Garage Door panel repair
panel
replacement
An often overlooked fact about your garage door is the fact that the door itself isn’t actually one single solid piece of metal. Instead, your garage door is made up of a series of panels that all come together.
This means that, more often than not, you don’t have to replace your entire garage door when it undergoes damage. Instead, you can just replace the panel, or panels, that have received the damage.
Your panels can get damaged in a wide variety of ways. For example, you might misjudge the length of your driveway one day and accidentally drive into the door, denting the panel.
Alternatively, it might just be a case of regular old wear and tear. Either way, there are times when you’re going to need to get your garage door panels replaced.
That’s what Capitol Garage Doors are here for. We’re experts in all things garages, including replacing panels. Therefore, if you find yourself in need of a repair job, get in touch, and we can get a team out to you as soon as possible.
Issues with Garage Door Panels
As we’ve already mentioned, you can choose to just replace one of your garage door panels rather than the entire door.
Not only is this going to cut the time that the job is going to take down, but it’s going to cost you much less to actually get the replacement.
While it’s not always going to be possible, you should always see if you can just replace a panel rather than the entire door. This way, you’re going to save yourself a lot of time and money that would otherwise have gone on meaningless repairs.
There are a few distinct scenarios that are going to crop up involving garage door panel replacements. For example, it might be a case that the current panels you have installed have been discontinued, and you need an upgrade. In that case, you’re likely going to need to get more than one panel replaced.
Panels can also end up becoming bent over time for a variety of reasons. If something goes wrong with the rest of your garage door system, there’s a chance that your door is going to undergo some force. If that happens, it’s possible that one or two of the panels are going to become bent.
This can also happen over time, thanks to the elements depending on what kind of panels you have. Either way, it’s an issue that you’re going to want resolved.
A panel could even end up becoming fully chipped, cracked, or broken. It’s likely going to take more extreme conditions for this to happen compared to the other issues that you might face.
Extremely cold weather, being hit with objects, and possible attempts at breaking and entering can all cause your panels to become broken.
Your garage door acts as a frontline of security against potential thieves, so make sure you get any panels replaced that are damaged like this.
Finally, your panels might end up getting dented. This is the kind of thing that happens thanks to cars and bikes. Thus, if you have a kid that likes to race up and down the driveway, you might want to keep an eye out for this one.
Panel Replacement Vs. Garage Door Replacement
It’s incredibly important that you’re able to tell the difference between when you need your garage door repaired and when you need your garage door panels replaced. The difference in cost between the two can be significant, so make sure you’re not getting needless work done.
Primarily, the difference between the two comes down to the extent of the damage. If your garage door gets damaged naturally over time, it’s likely going to be a panel replacement. There is no significant damage to worry about; it’s just nature taking its toll.
However, if someone happens to just drive through your garage door, then there’s not much point in just getting the panels replaced as the whole door is damaged.
That’s the key thing to look out for, where is the damage?
If the damage is concentrated in one specific area on the door, then you can replace that specific panel. However, if the damage is more widespread, then you’re going to need to replace the whole thing.
Why trust us as your professional garage door repair company?
All of our technicians are fully trained, licensed, and certified to carry out the work they do. We hold our team to the highest possible quality standard, so you can rest assured all of our work is world-class.
We also understand how frustrating it can be when your garage door needs work done. You don’t have time to sit around for days waiting on a repair team, and we get that. That’s why we operate a same day service seven days a week policy. We aim to get out to you so that you can get back to doing what you do best ASAP.
Whenever you need garage work done, whether it be panel replacements or otherwise, get in touch with Capitol Garage Doors and let us help you.