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Perfectly what I needed to see to help hubby make a repair on his brand new install..... 😞 We are DIY'ers and you know how it can go but tomorrow we shall get that taken care of! Thanks for the video.........exactly what we needed!!!!
This is a very helpful video and explains a lot about the actual garage door as well. Great fix - nice work and this is exactly what I needed. Starting my project soon to fix mine.
We appreciate that & are excited to hear back from you either during or after your DIY project. Let us know if you have any questions, again we thank you for your kind words. Hope all is well with you and your family Mark. 😎👍
Call a pro. This guy left out a lot of important info. Such as. Are you aware that if you add weight to your door, you need to change your spring or springs?
I just used this method to fix my sagging garage door panel with the Lowes 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 8 foot Zinc-Plated Steel Perforated-Slotted Angle and it worked perfect. $29.79 each (20) with military discount. I did have to drill one hole in one end since the holes did not match the hinge holes. Otherwise a one hour job and easy. Thanks for the video.
@@memphistiger4647 Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. Don’t recall the exact gauge...🤔...ACE Hardware only had one size available for purchase. 😎👍
You are very welcome, that’s great to hear. That’s awesome you made it a DIY project. Definitely a rewarding feeling & saves you money. We really appreciate you sharing your kind words. Enjoy your upcoming week. 😎👍
Jerry, good morning. Thanks for watching & sharing this. Sounds like you’re back up and running. Let us know if you have any questions. Enjoy your weekend.
Hi there, thanks for sharing your experience. Purchasing a new door can get pretty pricey! We are excited to hear back from you on how your DIY fix goes. Hopefully the company you purchased door from doesn’t give you any fuss for returning it. 😎👍
This is exactly what has happened to my garage door. Had no clue how to fix the thing. New door costs right at $1000 with all hardware...couldn't buy just one panel. That was a pick it up and DIY deal....2 different stores. Went to Craigslist and found 2 doors, all hardware, and 1 opener with remote for $250. Yes, I bought it. Now I need to look at a few how to install a garage door to try to get this thing done correctly so it's not one big catastrophe waiting to happen again. What a mess. Thanks for all the help on this video and folks commenting. Jesus bless.
You are very welcome & sounds like you have been busy, we are always here to help answer questions. We are hoping you give us an update on your project as time goes on.
I did something similar a few years ago. My double door was developing a stress crack at the center where the traveler pulls on it. My repair was more preventative. I bought a length of angle iron (less than yours)a few steel plates and similarly applied series of bolts and nuts. It added easily a dozen times the strength to that area.
@@melokulekumalo2225 Outstanding, best news we’ve heard all day!!!! Awesome job!!! Welcome to the DIY Raptor Club! Let us know if you have any questions, many more helpful videos to come! 😎👍
That is a much nicer quality garage door then what I have lol very nice henge set you have 😂 great video you are responsible for saving me several hundred if not thousand or so dollars. Lucky I was able to get the support from old steel garage shelving I had so nearly free 🎉
Good morning, that’s great to hear. You can put that money towards something more meaningful. Awesome job making it a DIY project Garrett! Sounds like you’re back up and running. 😎👍 Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, check out our newly launched DIY ecosystem. Toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Thanks Paul, this definitely can be a friendly DIY project as long as the local hardware store has the right parts for you to get a little creative. We appreciate you sharing this. 😎👍
We really appreciate you sharing this, us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! It turned out to be a friendly project. Let us know if you have any questions Kevin, hope all is well. Thanks for watching. 😎👍🔧🔩
Thank you so much for your video I was about to get charged call Armani to get all new garage door from overhead doors new message and it worked perfectly. My garage door was buckling the second section from the top it didn’t tear away from the garage door but there are a lot of rips in tears and this worked
This video saved me so much time and money! I managed to fix my mangled door with 1 angle iron. I had too drill a few holes, but a regular drill worked. Adding washers and nuts helped. If anyone has a broken garage door window, like I did, you can easily buy and cut Plexiglass. Thanks for making this helpful video!
Good morning, thank you. Our goal is to get you the info you need without wasting your valuable time! How did your project go? Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto, join our newly launched DIY ecosystem. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Yes you can do this! We will be here to help answer questions as you work through the project. Please keep us posted. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem and become part of an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
We really appreciate that Sean, and a special thanks to you for taking the time out of your Thursday to share this comment, it means the world to us. We subscribed to your channel as well. 😎👍
You are welcome, let us know if you have any questions as you work through it this weekend. That’s awesome you’re making it a DIY project, looking forward to hearing back from you.
