Garage Door Bowing At Bottom

How to fix a bowing garage door.

Garage door bowing at bottom.

Pull down on the emergency disconnect rope. Generally wooden garage doors may be more likely to bow due to weather related conditions but all garage doors may be prone to bowing due to a centralized garage door opener. If your steel door is bowing it may be that you have a centrally situated garage door opener that is not strong enough to handle the weight of your door smoothly. Steel garage doors can experience bowing but it is far less likely.

Since the door is held tightly on both sides by the frame and the insulation creates a temperature difference between the garage and the exterior the bowing occurs as the skin of the door expands or contracts unevenly. This problem may seem mild initially and you may continue to raise and lower the garage door with only moderate resistance. How to fix a bowed garage door step 1. If you only have one warped garage door panel or just a couple it may be most cost effective to simply replace those panels as the cost of replacing a garage door panel is much lower than replacing the entire door.

When a garage door is bowed generally it may not fit properly in the rails located at the sides of the garage door. Measure the width of your door with a tape measure. A bowed garage door is considered impaired and if neglected can worsen and cause even more damage to the door or even the track system. Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width.

The dangers of a bowed garage door.