Why would your Lake Villa garage door jam?

Garage doors are designed to go up and down. With garage door openers, the process is, for homeowners in Lake Villa, such as you, is virtually effortless. But, the frustration can be monumental if your garage door is jammed somewhere between opened and closed.

You may find that you can’t open the garage door and you can’t close the garage door. It’s as though someone built a partial wall in the front of your Lake Villa garage. You can’t get the car in and out, and you can’t keep unwanted animals or criminals out. It’s upsetting.

Of course, proper maintenance of your garage door and garage door opener can go a long way to avoiding this unpleasant scenario. But, simply put, mechanical things sometimes break. The question is, ‘What could cause this kind of problem with your garage door?’

There are several possible causes when a garage door is jammed, such as:

• You have a broken garage door spring: If you have a torsion spring, located above the garage door on a rod extending from one side of the door to the other, you may see a space in the middle of the spring. This means that the torsion spring has broken. If you have extension springs on both sides of the garage door, you may find that one of the springs is broken (DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS YOURSELF! The pressure from these springs is tremendous and can cause serious bodily harm or, even, death. Be sure to call a professional).
• The garage door is off the track: If this is the problem, you’ll probably see rollers on the sides of the garage that are not in the tracks. You may even be able to put them back in the track. The problem is that they’re liable to come out of the track again. The trick is to determine why they came out of the track so you can avoid the same problem at a later date.
• Something is jammed into the track: Could a broom handle have fallen into the track and jammed into a roller? Anything that gets wedged into the garage door can cause this kind of problem. Once again, be careful while examining your garage door. Severe pinches and cuts are possible if you’re not careful.
• The garage door opener is broken: If this is the case, you can usually free up the garage door by pulling the release cable. But, you’ll probably want to get that garage door opener fixed again.

As you can see, there are several reasons that garage doors can get jammed and neither open or close. If you maintain your Lake Villa garage door and garage door opener, you may never experience this problem. But, if you do, be sure to call in a professional before performing and significant repairs; garage door repair is hazardous if you’re not familiar with working with garage doors.

Are the rollers in your Grayslake garage coming out of their tracks?

Up and down, up and down. How many times does the garage door in your Grayslake garage go up and down? Smooth, efficient, flawlessly. The garage door is so reliable you don’t even think about it, at least, not until you notice that one of the rollers has come out of the track.

This isn’t how your garage door is supposed to act. It’s just not right. It’s worrisome. What will happen next? Will the garage door fall out of its frame and onto your car – onto you or someone you love? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

When a roller comes out of the garage door track that doesn’t mean the garage door will fall out. Most garage doors have 10 rollers. Several or all 10 rollers would have to fall out of the track before you would have to call Grayslake Fire Protection. But, it’s still problematic when rollers don’t stay in their track.

Why would a roller come out of its Grayslake garage door track?

• The track is damaged: if the track is bent, or otherwise damaged, a roller may come out of the track. Usually, if this is the case, it’s caused because something hit and damaged the track. It could happen, however, if something else is wrong with the operation of the garage door and this problem put stress on the track.
• The door is damaged: if the door is damaged this could also cause the roller to come out of the track. For instance, if there is a dent in the door it could pull away from a track so that the roller is pulled away from the track, too.
• There is dirt or something else in the track: Dirt can pull against the roller on one side of the garage door causing the door to come down unevenly. As the door tips because of the strain on one side, you may find that the door doesn’t span evenly between the tracks. One roller may not extend all the way to the track on one side and could come out of the track.
• The rollers and track may need lubrication: Just as dirt or obstructions in the track could cause the garage door to come down unevenly, a lack of lubrication can cause the same effect. The track and rollers should be lubricated to ensure that the door goes up and down as smoothly, quietly and efficiently as possible. This will put less stress on parts of the garage door and on the garage door motor.

Grayslake is a great place to live. There are beautiful homes and garages in town. But, even with a beautiful garage, maintenance of the garage door and garage door opener is critical.  It can help keep your rollers in their tracks.