Questions tagged [garage-door]
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Unlock manual garage door from back of lock mechanism
I can get into the garage and have access to back of lock mechanism. Is there away to unlock the door from the back of the lock?
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How to make garage door easy to manually lift for 5 year old
During a remodel project, our city has determined that our garage is "occupiable space". Disregarding the fact that its where we park our car and have two gas appliances. Because of this ...
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Garage Door already has struts, but is sagging
16 foot wooden garage door, no telling what the door age is. The bottom, middle and top panels already have 2 1/4" (?) struts installed, presumably to correct previous sagging.
The bottom panel ...
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How to cut metal garage door arm?
I have a garage door and straight metal arm passes beyond the curved arm. The door of my new car's trunk is too high and I need to cut the end. I do not know what kind of metal it is but I want to cut ...
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Can garage door track read hangers be at an angle?
I'm trying to install a garage door where I don't have ceiling joists, just a big beam and two horizontal members between the wall and the beam. I can't put the angle bracket on the horizontal member ...
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Why is the top panel of my garage door misaligned with the one below? [closed]
A few days ago, I looked at my closed garage door, and noticed this. The top panel is bulging out slightly, leaving a small gap of about a quarter inch. It's flush on either side, or at least pretty ...
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Garage door - bracket coming off
I have a garage door bracket coming off the door and I have no clue how to fix it.
The bracket is held in place all these years with 4 screws and probably some sort of industrial glue.. now, the ...
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Is it safe to snug my garage door up to the frame?
I’ve noticed my garage door is a little ways away from the wall when it’s close, but only at the bottom. Is it okay for me to move the track a bit closer to the wall or will that cause problems?
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Installing a sectioned garage door that's slightly wider than the opening
I want to replace my non-power garage door (up-and-over type) with a 8x7 ft. sectional one that rolls on a track. This way I can park cars right up next to it outside and not worry about opening ...
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garage door opener replacement
i am looking to replace my current garage door opener. the images below show that the opener track was installed on an angled bracket along with the torsion spring. is it safe to remove the track ...
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How can I install a garage door without the overhead rail hardware?
We need to get new garage doors. Currently it's a two car garage, both doors are on rails driven by chain/motor.
We want to order two doors, but one of them we want static - it will never need to open....
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Is this a T track garage door bottom seal retainer?
I’m replacing my garage door bottom seal and while it looks like a T-track to me, it’s also just misshapen enough that I’m second guessing myself.
Here’s a couple photos of it. Can anyone confirm it’s ...
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Garage door suddenly really heavy, opener gives up
I just came back from a week out of town and noticed my garage door opener isn't working. When I press the button it moves about an inch then gives up.
I tried disconnecting the electric opener and ...
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Garage door stuck half opened
When I open my garage door it opens about 2/3 of full opening. The workaround is to push open button again to trigger it to go up again, only then it fully opens. I have no experience with garage ...
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Garage Door Opener Carriage "Camming Out"
When I attempt to open my garage door using the opener, the door stops moving and the opener emits a terrible sound (like an impact drill or a hammmering sound) that I assume is the opener's carriage ...
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Why isn't my overhead door closing completely?
My garage door doesn't close all the way.
It stays around 15cm open.
Here is what I did:
1- I adjusted the Opening and closing limits : still the same 15cm open
2- I changed the bolt in the ...
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Garage door leaks
I've tried to fix the leaks my garage door has, but just can't seem to solve the issue. I tried replacing the bottom seal, as well as the side seal, both to no avail.
I added some pictures of the ...
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Do I have to replace one broken spring on a dual spring garage door?
I have garage door with two springs. One of them has snapped and the door has been operating on only one spring for past month or so.
Do I need to replace the broken one or just carry one since it’s ...
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How to fasten an automatic door closer to a hollow core door
I want to add a door closer to the door from an interior hallway to an unheated garage. When I bored a hole to attach the bracket to the upper part of the door I discovered that the door is hollow. I ...
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Garage door not properly sealing on top
I noticed a rather large gap between the garage door and the frame opening (see light coming through in picture below).
Any ideas on how to adjust the existing top hinge to push door tighter onto the ...
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How to replace broken trim on side of garage door
My wife clipped the side of the garage door with her mirror as she was backing out of the garage this morning.
I'm not handy enough to fix it myself, so I'm going to call someone.
First, what sort of ...
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Garage Service Door Threshold / sill advice
I have a garage service door that leads out to a concrete slab that is higher than the garage floor. Needless to say, any rain and the garage floods. I am looking to replace the door and solve for the ...
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Garage door has been lifting slowly off the ground over time
The other day our garage door wouldn’t shut. It would go down and bounce back up. We adjusted the travel, and it was back to normal working condition. Or so I thought. It starts closed all the way. ...
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Garage Door - Hinge Broken
My garage door is 10 years old. Recently I noticed that a hinge is broken/snapped (as pointed by arrow). I couldn't find any such part online or in Home Depot. Few questions:
What is this part called ...
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Correct way to frame a garage door opening
My current garage door is recessed about 8" into the wall of the garage. This seems to be a pretty standard practice, however, I'm wondering if moving it closer to the outside could cause any ...
