Garage Door Repair – When To Call A Professional

Modern garage doors can look like simple operations. However, quite often when something goes wrong, it's not just a symptom of one problem but rather indication that there are several smaller problems. When problems occur, it's best to first consult the warranty on the door as well as your home's warranty or insurance policy.

If you do not have coverage for garage door repair and want to attempt to fix the problem yourself, pull out your users manual to orientate you to the basic operations. This should save you some time and headaches.

If your entrance is not opening and closing smoothly, first look for any obvious signs of trouble. An object hanging on the wall in the way of the entrance, for example. Then visually watch it while it goes through an open and close cycle. Pay attention to any points in the process where the process seems “off”, perhaps the entrance wobbles or pauses or gets hung up in the process. This will help you focus you attentions when trouble shooting.

The most important step to starting garage entrance repair is to turn off the power and alert the household that you will be performing garage door repair. Work with it in its down position. This will help avoid any accidents. After all, this entrance is a very heavy object quite often kept under tension.

If nothing is found then take some time to do some deeper inspection. If you haven't been performing regular maintenance, now might be a good time to tighten the bolts and replace any missing ones. Spray some WD40 on moving parts like the rollers.

While you are doing this, perform a visual inspection of the rollers and pulleys. Look for and replace rusted and worn parts like cables and springs. Do a careful visual inspection of any areas where you saw the door get hung up or wobbly. If a part of your entrance, check that the electric eyes are facing directly at one another. When out of alignment, this can cause it to start and stop.

If at any time you start to feel uncomfortable with the work you are doing, don't hesitate to contact a professional. There are many ways that garage door repair can cause accidents from the door falling to a spring flying. It's not worth the money saved to fall victim to one of these potentially serious mistakes.