A couple days ago I discovered that one of the cables supporting our garage door had snapped, mainly because it was just plain old. I called the good people at Dan’s Overhead Doors (and more!), and a “technician” came out to the house this morning.
The repair was fairly simple and something I probably should’ve done myself, but I wasn’t going to be able to get to it in Leah’s timeframe, so I called in the pros.
The fellow who showed up was very nice. We looked over the door, particularly the rails and wheels, which were grabbing and binding even after the cable was replaced. I’d painted the garage last summer, and pretty much all that’s holding the door’s bottom panel together is a good thick layer of paint. The wood is rotten enough that the ground squirrels who take over the property in the summer have no problem chewing their way into the garage. The cable holding up the other side of the door is starting to fray and would need to be replaced eventually, for another $80. Before too long, we’d have to start replacing panels, too, and that just wouldn’t be any fun. After we talked for a bit, the tech and I decided it might just be best to get a new door. I called Leah at work and presented the situation, and she agreed with our assessment. So, sometime in the next two or three weeks, we’ll get a new garage door to go with our new opener.