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garage that protects your vehicle from the relentless heat of a Texas summer and the sometimes torrential rains that come about adds to the value of any home. However, if the garage door isn’t working properly, much of that value diminishes. Therefore, it’s important to be aware of regular issues with this area.
Listed below are seven common issues that can often lead to residential garage door repair:
Sensor Positioning Concerns
A properly working door will open and close simply by pressing a button on the garage door opener. However, when there’s misalignment of the sensors or dirt and debris are preventing the sensor from being fully effective, that becomes impossible. The alignment issue might be related to someone inadvertently bumping it or a car jarring it, but regular garage door maintenance can detect these problems immediately.
Garage Door Opener Problems
The opener itself might be the issue, which could be connected to batteries that need to be replaced or an outlet that might be out of order. While checking out the circuit breakers might be able to fix the latter situation, this type of DIY solution isn’t always the best idea. Given the safety considerations involved, it’s best to contact a company familiar with residential garage door repair.
Sticking Doors
Whether done manually or with a remote, some garage doors can become stuck at some point on the way up or down. This is usually connected to lack of maintenance on the tracks, which usually involves something simple such as lubrication or the clearing away of any accumulation of dirt or other. These are part of every maintenance check done by those whose business is in garage doors.
Track Alignment Issues
A garage door isn’t going to move at all unless the rollers are able to move unencumbered on the track. When problems like these develop, you might be able to see a gap between the rail and roller or the rails might have a bend in them. The door itself might move in a shaking or jerking motion. In any event, repairs of this nature are best handled by professionals since screws and bolts need to be loosened from the very heavy door.
Noisy Doors
A garage door should close with a minimum of noise. When that’s not the case, a homeowner will hear alarming noises of either screeching or grinding that need to be immediately addressed. Individuals that have regular garage door maintenance performed usually don’t have this happen since either cleaning or lubricating the tracks are handled during the course of a visit.
Cable Fraying
In some instances, the cable that’s attached to the garage door can become frayed. This is something that can’t be ignored because the fraying eventually results in the cable snapping. That might make it impossible to open the door or cause the door to collapse-potentially with someone or your car down below. This is something that can be checked through regular maintenance.
Broken Springs
The ease in opening up any garage door is due to the doors being supported by springs (either extension or torsion) that require heavily winding. That’s because the heavy weight of the door would ordinarily be impossible to open otherwise. These spring can wear out or break, but trying to fix them on your own is a dangerous option. The force these can quickly deliver is often lethal and sometimes fatal.
Texas Overhead Door has been in the business of residential garage door repair (as well as commercial buildings) for the past 30 years. The staff knows how to professionally perform both garage door maintenance and repairs for North Texas residents. Working with them allows you to get the most value out of your garage and also keeps everyone safe. Contact us today.
When it rains hard, water collects inside the garage near the garage door.