Garage Door Repair advice
What goes wrong, what it costs, and when the work is worth doing. Written for London — the housing, the climate and the rules here, not generic advice.
- The Spring Went What a broken garage door spring means, why it is dangerous, and what to do first.
- Two Kinds Of Spring The two garage door spring systems, how to tell them apart, and which is better.
- How Long Springs Last How garage door spring life is measured and why cycle rating matters more than years.
- Off The Track What causes a garage door to come off its track and why not to force it back.
- A Broken Cable Why garage door cables break, what happens when they do, and the London-specific cause.
- Winter The specific things that go wrong with a London garage door in winter and what prevents them.
- The Opener Will Not A working order for diagnosing a garage door opener that will not operate.
- The Safety Sensors What the photo-eye sensors do, why they misalign, and why not to defeat them.
- Chain, Belt Or Screw The opener drive types, plus the wall-mount option, and which suits a London garage.
- Remotes And Keypads How to program a garage door remote or keypad, and the security housekeeping to do with it.
- A Noisy Door What the different garage door noises mean and which ones are warnings.
- The Seals The four garage door seals, why they matter in a London winter, and how they fail.