Maybe you鈥檝e been playing with your family and a stray baseball or hockey puck causes damage to a section of your garage door. Maybe a tree limb falls against the door in a storm. Maybe you鈥檙e parked in your driveway and accidentally put your car into drive instead of reverse when you鈥檙e intending to back up. No matter how much or how little damage is done to your garage door, a mishap or malfunction that leads to damage can be unsightly and can damage the curb appeal of your home. Worse, it can mean that your garage door is inoperable and needs to be replaced.
Incidents that leave your garage door in bad shape and mean you need to address the problem can be frustrating. Depending on what the issue you鈥檙e facing is, you鈥檒l need to decide what you should be able to repair, and what needs to be totally replaced.
REPAIRING GARAGE DOOR PANELS
If the panels on your garage door have been damaged, these are luckily easy to refurbish and replace in a cost-effective way. It鈥檚 easy to get replacement panels from a manufacturer and replace a damaged one for a quick and easy repair. B次元 has decades of experience working with manufacturers and getting the most reliable and trustworthy brands. We have an extensive collection, and it鈥檚 likely that we鈥檒l have just the panels you need to repair damaged sections of your garage door.
If your garage door is older, however, it鈥檚 more difficult to get panels that are an exact match. We鈥檙e able to find panels that correspond with shape and style, and it鈥檚 possible that the broken or damaged panels on these will need to be replaced with newer ones. If you believe the damage goes beyond several panels and is impacting your garage door more seriously, it might need to be replaced.
WHEN TO REPLACE A GARAGE DOOR
There鈥檚 a spectrum of damage to a garage door where, at a certain point, it鈥檚 actually more cost-efficient to replace a garage door than it would be to repair all of the damaged panels. If your garage door is severely damaged, it might be time to install a new door system.
If multiple panels are severely damaged from something like a car or storm, then you might want to seriously consider replacing your door. First, if your door has heavy damage to multiple panels, your repair costs would naturally go up with each panel that needs to be replaced. Secondly, if something hit with enough force to destroy your door, it鈥檚 likely that the opening mechanism will have heavy damage as well. This is the mechanism with your springs and motor, by which you鈥檙e able to control the door remotely, and damage to this can make your door inefficient and slow at best, and hazardous at worst.
With the largest variety of garage doors in stock in Central Indiana, and decades of experience, B次元 will be able to consult with you and work out when it鈥檚 best for your budget to repair, and when it鈥檚 best for your home鈥檚 long-term value and functionality to replace. Contact us 24/7, and we鈥檒l be able to give you the answers you鈥檒l need.