Straighten Wooden Garage Door

Using a ladder visually inspect both of the garage door tracks.

Straighten wooden garage door.

Six 1 x 4 s 12 feet long and a box of phillips head screws or 8d eight penny nails to serve as fasteners. Check the metal tracks inside the garage. Due to limited availability we must inspect the property prior to giving any pricing. Some steel or wood stakes an electric drill a circular saw a hammer and a carpenter s level.

The one piece garage door. One piece garage doors are available at a customers request. The tracks keep the garage door rollers in line and in place. Look at the mounting brackets that hold the tracks to the walls.

Then lay the door down flat and be sure that each screw in the door frame is tight. Modern look with glass and aluminum finish. Hold the door hold the door as the hinges unscrew to keep it from falling down. Working inside the garage with the garage door closed examine the tracks for dents crimps or flat spots.

If so bend the track inwards back into place with a pair of pliers or linemen. You ll also need a short list of materials. Make sure the lips of the tracks are not flattened or damaged. If they re loose tighten the bolts or screws at the brackets.

Begin cutting out the quarter round on the inside of the garage door by scoring it repeatedly with a utility knife or preferably with an oscillating tool until all four pieces of trim are removed if applicable to your garage door. Repair or replace the screws.