Leave that crooked garage door to the professionals

Garage doors aren’t supposed to be crooked. It’s a bad sign when they are. But it’s a greater concern when the garage door is crooked in the up position than when closed.

If the door is crooked, there’s a good chance the door hit something causing the problem. Maybe a basketball was sitting in the door’s path when it came down. Something stopped one side of the door and, in the process, caused slack in the cable. With slack, the cable jumped over the cable drum.

A broken spring can also cause the garage door to go all crooked on you. You don’t want to trifle with a garage door spring. It’s a powerful spring that can cause serious injury, even death, if it gets away from you. Obviously, if there’s a problem with the

garage spring, you want to call in a professional.

When the cable comes off the cable drum you also want to call in a professional. It’s easier if the door is crooked down low but you still want a professional to fix the problem. That way it will be done right and safely.

If the door is crooked in its lowered position, a professional can probably get the cable back over the drum without too much trouble. But if the door is crooked in the open position, the professional will have to take the garage door apart, piece by piece.

If you try to fix a cable that has jumped over the cable drum while the door is in the open position, you’re liable to drop the door. It could fall on you. It could also fall on your car. In either case, when it falls, beyond the damage it could do to you or the car, it will probably do damage to itself.

The lesson is that, if your garage door is crooked, up or down, call a professional. They’ll fix it right and no one will get hurt in the process.