Did you hear a loud gunshot-like bang in your garage? Is your garage door refusing to budge or opening just two inches? Your counterbalance spring has snapped. Acme replaces broken torsion and extension springs with heavy-duty 15,000+ cycle oil-tempered springs. Upfront pricing: $250–$350 including installation.
Don't touch the door. We arrive with correct spring wire sizes.
Honest, upfront pricing with no surprise trip fees or hidden charges.
Your garage door opener is designed to guide the door, NOT to dead-lift 200–350 pounds of uncounterbalanced steel. Attempting to activate your electric motor with a broken spring will strip the nylon drive gear, burn out the capacitor, or cause the cables to snap violently off the drums. Never disengage the red emergency release cord while the door is partially open, as the full weight will crash down immediately.
Most new homes in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines are built with low-cost "builder-grade" springs rated for only 5,000 to 10,000 cycles (about 3 to 6 years of daily use). Furthermore, Ontario's damp winters accelerate micro-fractures in cheap untreated steel.
If your double door has two springs and one snaps, the second spring has experienced the exact same number of cycles and stress. Replacing only one spring leaves the door imbalanced, putting uneven torsion on the shaft and causing the remaining old spring to fail within a few weeks. Acme always converts or replaces both springs together to ensure balanced performance and reliability.
