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The garage door is basically the largest single moving object in your home. In many homes the garage door gets used more often than the front door. If it isn’t properly maintained it can also be a very big problem. If the problem persists, contact your local same day garage door repair service company in the area. There are a lot of different things that must work together to make your door work. If you need a garage door repair it is usually a process of elimination. You start with the obvious things and work down the list until you find the thing that is making your door not work properly. One of the tricky things is that often times there is more than one thing that is going wrong with them all contributing to the failure. Some problems are mechanical and some are the result of installing the wrong size motor for the size of your door or other problems with installation. There are a number of different things that can go wrong with the opener. If it’s just not working it’s always best to start with the easiest checks.
Make sure that your opener is getting power and the breaker hasn’t been thrown. Check to see that it is fully plugged into the outlet. Look to see if any wires have worked loose. If the opener looks okay but the door won’t open with the remote, check the remote’s battery. Remotes are like any other tool in that in can break. Your remote in the car is subjected to extreme temperatures so it is not an uncommon problem to have one fail. If the opener works with another remote, you might need to replace the broken one. Many of the companies that manufacture garage door openers also make the remote units and offer them for sale separately. If they don’t a lot of times there are generic units that can be used. If you check the back of the packages many of these generic remotes list what units it will work with. Older units may not have remotes that can replaced and you will end up needing to replace the whole unit. If your door is sticking or hesitating as it is raised or lowered you should check the mechanisms that make it work.
One obvious garage door repair is the tracks that the door roll up and down on become clogged with dirt. Use a cleaner to clean the tracks then use something like WD-40 to oil the wheels to make sure they are rolling easy. Look for dents or blockage in the tracks and any areas of the track that are loose. The track is connected to the door trim and ceiling with brackets. Over time these brackets can be loosened by the strain of the door raising and lowering. Another problem area can be where the wheels attach to the door itself. If it is a wood door the strain on the screws can force them to wiggle and become loose. To fix it you might need to use a larger screw or fill the holes and start again. Make sure to be careful about working on or around the spring on the door. These can be very dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing and have the correct tools. Leave the springs to the experts. Make sure that you know what you can do and what you need someone else who is more experienced to complete.
Don’t take a chance on creating more problems by doing repairs that you don’t know how to do because you might do them wrong and cause an even bigger garage door repair problem.What is a French Drain? A French drain is a general term used to describe a drainage system placed in the ground to move water away from your home and prevent water related damage. They can be particularly helpful in regions with higher precipitation, like the Seattle-Tacoma area, where basements and crawlspaces are more at risk of flooding. Typically the soil is removed from the affected area and replaced by a perforated pipe and drain rock. The perforations in the pipe allow water to flow into the pipe and the rock prevents the trench from collapsing and the free flow of water. French drains are typically placed on the outside of a building’s foundation to protect the basement or crawl space from taking on water and are commonly installed in wet and soggy yards to remove standing water. French drains can also be placed on the inside of the house to protect critical areas like basements and crawl spaces.
The water is then routed away from the structure where it can be discharged or re-distributed in an effective manner via gravity or a sump pump system. While the basics stay the same (trench, pipe, rock), French drain are built with varying widths, depths, and materials depending on the objective and needs of the property. Most French drains will have a few common components: Good French drains are installed below the impervious or clay layer of soils to collect the water than runs horizontally on top that cannot saturate into the ground. French drains should be placed at the lowest possible point to lower the water table around that structure. The trench should be lined with a filter fabric to prevent dirt and sediment from getting into the rock field so the rock and pipe do not get clogged over the long term. Large rounded or large course crushed drain rock is best. Small rocks or pebbles (pea gravel, 5/8” crushed rock) may compact and not allow water to flow through the system.
If you have a water problem and want to learn more about the solutions that French Drains can offer your Seattle or Tacoma, WA area home, to solve your water problem for your basement or crawl space, call Perma Dry Waterproofing at 206-233-9003 today. Common French Drain Installations: Footing Drain – A perforated pipe system placed outside of the foundation just below the footing and foundation of structure, most commonly around a basement. Basement Drainage System – A drainage system installed inside the home under the basement concrete floor to remove water and prevent flooding. Typically less expensive and evasive than outside footing drains. Crawl Space Drainage – A drainage system installed inside the crawl space, around the perimeter of the dirt crawl space to keep it free of standing water. Roof Drain Tight Line – A solid pipe system installed outside to remove roof and rain waters away from a building or structure. Roof pipe failures are a major cause of basement and crawl space foundation water problems.