One Side Of Garage Door Higher

Or it could just be that the hardware has become loose over time.

One side of garage door higher.

This door was lower on the right side because the cable drum had slipped on the right. The correct amount of power isn t being transferred to all parts of the door causing one side to be higher than the other. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. The most simple and common is door shift.

Because garage doors are usually sized to snugly fit the dimensions of the garage itself making the door larger usually means making the garage larger. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. On this door the gap is on the left side but the door is lower on the right side so the first adjustment to make is on the right side. This can happen when the door has shifted to one side causing it to appear uneven.

So the first step is to secure the drum on the right side. Maybe someone bumped into it recently. There are several things that can cause this. Garage door makes strange sounds when opening or closing.

If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. When this happens you need to shift it back into position. Some times you need to adjust the garage door. One way to do it would be to get wall extensions for the entire the garage and then cut the roof of the garage off lifting it up to the height you want it.

Climb the ladder and go up to the cable drum on the side of. The door runs are housed in a garage door track one on each side of the garage door. Added strain on the opener can cause an unbalanced door to be noisy. A balanced garage door should be relatively quiet when traveling up or down the door tracks.