By Door Size · Updated 14 November 2026
7x7 Garage Door
Spring Cost
The 7 ft by 7 ft single-car door. What replacing its spring costs, why the door's weight matters more than its size, and what to check before the technician winds anything.
Headline number: $110 to $360 installed to replace one torsion spring on a 7x7 single-car door; $145 to $520 if it has two torsion springs; $130 to $350 for a pair of extension springs. Parts, labor and service call included.
Our estimate, not a quote: spring prices from DDM Garage Doors and DIY Garage Door Parts, labor from Yelp's cost guide, all read 14 October 2026.
How we price this: Our ranges are estimates built from published inputs, not quotes: retail spring prices, the service-call and hourly rates in Yelp's cost guide, and job times from HomeAdvisor and Yelp. Low ends are rounded down and high ends up to the nearest $5. Sources, first read 13 October 2026 and re-read 14 October 2026: DDM Garage Doors, DIY Garage Door Parts, Yelp cost guide, HomeAdvisor, DIY Garage Door Parts, extension springs and DASMA, Safety Tips for Garage Doors. HomeAdvisor and Angi are both owned by Angi Inc., which pays this site a commission for quote requests. (Angi Inc. 2025 Form 10-K)
Show the arithmetic
- One torsion spring replaced (per spring; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $110 to $360. parts $35.38 to $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $110.38 to $357.94, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair of torsion springs replaced (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $145 to $520. parts 2 x $35.38 to 2 x $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $145.76 to $515.88, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair of extension springs replaced (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $130 to $350. parts 2 x $29.92 to 2 x $72.90, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $134.84 to $345.80, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Labor and service call for one visit (per job; estimate from stated inputs; includes labor, service call, minimum labor): $75 to $200. $75 service call when the job fits in the first hour (HomeAdvisor: two springs in 30 minutes to one hour); $100 service call plus one more hour at $100 when it runs to about two hours (Yelp): $75 to $200.
Parts are priced at what the two suppliers charge the public. Installers buy for less and many mark parts up, and neither figure is published, so a quote's parts line can be higher than ours.
Wage check: The BLS puts the median mechanical door repairer (the occupation that includes garage door mechanics) at $26.79 an hour (May 2025). Wages are 70.0% of private-industry employer costs (June 2026), so that technician costs an employer about $38.27 an hour before the van, insurance, overhead and profit. Yelp's $40 to $100 hourly rate sits at or above that cost, which is what a billed rate should do. (BLS OEWS, 49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers; BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation)
7x7 spring cost by setup
| Your door's springs | Installed |
|---|---|
| One torsion springspring lifts up to about 85 lb (the whole door) | $110 to $310 |
| One torsion springspring lifts about 85 to 120 lb (the whole door) | $110 to $350 |
| One torsion springspring lifts about 120 to 165 lb (the whole door) | $125 to $360 |
| One torsion spring, any weight we pricecheapest to dearest ready-listed spring | $110 to $360 |
| Two torsion springsboth replaced together, any weight we price | $145 to $520 |
| Two extension springspair, for a 7 ft door of 100 to 200 lb | $130 to $350 |
One spring lifts the whole door; on two, each lifts about half. Each torsion row runs from the cheapest to the dearest ready-listed 7 ft spring for that lift at DDM Garage Doors and DIY Garage Door Parts, plus one visit of labor on Yelp's rates, rounded out to the nearest five dollars. The extension row uses DIY Garage Door Parts' springs for 7 ft doors of 100 to 200 lb. All read 14 October 2026.
Weight, not width, sets the price
A spring is sized to the weight it lifts, and the price of the spring follows the size. Two 7x7 doors can need quite different springs: steel or wood, insulated or not, plain or with heavy decorative hardware. We found no manufacturer weight for a 7x7 door that we could verify, and the supplier that publishes the most on this, DDM Garage Doors, warns that published door weights "are only approximations" and "not reliable for ordering garage door springs". So this page prices by what the spring lifts. The technician should weigh or measure your door, not assume a figure for the size.