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I felt like I was watching the Bob Ross of Garage Door repairs. “Just add some friendly pressure and move it back”. 🤣 but exactly the video I needed. Thx Update: my Ace wants $45 US for the 8’. I went with the 6’ for the top. Ill buy the 8’ from my Lowes or Home Depot for the reinforcement bracket in the middle
Good morning ☕️ we are honored to hear our video was a video that you found helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience and the prices, much appreciated. 🧰
Any thoughts as to what caused it to hang up?(1:30 in video) My door hits the center carrier bearing on the way down and then stops 6-8 inches from floor and opens till the trolley slams into the opener. If I disconnect and operate by hand it smooth and doesn't hit anywhere
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As we see at the end of the video, the door slams to a stop as the lifter comes to the top of its travel. This flexes the door and probably damaged the top of the door through continual flexing--as the door slams to a stop. Just like bending a copper wire back and forth causes it to split, the door with continued flexing as it slams at the top caused the metal at the top center of the door to fail. The Lifter has upper and lower limit adjustments in the power unit. The upper limit needs to be set to stop the door as it rises so that it doesn't slam at its upper limit! This failure of the door likely could have been avoided with a proper adjustment of the power unit! Watch the end of the video carefully to see the flexing of the door, and note the noise, at the end of the lifter's travel.
@@RuJoe720definitely happens, have been doing garage doors for 8 years. Before attaching a opener you need to put a strut across the top section. The pulling and pushing of the opener will bend a door like this in half. That bend in the section that he says “caused the problem” is actually a whole different problem caused from the opener. There are a lot of things wrong with the install on this door that caused that opener to rip apart the door.
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Good video thanks! I have a similar problem. My question is what caused the door to buckle in the first place? If I fix it, wont the problem just return?
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You have an operator? If so it’s probably not installed correctly or there’s something messed up either with operator itself or where it connects to the door… or the limits (what tells the operator to stop when it’s closed or open) are off
This is a great example of what we can do to fix our garage doors. I have exactly the same problem, but the only 8' perforated angle iron I could find locally at Home Depot is $47. Maybe it is too heavy too. Did you have to adjust the tension of the spring? I am going to continue looking around for less expensive angle iron bars. Thanks!
We really appreciate you sharing this, thanks for watching. We did not need to make any adjustments. It has worked great since & we recommend the cross bar method. Keep us posted on your project, us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! 😎👍🔧🔩
Just checked home depot. The price is too high $42.64 Lowes is right down the street. I'm going to head there. Update....just went to Lowes. It's $28.63 😎
With a 16 ft door would this work with 2 8ft meeting in the middle or would I need a full 16 ft piece of angle iron? I could only find a 8ft piece at home depot, I tried with 1 8ft piece coming across the middle with no success
I know I'm late but just running into this problem mines a little worse but more or less the same thing so my question is do you think I need a whole new panel or can I use something to pop it back out
Good morning, just poured our morning coffee and we are sitting down to answer any and all questions from the DIY community. You can definitely entertain that option. A few friendly reconstruction movements of door panel may be all you need to get the door realigned to a point where it can operate properly and efficiently. Most important thing is to work carefully as you bend panel back into place. The last thing you want to do is damage something else in the process. Keep us posted Jay. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto, join our DIY ecosystem. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Thanks for watching, we spent a few minutes and carefully bent panels back into alignment without damaging anything else. From there, we added the crossbar sections to enhance the strength of store. Hope this helps.
Thanks for watching, we recommend stainless steel nuts, bolts, and washers. As far as size, that will depend on your exact setup. However 3/4” bolts usually do the trick. If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/491wDFi 😎👍
One thing to really be mindful of when working either these things, garage doors are a PINCH AND CRUSH HAZARD. I had two bent panels, and, yesterday, trying to pop them back into place, got my hand caught between the panels. The spring loaded tension made it impossible to pull my hand out and I had to use a pry bar to open it back up. Luckily I still have my hand, but even if you’re not working with the springs, garage doors are still dangerous. One thing I’d like to try before reinforcing the panel is bending it back into shape. I was thinking of taking off the bent panels, sandwiching it between two pieces of 1/2 inch plywood and rolling a heavy weight on them. Do y’all think this would work?
Good morning, just poured a cup of coffee and am sitting down to answer any and all questions for the DIY community. We appreciate you sharing your experience, hopefully your hand is ok. That sounds like it would hurt. It’s definitely an option to reshape panels back to original to your best ability using your method. Please keep us posted Jeremy. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re interested, join our DIY ecosystem and help us grow an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Sorry to bother you, I'm gonna fix my door tomorrow and I have exactly the same door as your. My questions to you are, did you use angle 3/4" x 3/4" or is it 1"x1"? and if I were to use solid aluminum angle (and punched holes in it) instead of perforated -slotted angle, would it be stronger? Also are mending braces really needed. Thank you very much in advance.
@DIYwithMichaelBorders Thank you for replying. I'm going to go with the 1" also. I put a hault on the project to see how much it would cost for me to find a panel. But if that is too expensive, I will definitely go with your idea. If i do, I'll give you an update. Thanks again for the help.
Good morning ☕️ ours is holding up great. Awesome job making this a DIY project, you will save a lot of money and it will put you in a good mood. Let us know if you have any questions.
