Replacing garage door springs is not a do it yourself project replacement requires special tools and techniques to prevent injury.
Lifting a broken garage door.
A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight.
Now lifting a garage door with a broken spring is difficult.
Garage doors with broken springs should not be opened.
So you have a lot more to worry about than just a broken garage door.
A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired.
But like other things some parts of the garage door would eventually snap out and break due to constant usage and may require a replacement.
My son brandon and his friend zach trying to open my garage door to get their fishing poles out to go to the lake.
Doors in this condition can be difficult to lift because the garage door opener loses the support springs provide in lifting and lowering the door.
If anything doing it yourself can hurt your back.
Garage door cables break for a myriad of reasons but most of all because they.
The spring is the most common part to break.
It is responsible for supporting and lifting the heavy weight of the door making it easier to be opened manually.
The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be.