Does your Garage Door work badly?

When your garage door malfunctions and you hear strange noises coming from the opening and closing device, take a few minutes to check the hardware and ironwork system to identify the cause. Do not wait until your car is stuck inside before doing this inspection!

Above all, do not tell yourself it's not important because your electric garage door opener is critical to your garage door! Always remember that it is this mechanism that makes what you would do by hardly lifting your garage door. Here are 5 tips that will help you determine what's wrong with your mechanism.

The bottom of the door does not close completely on both sides

It may be that one of the hoisting ropes is not properly adjusted to the drum in which it is wrapped. Or that the screw that fits into the drum to connect it to the tube is loosened.

Do not try to solve this situation yourself. Contact a professional garage door repairer. The spring - tube - drum - cable - bottom hinge system is interrelated and supports a heavy load while being under high tension.

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Lift of the concrete slab

If your garage door leads to a garage located in the basement of your home, the concrete slab may have been lifted from the ground filled with water during the thaw. If the drain is defective or blocked, the floor fills with water and swells. This puts a lot of pressure on the slab, lifting it up a bit and making the garage door difficult to seal on the threshold.

Make sure the drain is functional to prevent further lifting of the floor and concrete slab. Sometimes, pyrite can also cause swelling of the ground and lifting of the concrete slab.

The wheels are to be changed

Your garage door may open badly because the casters (located on either side of the garage door) are in poor shape. If they are too worn, slide instead of rolling, or they are getting out of the rail, it must be checked. In addition, the hinges that support them are they properly attached to the door?

The system rail / wheels / hinge are under high tension. Contact a garage door repair specialist for a safe inspection and repair.

The rails must not move

If they are not screwed securely (bolts tight), the rails could move and prevent the garage door from opening and closing. These are attached to a triangular metal fastener. Take a ladder or stepladder and tighten the bolts, making sure the rails are in place (parallel).

The opener does not ensure that the door closes completely on the threshold

Depending on the type of door opener you have, you will normally find "up" and "down" arrows on the side of the motor housing.

Adjust the screw by turning it a quarter of a turn then tries to open your door by pressing the arrows. Readjust as needed.

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Maintenance and verification

In order for the garage door opening and closing mechanism to be functional for many years, it is important to have a careful (professional) check done every year. Especially if you use your garage door every day. If you detect abnormal noises, things that look worn or do not work properly, contact us right away. We are specialized in garage door opening / closing mechanism repair. We have the experience and skills to answer all types of problems related to the proper functioning of your garage door. Our annual Focus Program will ensure that everything is in order for the winter season.