How To Fix Broken Garage Door Panel

Now you ll see that the new panels won t quite match in color to your existing garage door.

How to fix broken garage door panel.

Test the door by opening and closing it to ensure that all panels run smoothly in the tracks. Once this is done open up your garage door and remove the springs. Garage door seal is loose or broken a leaky garage door seal also called weather stripping can allow water insects dirt and debris to creep into your garage space. Reattach the garage door springs and plug the garage door opener back in.

Repairing damaged garage door sections. Instead of having entire sections of a garage door replaced this video will show how to repair of warped panels to restore the appearance of an older garage. Removing the old panels. Unscrew the damaged panels to remove.

Slide the new panel into position and line up the track rollers and hinges with the predrilled holes in the panel. Your garage panels are attached to each other and the track rollers. Replace a single garage door panel with help from a garage do. Because of their exposure to the elements and wear of daily life your garage door s panel sections may periodically need to be touched up or repaired.

Lift the panel you re replacing out of the door. Replacing a single garage door panel doesn t necessarily involve tearing apart the entire door. Like all parts of your home s exterior garage doors require care and maintenance to operate properly for the life of the door. This will make sure that the door does not spring open when you are working on it.