Garage Door Repair Phoenix
Parker Garage Doors is your trusted expert in garage doors, entry doors, and security gates. We provide high-quality installation, repair, and maintenance services to ensure your home or business stays secure and stylish. With a wide range of durable and attractive door solutions, we help enhance your property’s safety and curb appeal.
Parker Garage Doors is your trusted expert in garage doors, entry doors, and security gates. We provide high-quality installation, repair, and maintenance services to ensure your home or business stays secure and stylish. With a wide range of durable and attractive door solutions, we help enhance your property’s safety and curb appeal.
Parker Garage Doors is your trusted expert in garage doors, entry doors, and security gates. We provide high-quality installation, repair, and maintenance services to ensure your home or business stays secure and stylish. With a wide range of durable and attractive door solutions, we help enhance your property’s safety and curb appeal.
Many small residential garage door problems can be repaired on your own with a little bit of elbow grease and some knowhow—which we hope to provide you with here today—but do keep in mind that some repairs should be performed by a professional who has the experience, specialized tools, and replacement parts to fix the problem. Safety is the number one priority when it comes to repairing and garage door issue. Sp please remember this should you choose to go at a few repairs yourself.
For example, lubricating the rails is a safe and easy DIY project anyone with a few minutes and a silicone spray can handle. However, depending on the type of garage door you have, a project like spring replacement could be at best difficult and at worst potentially dangerous. Let your personal experience and comfort level guide which repairs you can do on your own and which repairs you should call the pros in for.
In this post, you’ll learn about some of the following topics:
As garage door technology has improved, so has the complexity of these devices. However, it’s still possible to inspect them yourself as long as you’re very careful and know what to look for. Let’s begin by discussing the most important safety procedure, after which we’ll cover how to perform an inspection on your own.
While many garage door repair activities require further safety measures, there’s one thing you should always do while repairing, maintaining, or even simply inspecting your garage door.
Can you guess what it is?
Always work with the door down.
Of course there are some situations where the door has to be up—these are often good cases to make an appointment with a residential garage door repair company like ours—but generally speaking, most activities can and should be performed with the door down. The last thing you want to happen is for the garage door to rapidly and perhaps unexpectedly crash down while you’re working.
Before doing any work on your garage door, make sure you’ve safely cleared out children, pets, and basically anyone else who might get in the way. This is especially important if you’re working on the sensors for an automatic garage door, because they prevent the garage door from closing completely if something passes through them (like a car, but also a dog or small child).
Since it is likely that you’ll be working on an automatic garage door, it’s also a good practice to disable the opener while you perform repairs or maintenance. This will require cutting off power to the opener, the process for which varies depending on your garage door setup. Sometimes it’s as simple as unplugging the opener, but you may need to shut it off in your home’s fuse box. Either way, do it—this will prevent accidental opening/closing of the garage door.
Finally, here’s a tip that’s not necessarily about safety, but you’ll be glad to know it anyway: always work on your garage door with your cars parked outside! Just in case something goes wrong and the garage door is stuck in the down position, you’ll have access to your vehicles until you can get a professional service technician to come over.
Discovering problems before they become major repair issues can save you both time and money, so regularly performing a garage door inspection is a good idea for any homeowner. Assuming everything appears to be in good working order and you aren’t having any problems, a good inspection schedule would be bi-monthly or at the most once every 90 days.
Inspecting your garage door on your own is a fairly simple task if you know what to look for. Begin by standing in your garage—remember, anytime you’re inspecting or maintaining the garage door, the door should be in the down position—and carefully look at the following components:
Visually inspect each part. What you mostly want to look for will be signs of damage or visible wear. Cables are a common culprit for garage door problems, but can usually be spotted when they start to fray. Check for hardware that may be coming loose and needs to be tightened down. Look at the sensors and make sure that they’re properly aligned. The springs shouldn’t “wobble” and should remain snugly in place.
If you see damage or wear, take down notes about parts that may need to be repaired or replaced. Decide which problems you think you can fix yourself and which problems may require professional assistance. If you are in need of professional garage door service, call Parker Garage Doors at 602-970-9848.
While standing in the garage safely away from the garage door, open and close it. Since most of the time you’re probably opening and closing the garage door from inside your car, this will give you the opportunity to pay special attention while viewing and listening to its operation.
Look for anything that catches, halts, or grinds. View the springs to ensure that they’re attached properly and stretch out symmetrically. Listen for any unnatural sounds (you’ll know it if you hear them). Squeaking, grinding, and so on can indicate problems.