Wider single-car doors are on the 9x7 garage door spring cost page. A 9 ft door of the same build has more panel than a 7 ft one, so it is heavier and can need a stronger spring; the price table is the same because it is set by the spring, not the door.
One spring, two, or extension springs
Look above the closed door. One spring on the shaft is a single-spring system: it carries the whole door, and the heaviest ready-listed 7 ft spring at DDM lifts 165.5 lb. More on that setup on the single spring system page. Two springs on the shaft share the door, and DASMA says to replace both together. Springs running alongside the horizontal tracks are extension springs: see extension spring replacement cost, including the safety cable DASMA says each one needs.
Cost breakdown on a 7x7 job
For one torsion spring: the part is $35.38 to $157.94 at retail, and labor with the service call is $75 to $200 on Yelp's published rates (a $75 to $100 service call that "often covers an hour of work", then up to $100 an hour). Total $110 to $360. The visit costs the same on a small door as on a large one, which is why the price of a 7x7 job overlaps so much with a 16x7 double-car job: the spring changes, the visit does not.
Not included: new cables, rollers or an after-hours call-out. Ask for each as a separate line, and see spring and cable replacement cost.
How long a 7x7 spring lasts
Life is counted in cycles, one opening and one closing. DDM Garage Doors says standard residential torsion springs are designed around a minimum of about 10,000 cycles, and Prime-Line rates its extension springs at 10,000 cycles. As an example, a door opened and closed 2 times a day reaches 10,000 cycles in about 13.7 years (our arithmetic). A rating is a design figure, not a failure date. If the garage is your main way in and out, longer-rated springs may pay: see high-cycle spring replacement cost.
What to ask before the technician winds the new spring
- What does my door weigh, and what does the spring you are fitting lift?
- What wire size, inside diameter and length are you fitting?
- If there are two springs, are you replacing both? (DASMA: yes.)
- Will you check the cables and pulleys while the tension is off, and price any replacement as a separate line?
- What cycle rating is the spring, and what would a longer-rated one add?
- What is the warranty on the spring and on the labor, in writing?
Do not try it yourself: DASMA says "spring systems are dangerous and should be repaired only by trained professionals."
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Frequently Asked
How much should I expect to pay for spring replacement on a 7x7 door?
$110 to $360 for one torsion spring on our estimate, parts, labor and service call included; $145 to $520 if the door has two torsion springs; $130 to $350 for a pair of extension springs. Where you land depends on what the spring has to lift, not on the width of the door.
Is a 7x7 door cheaper than a bigger door?
Not by much. The spring is sized to the weight it lifts, and the heavier springs top out higher: on our estimate one spring lifting up to about 85 lb costs $110 to $310, against $125 to $360 for one lifting about 120 to 165 lb. The labor is the same visit whatever the size, a service call of $75 to $100 on Yelp's published rates, so a small door does not halve the bill.
Does a 7x7 door use one spring or two?
Look at the shaft above the door: one spring, two, or none (springs alongside the tracks are extension springs). One spring carries the whole door, and the heaviest ready-listed 7 ft spring at DDM Garage Doors lifts 165.5 lb. We found no manufacturer weight for a 7x7 door that we could verify, so we cannot tell you which you have from the size alone.
Can I replace a 7x7 spring myself?
No. DASMA, the door manufacturers' association, says "spring systems are dangerous and should be repaired only by trained professionals." A small door does not change that: the spring is still wound to lift the door's whole weight.
Should I upgrade to high-cycle springs on a 7x7 door?
Only if the door is used a lot. DDM Garage Doors says standard residential torsion springs are designed around a minimum of about 10,000 cycles. At 2 cycles a day, a 10,000-cycle spring reaches its rating in about 13.7 years (our arithmetic). The only high-cycle prices we could verify are DDM's, for a pair on a 16x7 door: $27 to $56 more, parts only. Ask for the upgrade on your door as a separate line.
FAQ sources, read 14 October 2026: DDM Garage Doors, torsion springs for 7 ft doors, DDM Garage Doors, high-cycle springs, DASMA, Safety Tips for Garage Doors and Yelp cost guide.