5 Obvious Signs Your Garage Door Needs Repairs

This maintenance will not only ensure that your garage door operates safely, but also that it will last for many years to come. Most garage doors typically last a few decades, but you can make sure yours has a long lifespan by taking good care of your garage door.

One of the best ways to provide good garage door maintenance is knowing when your garage door needs repairs. Here are five obvious signs your garage door needs repairs.

A garage door that won’t open or close is a frustrating problem to have. Oftentimes, the inability to open or close is due to a faulty part, such as the following:

The springs in your garage door could also cause the problem. Your garage door likely has two kinds of springs, torsion springs or extension springs.

Sometimes the garage door will stop halfway upon opening, and other times the garage door won’t be able to open at all. If either of these is the case, the springs in your garage door most likely need to be replaced.

A garage door that makes strange sounds is not only an annoyance, but it’s also a sign that it probably needs to be repaired. The specific sound your garage door makes could indicate the type of repair it needs. For example, a rumbling or grating sound might mean there is something wrong with the torsion springs.

If your garage door makes a popping sound, the sections may not be coming together properly. If the door drags against the track, you might hear a grinding noise. If your garage door makes any of these sounds or it just doesn’t sound right to you, something on your garage door most likely needs repairs.

The rollers on your garage door help it to smoothly open and close, and when these rollers jump the track, your garage door becomes difficult and dangerous to operate. A garage door comes off-track in a number of different ways including:

No matter how your garage door has come off its tracks, the repairs must be made immediately, as serious injuries can occur for those trying to open or close the garage door.

If an out-of-balance garage door isn’t repaired right away, one of the springs could become more worn than the other. The over-stressed spring will then snap, and the weakened spring will increase the workload of your garage door opener, possibly leading to premature failure.

Here are a couple of different ways to tell if your garage door is out of balance:

Besides sagging and uneven closing, you can determine if your garage door is out of balance with these steps.

Shut off your automatic opener and manually open or close the door to its halfway point. If your door continues to go up or down, it means something is out of alignment and it needs to be repaired. The balance of your garage door should be checked at least once a month.

When your garage door takes more than a few seconds to fully open, check a few things before calling the professionals. Start by lubricating the rollers, hinges, and tracks of your garage door to ensure that the door doesn’t stick when it opens. If your garage door still has a slow response time, you might have a bigger problem and should call a professional garage door repairman.

If you notice any of the above signs, or you are having another kind of problem with your manual or automatic garage door, contact Plano Overhead Garage Door today. We have been providing quality  garage door repairs  and service in Plano and the surrounding area since 1977. Call us for fast, effective garage door repairs!

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