Up and over garage door adjustment

[tommy the cat]

I know it's not remotely bushy but my garage door has dropped...
Well to be honest it's never fit really well since we moved into the house and I've just used the garage for wood really. But now I want to make it secure and more of a work shop.
It's the type with the two springs either side. It's actually a bit skew as well ie it's catching bottom lhs.
I've googled it but can't seem to find how to adjust it, in fact to my eye it looks like the only adjustment may be at the springs???
Any suggestions most welcome.
Ta dave

 

[vestlenning]

Are there any loose parts which should be tight? If not, maybe the springs have gotten tired?

 

[tommy the cat]

Not that I could see loose nuts??

 

[DurhamBushcrafter]

swap for double doors........? best advice i got since one of them things fell on my motorcycle and trashed the tank n clocks...was not a happy chappy.....

 

[Teepee]

Ajusting the springs does work, they go weak, one snapped last year.

To make more secure, just drill some holes into the floor, through the door edge and drop some bolts in if you have another door to open it from the inside.

 

[Pterodaktyl]

AFAIK the springs are simply there to counterbalance the weight of the door as you raise and lower it, even if they have gone slack it would only make the door harder to operate and wouldn't affect how it sits when closed. The mechanism does sound very similar to ours, next time I'm out there I'll take a look and see if I can spot any height adjustment, but as you say all I've ever noticed is tension adjustment for the springs.

 

[vestlenning]

swap for double doors........?

Yes, double doors are a lot cooler imo.

 

[tommy the cat]

Rental property and I'm not in the habit of spending money on it!!! I think I'll try to prop the door up in the correct position and see if I can nip the bolts up??

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

I have an up and over on mine and it was the nylon wheel that had fallen apart that made mine drop to one side.

 

[tommy the cat]

Ok..... got to say there is three garages next to each other and all look pretty poor.