Off-Track Garage Doors: What Causes Them and Why This Is Not a DIY Job
An off-track garage door is one of the few failures that looks as bad as it is. The door hangs crooked, one side sits lower than the other, and rollers have popped out of the channel that is supposed to hold several hundred pounds in a controlled path. This is the...
Why Your Garage Door Opener Struggles in Summer Heat
A pattern we see every Tucson summer: the opener works fine in the morning, refuses to cooperate at four in the afternoon, then works again after dark. Homeowners assume the unit is dying. Usually it is heat, and usually there is a specific cause worth understanding...
Weather Sealing Your Garage Door Before Monsoon Season Hits
Arizona's monsoon runs from roughly mid-June through September, and it does not arrive politely. A microburst can push horizontal rain and a wall of dust at your house for fifteen minutes, and every gap around your garage door is an invitation. The seal is a cheap...
Garage Door Making Noise? How to Diagnose Squeaks, Grinding and Bangs
Every garage door makes some noise. The question is whether the noise changed, because a new sound almost always means a specific part is wearing, loosening or failing. Here is how to read what you are hearing. Squeaking and squealing Usually: dry rollers, hinges or...
How Hot Does a Tucson Garage Actually Get? Heat, Insulation and Door Damage
Park in an uninsulated Tucson garage in July, come back at four in the afternoon, and the air inside will be hotter than the air outside. A sealed box with a large metal panel facing the sun does exactly what you would expect it to do. That heat is not just...