I'm an idiot , what's the best way to fix my garage door ?
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nadogail
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You can order them from the company that installed your original door. Or through the shop you call for repairs.
CombatNinja
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Call your local overhead door and gate company. They will send someone out who will know what kind of door that is and if panels are available. If you always wanted some windows, get one panel with windows and move the top one down while you're at it. Looks like a super generic 4-panel Clopay aluminium door to me. Is it insulated? I assume so in Pittsburgh.
edit: Also, why are there bushes in front of your garage door? If those are just weeds, the janky garage door just goes with the mold on the house and sort of ties it all together in a theme.
edit: Also, why are there bushes in front of your garage door? If those are just weeds, the janky garage door just goes with the mold on the house and sort of ties it all together in a theme.
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Wrench97
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If it came from Lowes then Lowes can order the panels.
Look for any tags/name/numbers on the panels.
Look for any tags/name/numbers on the panels.
BillK
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Hate to say it but I bet by the time you find panels and get them shipped etc it will probably be easier to just get a new door 
I am going through it right now with one of the doors at my business.
I am going through it right now with one of the doors at my business.Another member had his get smashed. It looked much worse than yours and looks better now. You may be able to work alot of that put if you are patient and don't mind it not being perfect.
Second option is to buy another door and save the good panels off that one for spares, its the only way to guarantee it won't happen again. At least thats how it works for me, if I have a spare of something it usually never gets used.
Second option is to buy another door and save the good panels off that one for spares, its the only way to guarantee it won't happen again. At least thats how it works for me, if I have a spare of something it usually never gets used.
I agree that it's probably no more $$$ to replace the entire door assembly
JJC
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Look on Craigslist or Facebook market place People sell there used doors Maybe one might match
^^^ even a different colour can be painted easily enough
mike93lx
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Cheapest?
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I bet you can get it looking good enough to work.
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I bet you can get it looking good enough to work.
Jinks
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If you find used door panels that fit, install them, then paint BOTH doors they won't mismatch........
I have two different garage doors on the front of this building . What I meant was , do all the panels match each other ? Or Do I have to find panels from that specific door to match the two good panels on this door ?If you find used door panels that fit, install them, then paint BOTH doors they won't mismatch........
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SlotlessMan
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Just get the new door.
That way you will have extra pieces when it happens next time!
That way you will have extra pieces when it happens next time!
Assuming a uninsulated, basic Clopay/Ideal door, 9 foot wide, 8 feet tall, (the 0900x21 on the tag) the bottom two panels can be ordered from Big Green for around $270. They have a design tool on their website. I'm also assuming all the hardware still works (hinges, rollers, track).
You will have to paint it if you want the colors to match.
You will have to paint it if you want the colors to match.
65ranchero
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CN Spots
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Looks like there is QR code on that label. (That square with all the dots). Take a photo of it with your phone and it might take you to the website of the manufacturer.
Wrench97
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Look for another label with the manufacturers name.
I don't recognize the label off hand. You might try scanning the QR code.
Most of the time for low cost singles - home Depot runs a sale in July or august for their non insulated singles; the price was less than my wholesale cost. They weren't great but they weren't pure awful either.
Did you say you got it from Lowes? If so, it should be a Wayne Dalton Door. If from Home Depot, Clopay, Menards(Big Green) Ideal, which is also Clopay. I know Clopay and Ideal are interchangable. I do not know about Wayne Dalton for sure. But I Googled your tag, and it looks to me like you have an Amarr garage door,
www.samsclub.com
which according to the Clopay website uses the same attachment style as Clopay, so a Clopay/Ideal door panel SHOULD fit. SHOULD.... according to this chart..
http://cdn.clopay.com/public/CommCompChart.pdf
Menards website allows you to price and order panels, but a quick trip into any of the big box stores and talking to the Millwork Manager should get you a similar price. You need to order a replacement bottom and intermediate panel. And you will probably need to take the door all the way down and start again. If you have a torsion spring, do not try this unless you really know what you are doing. It can literally kill you.
Garage Door Openers & Motors for Sale - Sam's Club
Buy garage doors at low Sam’s Club prices.
www.samsclub.com
which according to the Clopay website uses the same attachment style as Clopay, so a Clopay/Ideal door panel SHOULD fit. SHOULD.... according to this chart..
http://cdn.clopay.com/public/CommCompChart.pdf
Menards website allows you to price and order panels, but a quick trip into any of the big box stores and talking to the Millwork Manager should get you a similar price. You need to order a replacement bottom and intermediate panel. And you will probably need to take the door all the way down and start again. If you have a torsion spring, do not try this unless you really know what you are doing. It can literally kill you.
