Most of us give little time or attention to our home’s garage door until it fails to open or, sometimes worse depending on your perspective, fails to close. Although taken entirely for granted without even a smidgeon of routine maintenance, we’re momentarily stunned by incredulous wonder at its sudden rebellion of inactivity.
Some garage door problems are the simple result of wear and tear, especially if your garage door has some age: doors warp; chains, pulleys and hinges rust; cables become frayed or loose; or, the door track can become bent and misaligned. Any of these issues can cause the door to buckle or jam upon opening, making it impossible to reclose. Sometimes, everything looks and sounds fine, you hear the motor of the garage door opener and the pulleys are moving, but the garage door just doesn’t lift. Usually, this is caused by a broken torsion spring that helps keep the tension on the door as it lowers and raises. You may or may not have heard a loud snap when it broke, but if you glance at the spring above your door, you should see a visible gap in that spring.
Of course, such things never happen at our convenience but usually at the most inopportune time. However, most local professional garage door repair services do perform emergency repairs on-site. Your professional technician should be able to show up at your home quickly, regardless of the time of day, assess the exact problem while giving you a full overview, and provide you with an estimate of time and cost for your repair. Chances are, you’ll never again take your garage door for granted.
