Metal Garage Door Sagging In Middle

To be sure it s in alignment check the bottom of the garage door with a level.

Metal garage door sagging in middle.

The lintellift system is a patented product that ensures garage door lintels or headers won t sag. A wooden garage door may sag in the middle if it is bumped with a car or other large object in the garage but there are less obvious reasons that can cause such a door to sag. Drive a screw near the middle of the area where the door is rubbing. Tighten screws gradually and watch the trim to make sure you don t open joints.

When a garage door lintel fails it causes the brick wall being supported to sag leaving a noticeable crack right above the garage door. Cover the screwheads with wood filler and then sand and paint or stain the filler to match. To install the extra header jack your door up to correct the sag and bolt in the beam. Most sagging garage doors are the roll up variety as opposed to the single planked swing up variety.

Almost all sagging doors are due to loose hinges. Indeed with a few turns of a screwdriver you can have that door level as concrete. You may need to add a second screw. Loose hinges are the primary causes of sagging doors.

Getting your garage door in tight lean condition requires a bit if elbow grease and a good set of hand tools. You can go with a wooden brace but depending on the load on your garage door header the sag could reoccur overtime. To fix the misalignment you ll need to adjust the tracks until the bottom of the garage door is in alignment with the crown molding in your garage. The lintellift system fixes this issue by adding support underneath the sagging lintel.