Garage Door Slammed Down

Over time garage door springs get old and rusty and that loud crash your garage door makes when it falls to the ground is because they can no longer function properly.

Garage door slammed down.

Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. If your garage door is falling shut rather than closing slowly there is most likely a problem with the garage door extension spring. On a properly functioning garage door there are springs in place to make the garage door close slowly instead of slamming down. Garage door reversing before closing garage door openers manufactured after 1993 include sensors to prevent a door from closing on a child or pet.

Lodged garage door track. Unless there s something unusual going on with your garage door your garage door springs need replaced. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob until your garage door hit the board and bounces back up. We do this kind of garage door repair all the time so give us a call and we ll get out there crazy fast.

This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it. Some people also experience the problem of their garage door slamming or falling down when closing. If this is the case then the worn springs will need to be replaced. When a garage door closes there are springs in place to allow the door to lower slowly rather than slamming into the ground.

This is one of the most dangerous garage door problems to have as a homeowner especially if you have children or pets. If you garage door is lowering then reversing. To fix this issue increase the down limit one quarter turn.