Straighten Wooden Garage Door

The tracks keep the garage door rollers in line and in place.

Straighten wooden garage door.

Due to limited availability we must inspect the property prior to giving any pricing. Using a ladder visually inspect both of the garage door tracks. Straightening a leaning garage. Modern look with glass and aluminum finish.

The one piece garage door. Working inside the garage with the garage door closed examine the tracks for dents crimps or flat spots. Make sure the lips of the tracks are not flattened or damaged. Look at the mounting brackets that hold the tracks to the walls.

Hold the door hold the door as the hinges unscrew to keep it from falling down. Check the metal tracks inside the garage. If so bend the track inwards back into place with a pair of pliers or linemen. Custom requests to build such garage doors should be scheduled for a in site consultation.

Some steel or wood stakes an electric drill a circular saw a hammer and a carpenter s level. The rods are placed diagonally from top to bottom corners and can be tightened at a turnbuckle to straighten out the door do a little at time to allow the door to adjust to the change. Repair or replace the screws. 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.

You ll also need a short list of materials. Then lay the door down flat and be sure that each screw in the door frame is tight.