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Garage door faults, diagnosed
Find your symptom below. Each page explains what is likely wrong, what is safe to try yourself, what to stop doing immediately, and how we repair it. If it is urgent, call us — a real engineer answers, day or night.
Do not force the door, call us
Broken garage door spring: what happened and what next
The single most common sudden failure. Why it happens, why it is dangerous, and how it is fixed.
Diagnose it24/7 emergency call-out available
Garage door won't open: work through this first
A short diagnostic run-through that solves a surprising number of call-outs before we arrive.
Diagnose itStop operating the door
Garage door off its track
Crooked, jammed or hanging at an angle: a fault that gets rapidly more expensive if the door keeps being operated.
Diagnose itSame-day and out-of-hours attendance
Garage door motor not working
Four distinct symptoms, four different causes: and which of them mean a new operator.
Diagnose itSelf-fix, remote and controls
Garage door remote not working
The cheapest fault on the list: most are solved with a battery or a re-pair.
Diagnose itDiagnosis by sound
Noisy garage door: diagnosing it by sound
Doors announce most failures weeks in advance. Here is how to read the warning.
Diagnose itComfort and weatherproofing
Draughty garage door: where the cold is really coming from
Seals, floors and alignment: usually fixable without a new door.
Diagnose it24/7 emergency attendance
Storm damaged garage door
Making the opening secure first, repairing properly second, and the evidence your insurer will ask for.
Diagnose itPriority commercial call-out, 24/7
Commercial roller shutter stuck
When the opening stops working, the building stops working. What to check and what we do on arrival.
Diagnose itStructural condition, frame failure
Rotten timber subframe or rusted garage door frame
The failure people ignore longest: and the one that makes every other component unsafe.
Diagnose itDo not force a part-open door. If it feels heavy or drops when released, stop and call.
Garage door stuck halfway open
A door frozen part way is both a security problem and a warning. Here is how to read it safely.
Diagnose itNot dangerous, but do not defeat the safety system
Garage door closes then reopens straight away
Nine times in ten this is an obstruction the door can detect, or a safety system convinced there is one.
Diagnose itSecurity and weather risk, worth sorting promptly
Garage door leaves a gap at the bottom
Either the door is stopping early, or it is closing fully onto a floor that is no longer flat.
Diagnose itStop using the door and call us
Garage door cable snapped or slipped off the drum
One of the few faults where the honest advice is to walk away and let an engineer take it.
Diagnose itHave the balance checked before it fails outright
Garage door has become heavy to lift
Weight is a symptom, not a fault. It tells you the balance system is no longer carrying the door.
Diagnose itKeep the protection in place while it is diagnosed
Garage door safety sensors playing up
Photocells and safety edges fail noisily on purpose. Reading the signal saves guesswork.
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