Homebody
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My son ran into ours with the riding mower and did the near exact same damage. Cheaper and easier to just buy a new door. Especially now with all the supply shortages, delays, etc.
I just assumed Lowes because it seems like everything in the house was from Lowes . Previous owner installed these doors. I probably will just buy the cheaper uninsulated metal door . I'm just glad that my two garage doors are separate ,and im not stuck replacing a huge doorDid you say you got it from Lowes? If so, it should be a Wayne Dalton Door. If from Home Depot, Clopay, Menards(Big Green) Ideal, which is also Clopay. I know Clopay and Ideal are interchangable. I do not know about Wayne Dalton for sure. But I Googled your tag, and it looks to me like you have an Amarr garage door,
Garage Door Openers & Motors for Sale - Sam's Club
Buy garage doors at low Sam’s Club prices.
which according to the Clopay website uses the same attachment style as Clopay, so a Clopay/Ideal door panel SHOULD fit. SHOULD.... according to this chart..
http://cdn.clopay.com/public/CommCompChart.pdf
Menards website allows you to price and order panels, but a quick trip into any of the big box stores and talking to the Millwork Manager should get you a similar price. You need to order a replacement bottom and intermediate panel. And you will probably need to take the door all the way down and start again. If you have a torsion spring, do not try this unless you really know what you are doing. It can literally kill you.
If you are getting a whole new door, get one with the EZ Set spring. Should find one for just under $500 and you can easily put it up yourself. Taking down the old one is still dangerous though. Buy the real torsion spring bars, do not try to do it with screwdrivers.
You might check the bargain area at your local big box store. Mis-Ordered Garage doors show up all the time (wrong color, wrong size, small scratch, etc)
You might check the bargain area at your local big box store. Mis-Ordered Garage doors show up all the time (wrong color, wrong size, small scratch, etc)
CraigStu
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You could also try some repair work. It will never be perfect unless you are a metal working god but it could be made a lot less noticeable. I'd remove the panels and lay them on the garage floor outside down on top of an old blanket. Get some pieces of wood that you cut to fit into the various sections of the raised panel detail. Start hitting the high spots w/ your pieces of wood and a hammer. You want to position the wood exactly where it needs to be and hit the wood not the door. The blanket will allow the metal to go just a little beyond what it needs to be to come out flat. It goes just beyond and then springs back to being flat. Best wishes.
jrb2
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I had the exact same problem on one of my rentals. Also it looks like the exact same door. I was going to get 2 new panels (at Menards), but that was only about $20 cheaper than a whole new door, and the door was in stock instead of having to wait on a special order. Now I have lots of spare parts for the next time.
PWC Repair
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If it needs to be perfect.....replace it.
Otherwise,......I could open it halfway and have those panels mostly straight in 30 minutes with hammers and dollies, and a couple pieces of 2x4.
Otherwise,......I could open it halfway and have those panels mostly straight in 30 minutes with hammers and dollies, and a couple pieces of 2x4.
Does it work ? I'm sure you can bang it around and get it to work --- have seen some messed up doors fixed (to a point). Nothing short of replacing the panels it will make it perfect.
I dated someone years ago that lived in a big complex w/ garages ... they had a door guy that would fix the panels. They were simple non -woodgrain panels. He saved more than you would have thought .....
I dated someone years ago that lived in a big complex w/ garages ... they had a door guy that would fix the panels. They were simple non -woodgrain panels. He saved more than you would have thought .....
firebirdparts
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I bet so. That is definitely a cheap door (which is good). The store stock sizes (like a 9 by 7) are incredibly cheap in my experience. Almost free. Now I guess they've gone up to 2Xalmostfree. $600 at lowes and in stock today, and that's insulated double wall.Hate to say it but I bet by the time you find panels and get them shipped etc it will probably be easier to just get a new door
Hammer and dolly work on garage doors works really great. They're flat white, weak as a kitten, and they're not smooth, so you can't go wrong, really. if it's a double-walled door, you can drill a hole in it here and there on the inside where you really need to punch, but you have to be selective.
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