With proper care and maintenance, your garage door can last 30 years or longer. The same can’t be said for its springs, however, but they are still an essential component of the door because they’re used to counteract its weight. Without them, your door likely won’t function properly, although some garage door makes and models may continue to operate in diminished capacity for some time after the spring breaks before failing.
Just how long your garage door springs last depends on a number of variables, among them the size of the spring wire, the diameter inside the spring, the length of the spring and how frequently the garage door is raised and lowered….