Garage Door Stuck Open Crooked

A door that is stuck halfway open is a security risk allowing access to the garage and the home if it s attached.

Garage door stuck open crooked.

One of the most likely culprits when you have a crooked garage door is a broken torsion spring. Pulling the door up and down is a garage door opener. If the rollers on one side of your garage door have jumped off the tracks completely this will result in a noticeably crooked door that poses a danger to anybody who tries to open or close it. Shut off the power to the garage door opener.

The door should then hang correctly. If the blockage is on one side the door will hang crooked. If the opener is adjusted properly the garage door will move up and down in an even motion. If that is the case you will have to do a spring replacement instead of simply adjusting the garage door.

Garage doors run along a series of tracks. If you leave the garage door open a lot wind born dirt and debris can accumulate in the track over time until one day it begins to interfere with the ability of the door to raise and lower itself. A stuck garage door needs prompt assessment so you can decide whether you can fix. Check the door s electric eye.

Your garage door has two overhead springs some doors have the springs on the side called extension springs that are responsible for opening and closing the door. If this is not the problem it could well be that the springs of the garage door have stretched causing the shift. A crooked garage door may need adjusting.