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I have DIY'd 3 in the last 18 years. Not hard at all. The interwebs has good instructions. Delivered to my door in two days. It was going to take me more time to arrange a contractor than the 15 minutes it took to replace a spring. Don't let it psych you out.

Vranko,

I have used Door Systems a number of times, (703) 490-1800, with good results. But then again I fix most things with plastic.

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Originally Posted by Vicegrip (Post 575769)

You might find that this is not a business that has a high labor rate and you might be better off shopping the repair around a bit.

This is what I found when my spring broke and I started searching around. Very rarely do I hire out a project and don't DIY, but in this case it was cheap enough to just pay someone to do the repair that I decided it wasn't worth my time doing the usual "read about it, watch videos, learn while you go", etc, etc.

When I had the high lift kit installed on my door I needed new springs, tracks, drums and cables. It took 4 hours for the retro fit all in, and my total bill for parts and labor was < $500.