I recently had them out to replace my garage door with a high-end spring and new lifting system. Instead of giving me a clear, all-inclusive total upfront, the technician verbally quoted individual prices for various parts. By the time they added everything up at the end, the bill was a staggering $1,887.
Attached is the bill and the part that replaced it. Not sure if its overcharge
Job was to replace seal and track (both provided by him). Price ~$200
The MyQ situation is enough to make me never want to support that company. Nobody around my part of the woods recommends Genie, so it seems like Chamberlain is the only option in the market.
Am I missing something?
So a customer of mine just purchased this house and the garage that he currently has is a lift and over/single piece door. He is wanting to replace this with a sectional door with torsion spring and operator. The question being this garage has an odd opening. I need to determine what kind of set up I will need to make this work.
Opening- 8’x6’10”
Header spacing on inside above opening- 12”
Left spacing to opening- 16”
Right spacing to opening-10”
Ground to top of the block- 7’10”
My thoughts are to go with a LHR track set up with a trolley op and a 8x7 door. Would this work? Or could a standard track work? I would also have to replace the anchoring 2x6 pieces due to splitting.
I was in a bit of an urgent rush to replace the garage door when the tensioner rod broke. The tech informed me they don’t use those anymore and would have to replace everything up top. He also offered to replace the rollers.
This is in CA where admittedly the cost of things is a lot more that national average
I omitted the company name.
So had my garage door opener sprocket sheer off so I ordered a whole new kit from Chamberlain. But it appears I now have a different sprocket and seems like I need to change my belt too. When I ordered the kit, I didn’t realize they’d be options for different sprockets, yes, this opener is pretty old! Any tips on what belt I need how long, seems like I need less teeth per inch or something like that
Does the 01/20 on this label mean it is dated January 2020?
I am doing a strawline budget reno on my dilapidated shop and was able to get two complete overhead doors in decent shape (panels, rails, openers etc). Came from a commercial building and they were 12’ wide x 2’ panels; 7 panels 14’ tall insulated panels. I got rid of the window panels and cut the best panels down to fit my application (10’3” wide and 10’ tall). I used the original 5.25” drums (part number D525-216). Radius of rails is 15”.
I had a local shop calculate and cut me springs that are 295x2 5/8x51 oil tempered springs and are supposed to be 7.75 turns.
The problem I have is the door is still quite heavy. After it’s up a foot or so. I added a few quarter turns and it will levitate about 6” off the ground and then feels like about 35 or maybe 40 pounds to push up after a foot or so.
I think the problem is I put the top rail up too high so the top panel doesn’t enter the radius early enough to reduce the weight of the hanging door. I’m wondering what the best course forward is? Find a balance between a bit of weight on the raise and the door needing a bit of a last push down? Do I need new springs/drums/or even high lift drums? I had to put the door rails as high as possible to accommodate a wheeled gantry.
Any help is super appreciated. I realize there are safety considerations but I’m mechanically inclined and have no problem tensioning/detensioning springs and I absolve everyone of any liability!
After new door installs the corners of the door seals don’t look the same as the middle. They kind of bulge out, then when lowered they create a small gap between the door seals and the weather seal. Our old doors sealed flush so it makes me think something’s not right but I’d like some expert opinions. Pics attached.
I originally replaced my garage door because the old one had become unreliable, but the biggest surprise wasn't the appearance. It was how much quieter and smoother everything felt afterward. Elite Garage Door Expert handled the installation, and it's one of those upgrades I don't think about until I use it every day. For those who've installed a new garage door recently, what feature or improvement stood out the most once it was finished?
Do I need a custom door or have one cut to size?
I have 2 quotes, one told me he needed to cut the door to size it, the other said 8x7 will work for this opening. Please help!
Look closely and you cannot tell hardly one from the other can you. I’m a LiftMaster dealer and had a call today from my customer saying they couldn’t get this to work. Yep found out why they got a fake. Oh it looks real but you really have to look and the signs are there. Once I got it out of the box, tried it nope it sure didn’t work. Mine programmed right up. Just be aware, things on Amazon and EBay are NOT as they seem. It’s causing a lot of confusion and then folks are getting taken by bad bobs in our trade by these criminals saying they need new openers at over inflated prices. No you don’t. You just need a real OEM part.
Just got two new garage doors installed. The final installation has a small gap at the bottom of the weatherstripping on each door, but only on one side. I also see some daylight coming through one of the top edges of one the doors. That’s a total of 3 spots where I can see some daylight coming through. I live in Ontario, so insulation, bug/rodent prevention, and water flow concerns are important. Are these acceptable? Thanks!
Is there any safe way to remove this? Door can’t be opened to relive tension. One side has been removed and almost killed me. I don’t realize they were this dangerous.
I was quoted for a few different doors and pondering which to take.
All doors come with high cycle springs.
I feel Hormann 4400 is better value, but concerned about propreitary parts which might cost more as it ages. Clopay on the other hand has easy access to parts, but the parts itself might fail quicker compared to Hormann.
PNW region, currently uninsulated garage (might insulate in the next few years).
I've been thinking about all the different ways people use their garages besides for parking vehicles, and how much potential that space actually has. So if you were going to turn your garage into something else which would you choose:
A) Home gym
B) Home office or workshop
C) Sports cave
D) Budget friendly hang out spot
I'd love to see photos of your setup, whether it's a fully finished or simple garage hangout spot. What gets used the most, and what would you do differently if you were starting from scratch?