 25

Nate is excellent and explains things very well for us non-mechanical types. I hav complete trust in what he tells me.

Rich Graf

19:38 23 Apr 25

Did a great job,

Brandon Vitale

19:26 23 Apr 25

Great service and a very nice tech

Dee McMillan

18:29 23 Apr 25

Jeremy did a great job...polite,understanding young man..thanks so much

Jadelle BREITBARTH

16:18 23 Apr 25

Very helpful and knowledgeable!

Verne

13:07 23 Apr 25

cindy Morningstar

21:35 22 Apr 25

Answered phone right away, Prompt, nice, fixed problem. Have used them before.

Paul Harper

04:57 22 Apr 25

We needed an emergency door repair and I took a chance and called All American. What I appreciated was their quick availability, and the honesty of the representative. He walked me through my options discussed the reasons for what he recommended, and quickly repaired the door. We both agreed my other door will need work later but his non-pushy, reasonable salesmanship won my trust and future business. I highly recommend them.

John Kempainen

01:45 22 Apr 25

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