Garage Door Repair

Whenever a new garage door is installed, there’s a chance a neighbor’s remotes share the same frequency. This can also happen whenever you replace a remote control or key fob. All you have to do is re-program the remotes, and that should do the trick. Then, walk outside, use them – and keep an eye out up and down the street to make sure you have a unique combination engaged.

This means the door is disengaged from the operator. See if you can manually lift the door. If so, it’s disengaged. To re-engage it, simply use the red emergency release cord, suspended from the track and move the door up halfway. Then, hit the wall button and the door should reattach itself. If it doesn’t re-engage, or that doesn’t seem to be the problem, refer to the owner’s manual. You may have a stripped gear or carriage, in which case a professional should be called. If it doesn’t re-engage, or that doesn’t seem to be the problem, refer to the owner’s manual. You may have a stripped gear or carriage, in which case a professional should be called.

Yes, it is awful – and it’s a sign the door track requires lubrication and – potentially – an adjustment the door hasn’t been serviced in a while. Use silicone spray to lubricate all of the door’s moving parts. If your door is older, the worn, steel ball bearing rollers might be the culprits, in which case replacing them with nylon-coated rollers is the solution.

Oops! Sounds like someone or something knocked the laser safety sensors out of whack. Typically located at the base of each side of the track, these sensors have to be aligned to communicate.

In some cases, this is simply a concrete issue – has it cracked, settles, bubbled up, or eroded? In other cases, you may need a limit adjustment or a new astragal. If the concrete isn’t the issue, contact us to schedule a service appointment.

You probably have a broken spring. Call an expert for this type of service, as it can be very dangerous without the right tools and expertise.