Twice yearly, a small amount of lubrication should be sprayed into the garage door tracks, hinges, and rollers. It’s not uncommon for homeowners to forget this (often for years at a time). If the garage door seems to be struggling to move properly or you hear some of the aforementioned noises, the door may just need to be lubricated. A silicone spray is usually a fine choice.
After lubrication, perform the same test where you stand and observe the garage door. If the noises are gone, you solved the problem with lubricant—if they persist and you can’t find any visual evidence, you may need to call a professional to diagnose the issue.
If your automatic garage door was installed after 1993, it almost certainly has a pair of sensors designed to activate the reversal mechanism. After this time, that was the law. If something activates the sensor while the garage door is going down, the garage door should automatically reverse. This prevents people and adults from getting accidentally injured.
The sensors work by casting an infrared beam between one another. If the beam is disturbed (e.g., someone walks through it) the reversal mechanism is activated and the garage door returns to the open position.
As part of your inspection, the sensors should be tested. It’s important! If they aren’t working, it would be quite difficult to know until it was too late and someone got hurt.
This is one of the few cases where you need to work on your garage door with the door in the open position. Stand near the garage door (not underneath it). Hold a long object you can use to test the sensors—you’ll be using it to break the beam between the sensors.
Use the remote or have someone help you by pressing the wall button to close the garage. As the garage door is closing, put the object between the sensors. The door should immediately go back up. If this happens, your sensors are working properly.
However, if the garage door continues to go down even though it appeared as if you disturbed the beam, it means that your sensors aren’t working. Assuming a visual inspection doesn’t present any obvious damage to the sensors, it may be that they simply need to be cleaned. With the garage door closed, use a dry cloth to wipe down the sensors and remove dust or debris.
Examine the sensors and to the best of your ability ensure that they’re both aligned to face each other. Note that when sensors are working properly their alignment doesn’t have to be perfect, in almost all cases “eyeballing it” will be good enough. If they look aligned, they probably are.
Repeat the test with the broom handle. If the problem was resolved and the door reverses when you interrupt the beam, odds are the sensors were out of alignment or dirty. If the garage door still comes to a complete close, you should have your sensors replaced immediately.
Knowing how to do basic inspections and minor repair work are both excellent skills for any homeowner to have. However, in some cases over the lifespan of your garage door, you’ll almost certainly need to call a professional garage repair technician. Maybe it’s for a problem you just can’t track down or for a specific part you can’t replace by simply going to the hardware store.
Parker Garage Doors is your trusted expert in garage doors, entry doors, and security gates. We provide high-quality installation, repair, and maintenance services to ensure your home or business stays secure and stylish. With a wide range of durable and attractive door solutions, we help enhance your property’s safety and curb appeal.
If you live in the Phoenix area, then you are living in a home that was built in the 1950’s. Many of those homes come with a carport instead of a garage. Most of these homes have single or a double carport.
These carports are very useful as homeowners store their cars and other valuable possessions into these covered structures. But as households become bigger, homeowners are looking to add additional space for storage or recreational by adding a garage.
The average carport and/or garage size can range from 10’ x 20’ or 20’ x 20’. Converting your carport can add an extra 200 to 400 square feet of living area.
Adding a garage to your home can be an expensive project, but you can save money if you already have a steel carport built into your home. If you are looking to expand and are planning on having a garage built, here are some ideas to help you add value to your home by converting your carport into a garage door.
Before starting any construction project at home, do not bypass the permit process. If you decide to bypass obtaining the legal permits needed, selling your home in the future without the correct documents can cause problems. Make you (or your contractor) are familiar with the process.
Residents in Arizona are all too familiar with stepping outside your home (in 115 degree weather) just to start your car. The benefits of a garage far outweigh the benefits of a carport. There is much more room for storage or can even be used as a living space. Converting your carport into a garage is a good investment, adding value to your property.
If you are looking to store extra items or need a more secure option for storage, then you may need a utility carport. This is similar to having a shed in your backyard. These are very convenient and is a great way to store outdoor gear.
Many of the older homes in the Phoenix area on average have less square footage than newer homes in other parts of the valley. An easy way to get more square footage is by converting your carport into a garage.
If you need a space to store additional vehicles, expanding your carport or converting your carport into a garage is the way to go. You can store bikes, ATV’s and other equipment. Add value to your garage by building windows, a walk-in door and/or storage shelves.
Since the carport already has a roof and has walls on two or three sides, this makes it easy and fairly inexpensive to remodel your carport as a den, extra bedroom or a garage.
If you love taking on household tasks yourself and are constantly starting projects around the house, then you might be in desperate need of a workshop. Instead of a garage, you might want to consider turning your carport into a workshop.
Enclose the carport on all four sides and install insulation into the walls. Adding a walk-in door for easy entrance and a large garage door for over-sized equipment will add value to the garage and your home.
