Step 2 working from inside the garage smooth the inside edges of the hole with rough grit sandpaper.
Repairing swing up solid garage door.
With a full lineup of holmes type residential light commercial regular commercial and heavy commercial jamb type swing up garage door hinges we can suit almost any door.
Garage doors may seem like benign devices that slowly lumber up and down.
Swing up door springs are hooked on each side of the door into special notches or holes.
Some maintenance activities are universal to all doors while other activities pertain only to swing up sectional or swing out doors.
Wood doors wider than 10 are required to have added stiffening supports such as truss rods to prevent the door from sagging while in the open position.
For doors weighing up to 325 pounds and measuring between 6 10 and 7 4 tall.
Medium duty hardware is generally used on double car garage doors up to 16 wide.
Tighten any loose screws and replace any damaged hinges.
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On swing up doors check the plates where the spring is mounted to be sure the screws are tight and tighten any loose screws.
Dealing with basic but essential garage door maintenance issues on a regular basis is key to ensuring smooth and safe operation.
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To adjust the tension on these springs simply move the spring hooks to the next notch.
Sagging at one side of the door can often be corrected by servicing the hinges.
The vast majority of garage doors installed today are sectional doors doors with four or five horizontal panels joined together with hinges that allow the door to bend and follow a curved path as it opens and closes but there are other options when it comes to a garage door and one that is often overlooked is the single panel door sometimes called an up and over or swing door.
Medium duty jamb type.
Turn off the garage door opener if there is one so that the door will not move while you are patching the hole.