$450 for my replacement a few months back. That sounds steep.

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Jul 20, 2024
7:04:01pm

jacare All-American

$450 for my replacement a few months back. That sounds steep.

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jacare

Previous username: Criminalist
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Last login: Sep 15, 2024
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One of the two springs on my garage door broke. Got a quote today…

CPAcoug87

Jul 20, 6:51pm

$450 for my replacement a few months back. That sounds steep.

jacare

Jul 20, 7:04pm

Did you replace both springs? Cables?

CPAcoug87

Jul 20, 7:11pm

Is that one spring or two?

Jul 20, 7:11pm

Yeah, he claims that replacing only one of the two isn’t smart…

CPAcoug87

Jul 20, 7:15pm

Springs have a life cycle. They are rated for a finite number of open/closes

silk

Jul 20, 8:27pm

Yeah, those guys definitely take advantage of the urgency of the issue

CPAcoug87

Jul 20, 9:19pm

2

jacare

Jul 20, 7:41pm

I was quoted $700 for that in 2020 or $1100 for a new insulated door

Powerbait DPM

Jul 20, 7:10pm

That's about what I paid a few months ago for 2 springs, rollers, and cables.

Oregano

Jul 20, 7:26pm

I just did my own.

Les IsMore

Jul 20, 7:28pm

Definitely not up to learning as I go with something like this…

CPAcoug87

Jul 20, 7:45pm

Guy in my neighborhood almost lost his arm replacing one

Nuke

Jul 20, 10:16pm

Yikes. It’s really not that hard if you are careful. I did my own for under $200

DwigtA2RM

Jul 21, 12:48am

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