Garage Door Spring Repair: Price Guide and DIY vs. Pro

A garage door spring breaks with a sharp snap and the door suddenly feels like it gained local new garage door installers 200 pounds. If the car is trapped inside on a weekday morning, the problem goes from nuisance to emergency in a hurry. I have serviced doors in Southeast Texas long enough to see the same pattern in homes from Houston to Conroe and Spring, TX: springs fail on a schedu