Guidelines for Garage Door Repair

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Use concentrated household cleaner to clean the tracks to get rid of hardened grease and dirt. Thoroughly clean the rollers and wipe both the rollers and the tracks dry.

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Look for loosened hardware and tighten them as required.  On swing-up garage doors, examine the plates on which the spring is mounted in order to ensure that the screws are rigid and tighten the screws if they are loose.  As it relates to roll-up doors, scrutinize the hinges which hold the door sections together; tighten the screws if they are loose and swap out any damaged hinges.  Servicing the hinges can often correct the sagging at one side of the garage door.  In case a screw hole has gotten bigger, change the screw for a longer one which has the same diameter, dip a hollow fiber plug in carpenters’ glue and use it with the new screw.  In the event that the wood is split at one of the hinges, take off that hinge and use wood filler to fill the screw holes and the cracks.  Allow the filler to dry and then put the hinge back on.

There are a number of different types and manufacturers of garage door systems and as such, it is very important to know when garage door repair is a do-it-yourself project and when it is time to call in a professional.  Safety is paramount when repairing your garage door, so make sure that you will not be putting yourself or anybody else in danger when you attempt to carry out the repair.

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