Garage door spring replacement cost in South Africa

"Fitted" means the spring or springs, the labour to take off the old ones safely and wind on the new, and setting the door's balance afterwards. The range is wide because doors are: a light single door with one spring sits at the bottom, a heavy double door with a pair of torsion springs at the top.

Prices checked October 2026. These are the market's prices, not ours. On the call-out, ours is simple: no call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

In South African shops, typical figures:

• Torsion spring alone (Digidoor, 70–90 kg rating, 2,135 mm): about R890–R1 140 per spring (NeonSales)
• ET wide-door balance spring alone: about R900 (NeonSales)

Two things to notice in those labels. Springs are sold by rating, matched to the weight of the door and its height: the Digidoor springs above are made for 70 to 90 kg on a door 2,135 mm high. And they're priced per spring: a door with two springs needs two.

That's why a spring isn't simply "a spring". A spring too weak leaves the door heavy and the motor straining; too strong and the door flies up or won't stay closed. Matching it is part of the job.

• The type of spring. Sectional doors usually use torsion springs on a shaft above the door; tip-up doors use balance springs at the sides; roll-up doors have springs inside the drum. Each is fitted differently. See garage door springs for which you have.
• One spring or two. On a door with two springs, ask whether the quote is for one or both.
• The door's weight and size. Heavier doors take stronger springs, and double doors more of them.
• The cables. A spring that breaks can throw a cable off its drum or fray it. Replacing cables at the same time adds R700–R1 600 on typical market figures.
• The motor. A motor that's been straining against a broken spring may have damaged gears or a stripped drive, which is a separate repair.
• The visit. A call-out and inspection on its own typically costs R450–R750; R350–R800. With us: no call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

A garage door spring holds most of the door's weight under constant tension. Releasing or winding it without the right tools and training is how people get badly hurt: a torsion spring stores enough energy to break bones if a bar slips, and an extension or balance spring can snap free.

So this page gives no steps for releasing or tensioning springs, and neither should anyone selling you a spring. What you can safely do:

• Stop using the motor if a spring has broken. Driving a door with a broken spring strains the motor and can drop the door.
• Don't lift the door by hand if it's very heavy or one side sits lower than the other.
• Look, don't touch: a gap in a torsion spring's coils, a loose cable or a door hanging crooked tells us what to bring.

More on spotting a broken spring is in garage door spring broken.

A call-out and inspection for garage door work typically costs R450–R750 (published price lists of Gauteng installers); R350–R800 (Kandua) in the market. With us: no call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

Many companies also waive their call-out when you go ahead with the repair, so compare the whole quote, not just the visit.

Springs wear by cycles, so a door used many times a day wears through them faster. Two things help, both part of a door service, which typically costs R650–R950 (published price lists of Gauteng installers):

• Grease. Centurion's garage motor manuals call for heavy bearing grease between every coil of the springs, because dry springs rust and add friction.
• Balance. A door that stays put when released halfway is a door whose springs are set right. One that drops or climbs needs adjusting before it wears the springs and the motor.

What a full service covers is in how to service a garage door motor.

Check that a quote names:

• the type and rating of the new spring or springs, and how many
• whether cables, drums or bearings are being replaced too
• setting the door's balance and testing it by hand and on the motor
• the call-out, and whether it's waived if you go ahead
• what happens if something fails afterwards

We replace torsion, balance and roll-up springs, and the cables and drums that go with them, on sectional, tip-up and roll-up doors. All our spare parts are genuine, and every repair carries our six-month guarantee on our repairs. No call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

Typical market prices from published price lists of Gauteng installers, South African cost guides and a South African shop, checked October 2026. They are the market's prices, not ours.

• Handld: Garage door repair costs
• Kandua: Garage door installation prices
• NeonSales: NeonSales listings

Your exact price is set in a free quote before any work starts. No call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.