Garage Door Repair - Do It by Yourself

As there are not too many components involved, Garage door repair should be a fairly simple job. The power of movement of overhead garage doors is provided by spring tension whether they swing up as a single piece or roll up section by section.

Whenever a garage door malfunctions it is always recommended to check metal tracks first as mounting brackets that keep the tracks in place along the wall often loosen up. You can fix it by tightening any bolts or screws. You can also examine for any abnormal deformities in the tracks from inside of the garage while the door remains closed.

If you would find any dents or flattened spots, you can fix it by pounding out with a rubber mallet. However, it may need a complete replacement, if tracks are very badly bent out of a shape as you cannot fix it even with a hammer.

Once proper cleaning is done, you can do some general inspection of everything to make sure that there is no loose equipment left and everything is tightened as required.

If you would pay little bit more attention to tightening and cleaning of equipment on a regular basis, you can avoid several problems related to garage door even though most problems are fairly easy to fix. However if something needs replacement, you should do it on a timely manner to avoid any upcoming major repairing expenditure.

I hope if you will follow above-mentioned tips, you will easily be able to repair you garage doors and it will help you to save your money and time too.

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