Have a crooked garage door? It’s definitely irritating. It’s certainly an eye sore. But worse — it’s a serious safety issue. If your garage door isn’t sitting correctly in the frame, you’ll need to have it repaired as soon as possible. You can either do it yourself — or hire a professional garage door repair company.
Fortunately, repairing a crooked garage door is actually a lot easier than it looks. But because of the weight of the door (several hundred pounds, easily), this garage door repair can be a bit dangerous. So if you’re not comfortable DIYing this garage door repair, definitely call in the professionals. We’d be happy to help. We repair garage doors and garage door openers in the Elk Grove and Greater Sacramento area.
Identify the Crooked Spot
Disconnect your garage door opener and unplug it.
First, you’ll need to identify the crooked spot. Test the garage door by moving it up and down. Find the spot it stays suspended when you let go. If this spot is more than 4 feet off the ground, your garage door is unbalanced.
Balancing the Garage Door
Prop the door open with a step ladder. This will take pressure off the garage door springs.
Adjust the garage door springs and keep the door level until it is perfectly horizontal. Make adjustments with the cables as necessary.