If you rather have a ‘open air’ workshop, you can extend the carport, but not actually enclose it. By doing this, you will have a work area that is sheltered from precipitation, ,but can still be used as a loading/unloading area keeping materials safe and secure.
If you live outside the city and have large animals, then you might be considering to fully or partially enclose your carport for your animals. You can store equipment, feed and care for your animals in this much larger created space. Windows and large doors can be an added bonus.
There are several options when it comes to converting your carport into a garage. Our goal is to meet the needs of our customers 100% of the time. We have several industry standard carport conversions you can choose from, or you can have a custom one built for you. If you are looking for ideas, give us a call now!
Building a garage involves a little more than just throwing up some walls and adding concrete slabs. It may seem like a task that you can do yourself, but we always recommend that you hire a professional to ensure the job is done correctly.
The first step is to make sure you have permission to begin a construction project at your home. Whether it is the city, county or your homeowners association, make sure you have the right documents to begin work. As we mentioned earlier in the article, hiring a licensed and insured contractor who has experience with converting garages is our recommendation, but if you plan to do it yourself, this guide will help you along the way.
Build Masonry Stem Wall: usually six to eight inches tall along the perimeter of the carport/garage. Using wood can cause mildew or termites
We also offer repair and installation services for all types of doors. We are available 24/7 for commercial and residential customers. PGD is your ‘one stop shop’ for all your garage door needs. Call (602) 870-9848
Parker Garage Doors is your trusted expert in garage doors, entry doors, and security gates. We provide high-quality installation, repair, and maintenance services to ensure your home or business stays secure and stylish. With a wide range of durable and attractive door solutions, we help enhance your property’s safety and curb appeal.
As we continue to celebrate National Garage Door Safety month, the professionals at PGD will like to share with you a list of maintenance tips to ensure your garage door is safe and secure. Be sure to tell everyone in the house you are doing maintenance on the garage door to avoid serious injuries and/or property damage.
In many households, the garage is used as an extended closet, or storage place for the family. Ideally, we will all like to park our vehicles inside the safety of our garage, but the truth is some of us have too much stuff stored inside to make that a reality. The garage is normally used to store items that do not fit inside the house.
Keep your garage door organized by using pegboards, milk crates and plastic storage totes. These storage utensils are a great fit because you can see everything! No need to guess what is inside. If you really want to be organized, you can have a summary on each plastic storage totes of what is inside making it easier to find a missing item.
You can also use old metal garbage cans. You can recycle them and use them for storing fertilizer, dog food and other items.
In the 1993, federal law required all manufacturers of residential garage doors change the way they make their product. All residential garage doors manufactured after January 1st, 1993 must have the following:
It is very important to make sure that all sensors are active on your garage door. If the sensors are not working properly, the garage door will continue to close, even when something is under the door. You can test this functionality by placing an object below the garage door when you close it. The sensors mentioned above will cause the door to reverse if something is stopping the door from closing.
You should get in the routine of visually inspecting the mechanical parts of your garage door on a regular basis. Open and close your garage door to see that everything looks and sounds correct. If there is something that looks out of place, or if your garage door is noisy, call a service technician to diagnose the issue right away.
Keep an eye on the rollers, tracks, springs, cables, pulleys, bolts, angles and struts that allow the garage door to function properly. Make sure they are lubricated and in working condition. These parts on the garage door can easily become worn down over time if not maintained.
The best way to avoid injuries is to always keep your hands and body away from the garage door while its opening or closing. It is important to teach your children and others in the household about garage door safety. Small children are well known for playing with the garage door opener to pass time during summer. Teaching your family how to operate the garage door safely can prevent injuries in the future.
Inspecting your garage door regularly is also essential to maintaining a safe garage for yourself and others. You can save money by doing it yourself, but hiring a trained professional to tune-up your garage door will ensure safety and security. Have the comfort of knowing your garage door will be functioning.
PGD recommend that you have more than one way of accessing and opening your garage door. We suggest at least 3 ways to open your garage in the case of an power outage, lost or stolen device. Make sure you test your garage door opener devices on a regular basis so you are always able to open and close the garage door when needed.
There are also ‘Smart’ garage doors that allows you to control your garage door from a smartphone or tablet. Call (602) 870-9848 now if you are interested in transforming your garage to a ‘Smart’ garage door.
Parker Garage Doors is your trusted expert in garage doors, entry doors, and security gates. We provide high-quality installation, repair, and maintenance services to ensure your home or business stays secure and stylish. With a wide range of durable and attractive door solutions, we help enhance your property’s safety and curb appeal.
