Why a Bowing Garage Door Needs Fixing

The garage door is a major element of the face of your home. We like to keep it looking nice for our curb appeal, and also functioning properly for daily efficiency. While there are other elements that may be more pressing to get fixed, such as the spring or the rails, it is still important that don’t choose to ignore your garage door if you happen to notice that it’s beginning to bow since it will need to be corrected sooner rather than later.

What Causes Bowing?

A bowing garage door is one that has warped and no longer looks quite right. For example, instead of being a flat surface, it can look dented in. Furthermore, as you open it, you may notice moaning or straining of the garage door opener as it tries to make a misshapen door fit in your garage. This, as you can imagine, is a large strain on your garage door opener.

While not all garage doors are susceptible to bowing, if you have a wooden garage door, it will most likely happen eventually. Wooden garage doors are vulnerable to temperature fluctuations where the extreme temperatures over time will cause warping. However, even steel garage doors can bow, but for different reasons. Usually in the case of steel doors, they bow because the garage door opener cannot handle the weight and it begins to warp in the center due to a lack of support.

Fixing a Bowing Garage Door

The reason a bowing garage door needs to be fixed instead of ignored is that it is a problem that is not going to get any better. The longer you leave a garage door once it starts to warp, the more it will warp. This is crucial because sometimes bowing can be fixed by having a service technician replace a few panels instead of the more expensive option of replacing the whole door.

Furthermore, by leaving a bowing garage door alone, every time you open it, it puts more strain on the entire system. What's more expensive than replacing a garage door? Replacing the garage door, rails, and opener if they break or also warp.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions or service needs you may have.