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Why aren't my garage door remotes working?
I have a Liftmaster 1/2HP garage door. For the past couple of months, the remotes have been getting less and less reliable. Now, they won't open or close the door at all. I've looked at multiple posts ...
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Garage Door Only Operates When Light Is Off [duplicate]
I've done all the digging I could on the internet and still can't fix the issue. I want to get a second opinion before I shell out $240 for a new garage door opener. Right now, I have an older Sears ...
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How can I fix my garage door to stop it from rubbing with the frame?
My garage door currently rubs on the outer wooden frame, and this prevents it from closing fully. As it closes, the motor seems to sense the resistance and it starts pulling the door up instead.
The ...
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Where could the mold, forming in the corner of the garage, be coming from
I noticed the following mold in a corner of my garage. Where is it coming from, air flowing around the door or hinge? Could the garage door (right), contribute to this? How does one stop this from ...
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Lift Master Garage Door - remote hardly works from outside the garage
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When pulling up to our home the garage door opener only works sometimes - roughly 1/10 clicks. Our Lift Master was installed in 2011.
Troubleshooting
tried new batteries in all remotes
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Garage door cable loose when open
From the original install my garage door is slightly crooked when all the way up - one cable is looser than the other. Throughout the rest of travel it's level. I've also noticed that the drums aren't ...
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Matching and painting metal garage door
I'm replacing a garage door, but need to match the color of the new door to the other, older garage doors on the property. The new door's style (but not color, the new door's color is white) is ...
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Garage Door Won't Start
My garage door won't open. I've tried to push up on it when starting assuming something needs lube, I've checked all the cables and oiled everything, the floor-mounted trip sensors are fine. When I ...
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How should I reattach an overhead door opener arm that pulled out?
My curved door arm pulled out of the steel bar it was secured to.
I repaired the door by pre-drilling the steel bar roughly 3/4" below the damage and reinstalled the two bolts that ripped out.
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How can I tell if my old Overhead Door 55A is compatible with this Genie opener?
I have an Overhead Door Model 55A over 30 years old garage door opener. How can I tell if compatible with this new Genie one?
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Garage door fingerprint reader - opener compatibility issue with old hard-wired opener button - retrofit possible?
I want to connect a Chamberlain 942FP / 379LM fingerprint reader garage door "keypad" to a Chamberlain B750T (I think a.k.a. B750) opener. Unfortunately the fingerprint reader is much older ...
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Should I mount garage door hardware to studs through drywall, or directly to stud?
I'm having my garage doors replaced next week and I'm debating whether to install drywall before the installation or after.
The wall that the garage doors are on is currently not insulated or ...
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Manual T-Lock garage door locked, closed, and unhooked
I'm in the process of trying to change out a T-Lock handle on a free standing garage/garage door. There is not a normal door.
I undid the t-lock that was in the door and went to install the new one. ...
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Garage door alignment
My sectional garage door doesn't seem to be aligned correctly. The springs are at the rear, like this:
There's a scraping noise when operating that seems to be coming from the left cable drum. The ...
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Identify and replace roller door side track tape
The "tape" on my roller door is getting old and needs replacing because it's causing a lot of friction against the guides so the door does not move smoothly. I need help identifying the name ...
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Garage door lock broken
The internal side of my garage door lock is broken (first image). Due to this, the cable that pulls the latch is no longer pulling it and hence the garage door cannot be opened (third image). I could ...
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How do I replace a busted garage door hinge #0?
My home's garage door has several #0 hinges in the interior (see picture below). Ten years ago or so I noticed a few of them were broken, so I bought replacements online and installed them without ...
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What is the part called that holds the upper pulley on an extension spring garage door?
I have an extension spring garage door that doesn't open and close smoothly, and many times it doesn't complete a cycle before jamming up. I recently discovered why - the stationary pulley is quite ...
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What is this device wired up to my garage door?
There is something wired to my garage door (at least the wire colors are the same as the ones for the door sensors), mounted on the wall near the ceiling.
What is this? I cannot find any mention of ...
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Garage door shudders on initial opening, then works fine
My garage door shudders on initial opening and then runs smooth. The shudder is a moderately violent shake that is short, maybe first 6" of travel. Motor has plenty of power and seems to be ...
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Are overhead door bottom seals with interior beads effective at stopping leaks?
I need to replace my T-style (two channel) garage door seal. My garage floor is uneven and water seeps in on one side.
Old seal is "U" type. I've seen a "U+O" type, with an O ...
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Garage door spring replacement
Does anybody have any experience with changing Garador garage springs . I would welcome any knowledge you have . Cheers
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Liftmaster garage door opens fine from remote but won't open at main button
My main button doesn't work by the door but my remote is working fine to open and close my garage door. I took off the main button and touched the wires together it still didn't work. The button has a ...
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My garage sensor beam keeps going out of alignment
I have a standard automatic garage door with a pair of garage door sensors. One sensor has a light which registers green when the sensors are in alignment. The problem is that, once or twice a week, ...
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Best lock for side hinged wooden garage doors
We've just had a new pair of oak garage doors installed at the front of our house.
We want to be able to open these doors from the inside and outside. Therefore, a simple padlock or internal bolt ...
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