There should have been a u-bar or strut across the top panel. The reason your center metal snapped was because something jammed on the way down or up. Also the opener arm is set way too high. It should have been set towards the center of the panel. These are called pan doors, this is a common issue.
Good morning, welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. Thanks for watching & sharing this, any & all helpful info is greatly appreciated. Huge improvement since the repair, we have been very pleased with the operation. Hope all is well with you and your family. 😎👍🔧🔩
Thanks for watching and sharing this. We are hanging out watching college football all day answering any and all questions for the DIY community. A few things can cause this. 1. Unit not initially installed properly 2. Door recently painted and then dried in the closed position…which causes massive strain on unit as it attempts to open door when weather strips are dried to frame. 3. Loose chain 4. Unit not lubricated on a yearly bases. Please let us know if you have any questions. A special thanks to you for taking the time out of your Saturday to share this comment, it means the world to us.
Good morning, just poured a cup of coffee and am sitting down to answer any and all questions for the DIY community. We appreciate that, a solid and reliable structure is important. 😎👍 Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
I have a problem, but it’s not exactly like what happened in this video. Everytime I go to try and open the garage, The metal bar that is connected from the garage wall and the garage opener machine, keeps bending and not allowing me to open the garage door. What should I do?
Thanks for watching & reaching out to us. Do you see any loose hardware that secures that bar to the it’s respective mounts? Both on wall & below motor? You will want to ensure any & all hardware is properly secured. Your door & securing arm may also need to be realigned.
So mine is like this all the way down and ripped apart in other places really bad way worse than this i’ve had to fully brace my garage door with thin aluminum behind where this is torn apart. My garage door is 16 foot wide and I’ve had to race it on every single panel basically sandwiching it and then I got slotted angle iron and braced the entire garage door from left to right doubling up on everything. It was quite expensive to do over $1000. Cheaper than buying a brand new garage door though because that’s what I was told by multiple companies it would not be able to be fixed because mine was buckling from the top to the bottom if I open the garage door, it would cave-in. But I was able to do this cheaper than having a new one and having it installed. It took me two years to complete because of how much it cost and the availability of the materials that I needed garage doors are made so cheap and not very structurally sound. I completely over engineered mine. I had to go this direction because with how I work I could not have a new garage door delivered at my house because I would just do the work myself somebody would probably steal it from my house. I had the ability to have it shipped to Home Depot but it was a six month wait time.
Good morning ☕️ sounds like you have been busy getting your garage door back reconfigured for operation. Awesome job making it a DIY project, and you are spot on…new garage door unit installs are very expensive. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and info, always welcome here on our channel and much appreciated. 🧰
The main problem with that door is that it did not have a single horizontal strut. That is what caused it to buckle and why it caused the J arm to pull away from its mounting. Each panel should have its own strut, preferably as near as possible where one panel meets the next panel.
Each panel does not need its own strut unless you live in a wind-coded area or it's an especially heavy door. But in this situation with an 8-foot non-insulated door that perf angle should work just fine for a while although I still prefer a strut because it's more secure. You are correct about the top panel needing a strut though. Whenever you have an operator you are supposed to have some form of reinforcement for that top panel. Somewhere down the road, depending on the usage of that door, the top panel at least will need to be replaced though. Especially with that center stile having detached as well as having a stress crack alongside the top of the panel. Very much a temporary fix. (Edit): spelling
Thanks for watching & sharing this, same tactics indeed. Strengthen & stabilize bottom portion of door by adding cross bar to lower panel. Keep us posted. 😎👍
Thanks for watching, that’s awesome you’re making it a DIY project. Looking forward to hearing back from you tomorrow or whenever you get around to it. Let us know if you have any questions.
ocd.....your emergency pull is upside down ...no big deal ...but can be a cutting surface for your fingers ...if this is pulled from open position with broke spring ....j/s
Thanks for watching, it’s a standard garage door aluminum bracket brace. It will be in the garage door section inside hardware store. Keep us posted on your DIY project. 😎👍
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Thanks for watching, that’s a bummer. Are you referring to the bottom panel of door? If so, you can contact a local dealer (company that sells your exact unit manufacturer brand) that can get you a replacement panel. In most cases, you’ll only need to replace lower panel if that’s all that is damaged. Please keep us posted. Hope this help, and hey if you’re into crypto trading, check out our newly launched DIY ecosystem. Toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time. 🧰
I am having a problem with a buckling garage door nowhere as near bad as the one depicted in this vid everything is intact but I can see a slight bend on the top panel and a rod. All of which look like they can be straightened out. Sent pics to a garage door guy and was told the panel may be bad. I dont think so the door is about 11 months old with a very slight bend. Wish I could find an honest garage guy in N E Ohio.
Thanks for watching Roberto, we definitely understand. Finding reliable and trustworthy help is unfortunately tough…it shouldn’t be like that but it seems like that’s the way it is. Is your unit covered under warranty?
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