Lawrence Garage Door Parts Pro

You should regularly inspect your cables for signs of fraying, polishing (flat spots) or heavy rust near the bottom bracket where moisture often collects. In Lawrence, the combination of road salt from your car and humid air can accelerate corrosion on steel cables, leading to sudden failure. If you see even a single strand of wire sticking out the cable is compromised and should be replaced immediately to prevent the door from falling.

In Lawrence, high winds can actually cause the garage door trac IN to flex slightly or blow debris across the path of the safety sensors, triggering an automatic reversal. If the sensors are slightly misaligned even a minor vibration from a wind gust can break the infrared beam. Ensuring your trac IN are securely fastened to the wall and your sensors are tightly bolted can resolve these frustrating ghost reversals.

If your Lawrence garage floor has settled or shifted common in Indiana clay soils a standard thin seal may not close the gap entirely. You should look for a jumbo or oversized U-shaped rubber bottom seal that can compress more to fill uneven gaps up to two inches. This prevents rain from pooling inside during heavy spring downpours and stops drafts from entering through the floor gaps.

Torsion springs are mounted on a bar above the door and are generally considered safer and smoother because they stay on the bar if they break. Extension springs run along the side trac IN and can fly off with dangerous force if a safety cable is not installed. Most modern homes in Lawrence use torsion systems but if you have an older home with extension springs, ensuring they have safety cables is a top priority for homeowner safety.