Garage Doors and Openers...
Installation, Maintenance and Repair
If you've read any of my toilet repair
information, you will relate to the concept of "simple
complexity". Often, a garage door repair has not a single
obvious malfunction, but rather a potpourri of minor problems adding up to
a major malfunction!
The Q&A below are
separated into "garage doors" and "garage door openers". Because there
is some overlap in their idiosyncrasies, be sure to check both lists as you
look for information.
Garage door repair and maintenance
Glossary of garage
door terms and definitions...
The History of
Garage Doors...
Should I insulate and
weatherstrip my garage door?
There is nothing broken
on my sectional garage door... you know, no parts laying on the floor... but it
doesn't open and close smoothly any more. How do I figure out what is wrong?
How do you adjust or
replace garage door springs?
How do I replace a
broken roller or hinge on my garage door?
What are safety cables
and why do I need them?
I've tried to install a
garage door bottom weather-strip, but it is so unmanageable that it always comes
out crooked. Is there an easier way to install it than just nailing it?
Our garage door
rubs against the beams in our
garage ceiling when we open it. We would like to install a garage door
opener, but the track would make it almost impossible! What can we do?
Garage Door Openers
Tell me about garage
door opener safety, oh wise one!
Can I really install a
garage door opener myself?
My garage door opener
doesn't close all the time. Well, sometimes it does... then sometimes it
reverses at the bottom, sometimes it reverses right after it starts moving.
What's a mother to do?
Some companies are
bragging about their screw-drive garage door openers? Are they really better
than chain drive?
The remote control on
my garage door opener no longer works? How can I test it?
The chain on my garage
door opener seems to be sagging and rubbing on the track. How do I adjust it?
My opener doesn't
work. I noticed that the light on the electric eye was off, so I disconnected
it, but the opener still will not work. What's wrong?
Our garage door
rubs against the beams in our
garage ceiling when we open it. We would like to install a garage door
opener, but the track would make it almost impossible! What can we do?
When the power
goes out, I can't get into my garage. Is there some device I can install
to allow me access in an emergency?
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