If your once quiet and unobtrusive garage door is now giving a noisy and making an awful, neighbor-waking racket, it could be time for some serious repairs. Here are the top five reasons your garage door is likely making terrible sounds.
1. No Lubrication
Without lubrication, moving parts can’t glide past each other silently and instead start to grind, rattle, and squeal. This makes the garage door noisy. All key garage door components must be lubricated to maintain proper operation, particularly the rollers and tracks. Fortunately, fixing this issue couldn’t be easier.
2. Bent Tracks
The door can’t glide properly when your tracks are bent or out of alignment. One result is loud scraping sounds when the door opens or closes.
If only one of the tracks is loose or misaligned, righting it is often as simple as tightening some screws or bolts, though you should still rely on a qualified garage door technician to ensure that they’re aligned correctly. If the track is bent, it will probably need more extensive repairs or even replacement.
3. Poor Installation
If you got a haphazard DIY installation, your installer might not have paid attention to the fine details that guarantee that garage doors operate properly.
Poor installation can result in sticking, jamming, failure to open all the way, and the grinding and squeaking sounds mentioned previously. Your best bet is to have a competent professional come out to examine the door and install a new one, if necessary.
4. Parts Coming Loose
Use equals wear. There are many moving parts in a garage door, and all of them can degrade, corrode, or otherwise wear out with time.
Check for play in the rollers and hinges. Once they develop loose tolerances, you’ll start hearing high-pitched squeaks and grinding noises.
The chain can loosen, too, which typically produces a slapping sound as it smacks against the door or track. Similarly, nuts, bolts, and screws may eventually come undone.
5. The Doors Aren’t Balanced
Your door relies on balance springs to maintain a certain level of tension. Without this tension, your door may start to open and close slowly and unevenly, assuming it opens at all. It can also make banging and rattling sounds. The sooner this issue is resolved, the better, as a significant imbalance can eventually cause springs and cables to snap.
Turn to Larry Myers Garage Doors
When you trust your garage doors to Larry Myers, you know they’re in good hands.
We offer expert installation, routine maintenance, and exceptional long-term customer support. If you’re looking to improve your garage door’s function and increase your home’s curb appeal, contact Larry Myers Garage Doors today!