Noisy garage doors can be a real nuisance. Apart from being quite irritating, the noise could be an indicator of problems on your garage doors that need your attention.
Fortunately, you need not resign yourself to putting up with the noise. After identifying the cause of the noise, there is quite a lot that you can do to quieten your garage doors. Here are some of the practical and effective options when dealing with noisy garage doors.
1. Tighten Things Up
Loose parts are one of the primary causes of noise in garage doors. The chain on your garage door opener, the hinges holding your doors and the rollers can all become loose after a while. To eliminate the noise that is as a result of these loose parts, tighten any loose bolts and nuts.
Always use the right tools for tightening loose parts. You should also ensure that you don't overdo it, because a very tight fit may cause problems, including limiting the mobility of the garage doors.
2. Lube Up
Unchecked friction between parts of your garage doors will lead to the production of squeaky and rattling sounds. Parts of your garage doors that need lubing up every now and then include the torsion springs, the metallic rollers, metallic hinges, the opener rail and the bearings on the pulleys.
When lubricating these parts, use the right type of lubricant as recommended by the manufacturer. By choosing the wrong type of product, you may end up doing more harm than good to your garage doors. Additionally, use just enough—not too much—so you won't have to deal with the extra burden of cleaning up all the excess lubricant as it drips off.
3. Add Vibration Buffer Pads
As you open and close your garage doors, the metallic frame will shudder under the force, which produces some noise. This is true, even when there is nothing wrong with your doors. Rubber is very effective at absorbing vibrations, and a door specialist can help with installing rubber pads on different parts around our garage doors.
4. It May Be Time for a Replacement
Worn-out parts tend to operate noisily. If repair is no longer an option, then you should gladly accept to invest in new parts and invite a garage door repair professional to install these parts for you. In extreme cases, you may need to replace the whole door, not just certain parts.