About Chemistrytimes

The Repair Most Often Done Badly

Chemistrytimes works on garage doors across Long Beach, with most of our work being springs. We are on Del Amo Blvd in the 90810 ZIP.

Springs are the most common garage door repair there is, and the most common place to cut a corner, because a spring that is merely close enough will lift the door. The homeowner has no way to tell the difference on the day. They find out a year later when it fails early, or when the door will not hold position halfway.

What Correct Means

Spring selection comes from the measured weight of your door. That weight sets the wire diameter, the inside diameter, the length and the wind direction. Get it right and the door balances, holds position anywhere in its travel, and the opener does almost nothing.

So we weigh the door. It takes a few minutes and it is the difference between a spring job and the right spring job.

Pairs, Always

Both springs on a door have taken the same cycles. Replacing one leaves you with a mismatch that lifts unevenly, drags in the track, and puts the opener to work covering the difference on every cycle. We replace both.

What We Will Not Do

Let a homeowner take on the winding themselves. A wound torsion spring stores enough energy to break bones, and it needs proper winding bars and correct technique. If you want to save money on a garage door, replace your own rollers. Leave the springs.

Call (562) 660-6010.