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Adjusting an Out-of-Balance Door

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This maintenance project is really a good one. If you keep your garage door balanced, it will put a lot less strain on all its parts and should keep working trouble-free for years. An out-of-balance garage door can close too quickly and might be a hazard for kids and pets.

 

1. Start with the door about 3 feet above the ground. Move it up and down until you find a place where the door stays when you let go. If that point is more than 4 feet or less than 3 feet above the ground, you'll need to balance the door.

     
 

 

 

2. Make sure you adjust the door while it's open. This takes the pressure off the door springs. Put a ladder under the door to make sure it won't close accidentally while you're working on it.

 
 

 

3. Make sure the spring is completely free of tension, then remove it from the track hanger. If the door was closing too quickly, move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. If it was opening too quickly, move it to the next lower hole. Move both springs, and retest the balance.

 

 

4. Close the door and check with a level to make sure the door comes down evenly on both sides. If it doesn't, adjust the spring tension on each side of the door until it does.

 

 

5. To make fine adjustments, try adjusting the lifting cable instead of the spring. The cable is attached to the door, and runs to an S-hook that attaches to the track support. With the door propped open, take the S-hook out of the support, and tighten or loosen the cable as needed.

   
 

Home Addition Ideas Can Enhance the Value and Enjoyment of Your Home
Learn how to create your own home addition ideas.
You're ready to add additional space to your home. The family's growing and you need a home office, a guest bedroom or perhaps a sunroom for relaxation...there are tons of reasons you need home addition ideas. These reasons should be the starting point of creating your own home addition ideas.

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Garage Conversions to Living Space – Making More Room!
When you need more space and are on a limited budget, you should look at the possibilities garage conversions to living space hold for your purposes. The advantage of using the existing garage is that the basic framing and some of the wiring is already done. Turning it into living space can be done for a much more reasonable cost than if you add a new room to the existing house.

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Why Add Sunroom Additions to Homes
With everyone's interest in making the home the most valuable investment they have, adding sunroom additions to homes has become much more popular. But this is not the only reason you see more sunroom additions to homes. If you're interested or at least thinking about adding sunroom additions to homes, you might want to find out why others have taken the plunge.

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Room Additions – When You Want to Add More Than One
Room additions are becoming a hot topic of conversation with homeowners because of their value and benefits. From adding a sunroom to an additional bedroom, these rooms can dramatically increase the value of your home as well as the square footage. But when you want to add more than one, room additions can be an even more complicated process.

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Steps to a Room Addition: A Start To Finish Overview

A room addition is a major project for any homeowner. But it’s well worth the work when you consider the benefits – additional space, added value, and just the idea of an additional room. To help you manage the project from start to finish, here are some steps that can guide nearly any room addition.

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Staining Deck Railings – Making It Last
The more solid the stain color, the longer it will last. Therefore, the solid stains are best for areas like railings that are more difficult to stain than decking. Staining deck railings is not difficult, but it does take more care than simply staining the flat deck. So you want to use a color that will last as long as possible.

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