Lots of things can go wrong with a garage door, and most are easy to fix. Here is your guide to repair your garage door opener. But problems involving the garage door tension spring are more serious.

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The cables on your garage door are designed to be strong, yet flexible; this allows them to carry the heavy load of the door and still roll over pulleys or be wound onto a drum. Garage doors will ...

Q: I’m going to replace a broken spring for our garage door. The home-store salesman said I needed to replace both springs even though only one is broken. Is this true? A: A majority of homes use ...

All Pro Overhead Garage Doors, a Sacramento-based company with over 20 years of industry experience, is emphasizing the ...

In Felicia Kitay’s Fresno, Calif., neighborhood, many of the homes have older garage doors that flip out to open. When one of her home’s three-car garage doors “started acting up,” she started ...

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. A loud and noisy garage door can be one of the first signs that it’s time to replace the springs. New springs aren’t as costly to replace as ...