A garage door, like any large machinery, requires its share of maintenance. There’s also a relatively large margin for error. After a while, things just stop working like they should. In most cases, people don’t really want to think about it until it’s absolutely necessary, at which point the issue has been exacerbated several times over. When it comes to bent or damaged garage door tracks, that’s almost always the case. That’s because most often the doors are what cause the damage. It’s a problem that’s just too easy to ignore when the issue first reveals itself.
But little by little, with each time you open or close the garage door, you are adding to the damage. Eventually, the tracks become so bent that you can no longer even use them. If that sounds familiar, don’t worry. We totally get it! And we want to help! We’re the Carmel garage doors company that’s going to replace those tracks for you so that you can forget about them again for the foreseeable future. Here’s how we’re going to do it.
Locate The Issue(s)
Most garages have two main tracks. The first is vertical, running along the wall. The other is on the ceiling, running horizontally. The first step is to examine both of those tracks and find where the central point of damage is located. Based on the location and nature of the damage, we can begin to surmise where it’s coming from and what is causing it.
Determine The Severity
In some rare cases, in the event that you actually were proactive in responding at first notice of an issue, you can just bend the tracks back into place manually. Although this is rare, for the reasons described above. In most cases, people ignore it until they forget about it, at which point it gets out of control. If this is the case for you, then you’re going to have to replace them.
Getting New Tracks
Unfortunately, if you have to get new tracks, you’ll most likely have to buy the full set. Most department stores will not sell you tracks in pieces. Because cost may be an issue here, trying to do the job yourself could cause you some problems. It’s with these kinds of decisions that you’ll want a professional to choose the highest quality materials using the best equipment for the best available prices.
Replace The Tracks
And then finally, the actual manual labor must take place. If you or someone you know has a bit of background in trade, then maybe you could handle the job on your own. But you would be running the risk of doing a subpar job, which in the long term means more maintenance down the road. On the other hand, if you hire a contracting company that specializes specifically in garage door installation, maintenance and repair, you’ll know you’ll be getting quality work.
Hudson Valley Overhead Doors And Operators is a Carmel garage doors company with all of the skills to make sure your new tracks work twice as good as the old ones. To learn more about our services you can reach us at 845-876-2772.