What Garage Door Repair Costs in McDonough (2026)

Updated 2026-10 · McDonough, GA

A wood raised-panel garage door with a bicycle parked in front

The ranges, by job

These are the ranges local companies in Henry County generally quote in 2026. They are not a price list. We do not set prices or take a share of them, and the company that quotes you does so after seeing the door. But a number well outside these is worth a question in either direction.

Pair of torsion springs on a two-car door: about $250 to $500, visit included
Extension springs on an older or single door: about $150 to $350
Lift cables replaced, door put back on its track: about $150 to $350
Opener repair (gear, board, sensors): about $100 to $300
New opener, installed: about $400 to $800
Rollers, hinges and a tune-up: about $100 to $250
New two-car insulated steel door, installed: about $1,500 to $3,500

What moves a spring quote

The door's weight is the biggest factor. A sixteen-by-seven insulated steel door, the standard two-car door on a McDonough subdivision house, needs heavier springs than a single nine-foot door, and a carriage-style or wood door heavier still. Springs are sized to the door, so a heavier door means thicker wire and more cost.

Then cycle rating. Standard springs are rated for about ten thousand cycles; high-cycle springs for twenty or thirty thousand. The upgrade costs extra up front and is often the cheaper option over the life of a door that gets used four or five times a day.

Then what else broke. A spring that snapped often takes a cable with it, or leaves a frayed one. A door that was run on the opener after the spring went may have a bent top section. Each of those is real extra work, and each should be named on the quote.

Trip charges and after-hours calls

Most companies charge for the visit, and many credit that charge against the repair if you go ahead. Evenings, Sundays and holidays usually cost more. The morning after a hard freeze, when a lot of tired springs let go at once, is when a same-day slot is hardest to get, whatever you are willing to pay.

The $49 problem

Ads and flyers for very low spring prices are common across the Atlanta area. The figure is usually the service call, with the spring, the labour and sometimes the cable priced once the technician is standing in your garage and the door is not going anywhere. It is not always a trick; some companies simply advertise that way. But ask on the phone what the total usually comes to for your door size before anyone drives out.

What a fair quote shows

The parts by name and number: how many springs, what size and cycle rating, whether cables and rollers are included. Whether the door will be balanced and the safety reversal tested afterwards. The warranty, separately for parts and labour. A quote that says only "spring repair" and a number tells you very little and makes comparing two quotes impossible.

If you want a number for your own door, call with the size, the number of springs and what happened. A local company can usually give a realistic range on the phone and a firm price on the visit.

Call (770) 343-5578 Send the details

Repair or replace, in money terms

A rule of thumb local companies use: if the repair is heading toward half the cost of a new door, and the door is old enough that the next part is about to fail too, price a new one before deciding. On a 1990s door in Lake Dow or The Farm with cracked bottom sections, that point arrives sooner than people expect. The repair-or-replace guide goes through it.

Where to go next

Common questions

Why will nobody quote a firm price on the phone?

Because the price depends on what the technician finds: the spring size the door needs, whether a cable or drum took damage, whether the door was bent. A range on the phone is reasonable; a firm figure usually waits for the visit.

Is it cheaper to replace one spring instead of two?

For that visit, yes. Over the next year, usually not, because the second spring has done the same cycles and tends to break soon after, which means a second trip charge.

Should I get more than one quote?

For a new door, yes, and compare what is itemised rather than the totals. For a broken spring with a car stuck inside, most people take the first reasonable quote, which is fine if the parts and warranty are written down.