Has your garage door broken? Most of us never spare a thought for our garage doors. We use them every day, but don’t really know how they work. All it takes is a broken garage door spring to cause a ...

Lots of things can go wrong with a garage door, and most are easy to fix. Here is your guide to repair your garage door opener. But problems involving the garage door tension spring are more serious.

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Dear Ken: One of the springs on my garage door is broken. Is this something I can fix? — Mitch Answer: I wouldn’t. Those springs are wound to a high degree of tension so they can lift the door (the ...

With the door closed, pull the emergency release cord and lift the door to see if it opens and closes smoothly. If it doesn’t, the problem is with your tracks, rollers or springs rather than your ...

White garage door on a modern suburban house with stone and wood accents - Elena_Alex_Ferns/Shutterstock Most people don't think twice about their garage door until ...

Most people don't think twice about their garage door until it refuses to open on a Monday morning when you're already running late. It's the sort of failure that quickly makes life more complicated ...