DIY Garage Door Repair Tips

Amarr or Clopay garage door broke? Genie opener refuses to work for you? We know just how stressful and frustrating it can be, especially when you cannot get to your car and you’re in a hurry to get to the office or reach the bank before it closes! Our Affordable Overhead Doors repair and replacement team is right here, catering to your every garage door repair need and providing you with quality service second to none. We have the right tools, specialists, and expertise to handle your stuck, broken, or warn out garage door problems. If you are on a tight budget or you would like to try and see if you can play the handyman yourself, check out these following DIY tips. And keep in mind, if anything goes wrong or you need a brand new garage door altogether, we are here to throw you a hand. 

 

Worn Rollers Trigger Noisy Doors

Does your garage door make gunny noises all of a sudden? I might be the result of a worn roller or some loose pieces of hardware. You should use lubricants to easily take care of the problem. Make sure all worn nuts and bolts are replaced with new ones and buy a special lubricant spray you can spread over the moving parts of the door. Use a deep socket and a ratchet on all nuts and snug them up so that the bolt heads do not go through the door skin. If your garage door is a few years old, look at the unsealed bearings that might have been destroyed by dirt. Use nylon rollers that have sealed bearings to replace worn rollers with – you will also enjoy quieter doors that will not have to be constantly oiled.

 

Ask For Professional Help If Your Problem Is More Complex     

There are cases when simple lubricant or replacement parts cannot fix the problem. For example, if you need to unbolt the brackets at the bottom, you might get seriously injured, hence this is a job for a professional handyman. You can try your luck contacting a local lock smith in your area as these fellows are normally trained and ready to fix broken garage door locks as part of their residential palette of services. The guys at Lock4Less offer 24/7 lock-related help including emergency lockout mobile teams available round the clock. They handle lock repair, lock installation, change, re-key, including master re-key and high security lock installation, and they offer all of these services with nationwide coverage. And see what sort of automotive and commercial lock-related services they can also provide you with.   

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