If your garage door gets regular use, a broken spring is inevitable. When this happens, your door will not lift because it is too heavy. Garage door openers that weren’t installed and adjusted properly are the number one cause of damaged doors. Most people have either their vehicle registration or a piece of mail with […]

Many homeowners find themselves in the unfortunate situation of having no choice but to replace their garage door because their current one has been damaged beyond repair. Many of the most common garage door models are no longer in production.  One damaged panel could mean a whole new door, or even multiple doors if they

Many vehicles are equipped with built-in buttons that can beprogrammed to operate your garage door (assuming you have a compatible garagedoor opener).  The most common system isHomeLink.  There is another called Car2U (aka Universal Remote System depending on your vehicle’s owner’s manual ) that is nolonger in new vehicles but was common.  I stronglyrecommend using

It’s mid-May, probably my favorite time of year in Oregon.  I love the warm weather (not that it’s here to stay), and the amazing views of snow-covered Mt Hood in the distance as I crisscross the cherry blossom lined back roads between jobs in Happy Valley, Gresham, Boring and Damascus. We are also getting into

How to line up your safety eyes As I mentioned earlier, the signal being sent by your safety eyes is not super precise.  And whatever surface the safety eye brackets are attached to is probably not perfectly level or plumb.  Thus, there is no real scientific way to line them up.  You pretty much have

How to Override Your Garage Door Opener’s IR Safety Sensors If your garage door won’t close, chances are it is a problem with the safety sensors.  If you are in a rush to get your door closed, you may need to perform an override rather than taking the time to troubleshoot and fix.  This procedure