Garage Door Repair Guide

Parts

Garage Door Cables

Overhead doors operate on a counterbalancing system where springs under tension transfer lifting force through cables. Garage doors have a cable installed on each side of the door connecting the drums to the bottom bracket fixtures. Like all metallic moving parts on your door system cables experience wear and tear...

Doors

Washing Cleaning and Waxing Your Garage Door Annually

A simple way to extend the life and performance of your garage door is to wash, clean and wax it on an annual basis. Not only will it keep your overhead door performing well, but will also help guard against rusting, peeling, fading and chipping of the door sections. Spring...

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Doors

Backed Into The Garage Door: 10 Things To Consider After Hitting Your Overhead Door

Hitting or backing into the garage door is more common than you might think – in fact it happens all the time. Most of these types of accidents happen during early morning hours when homeowners are tired and running late for work.  Maybe their morning caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet...

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Doors

Garage Doors That Won’t Open: 15 Reasons You Can’t Get It Up

The most common reasons a garage door won’t open include broken springs, stripped opener gears, snapped cables and remote signal malfunction. Overhead doors that are stuck closed are usually the result of broken parts.  Having a door stuck shut can be one of the most frustrating situations a homeowner can...

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Doors

Garage Doors That Won’t Close: 20 Reasons Your Overhead Door Won’t Shut

The most common reasons a garage door won’t close include misaligned safety eyes, obstructions in the opening and broken door components. Problems that occur during the down cycle are usually due to user error versus opener malfunction. Nothing is more annoying than pressing your remote control button, only to see...

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Doors

Troubleshooting Broken Cables: 20 Reasons Cables Come Loose Off The Drums

Cables are a crucial part of the garage door counterbalancing system, so when they come loose from the drums or pulleys your door won’t work. Common reasons for thrown cables include; setting the door down on an object, corrosion, broken springs and improper tension.  Springs are under an extreme amount...

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Doors

Measuring Garage Doors: 5 Measurements To Take Before Ordering A New Door

Measuring for a garage door is not as simple as measuring the rough opening width and height. Other measurements need to be accounted for to ensure the springs, track, hardware and garage door opener fit properly. Key spacing for headroom clearance, sideroom and backroom must also be factored into new...

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Openers

Top 10 Reasons Your Garage Door Opens By Itself: Fixing Ghost Openings

Ghost openings occur when a garage door randomly opens by itself. They are caused by a variety of things ranging from user error to damaged and malfunctioning parts. An open garage door poses a huge security risk leaving your home or business open to intruders and mother nature. Most people...

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Openers

How much weight can a garage door opener lift: Over 100 pounds!

Like many other motors, garage door openers are rated with horsepower (hp) or horsepower similar (hps) for DC motors. Based on this rating a 1/2 HP opener be able to lift about 185 pounds and a 3/4 HP opener should be able to lift over 370 pounds. Unfortunately, this is...

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