Historic Ghent Carriage House — Extension Spring Rebuild
The situation
"Every other company wanted to replace our original 1920s wood carriage doors with new steel. I just wanted them to work properly again."
Our diagnosis
Original extension-spring system. One spring had lost ~40% of its tension (metal fatigue), the other was stretched past useful length. Pulleys were serviceable, cables were showing some wear.
What we did
Installed a fresh matched extension-spring pair sized to the door's measured weight (52 lbs/side), replaced the lift cables, cleaned and lubricated the pulleys, and re-balanced the door. We kept every piece of original hardware that could be saved.
Time on site
About 3 hours — careful work, preserving the door.
Final price
$285 complete.
"Our 1920s Ghent house has original wood carriage doors. Everyone else tried to talk us into replacing them. Seaside tuned and rebalanced them, replaced the extension springs, and now they work beautifully. They cared about the house."
Similar service or area?
This was a broken spring repair job in Norfolk. If you're dealing with something similar, we'd be happy to take a look.