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When we bought this place, the assumption was that I would hire pros to do a bunch of the serious work--then the recession hit. Long story short, working on this house has dominated my life to an unhealthy degree. Stubbornness has kept me going--the alternative around 2010 would have been to default and walk away. Still though it really does feel like I've given away a decade on a house that is still not finished. |
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this is timely. just got a call from our tenant that the garage door is acting up and he sent me these pictures. there's a degree of risk involved in trying to fix this myself. still mulling over the approach I am going to take to fix it. I am still wondering how this could have happened. did the wood panel just come apart on its own or did something else causes it?
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I fix everything on my own. Everything.
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Be careful around those torsion springs! If you put it back together, I would use deck screws into the blocking where it was nailed. |
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Fixing a garage door ain't like zip tying a thumb shifter to a head tube. Be careful, they bite
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[QUOTE=weisan;2441815]this is timely. just got a call from our tenant that the garage door is acting up and he sent me these pictures. there's a degree of risk involved in trying to fix this myself. still mulling over the approach I am going to take to fix it. I am still wondering how this could have happened. did the wood panel just come apart on its own or did something else causes it?
'Might' need something more than zip ties and electrical tape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SPB6zNDmWA
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I have almost always fixed stuff myself because I can, learned by watching my dad... why pay someone else when you don't have to. I don't have to question how it was done or retrace anything later if something else goes. Recently fixed a bunch of stuff at my elementary school... dehumidifier for another teacher (thermal fuse), a dozen or so violins and stringed instruments (various issues, re-gluing/re-hairing/setup/etc), laminator ($5 part and they were going to throw the whole thing out...$2k machine). I should try to "barter" my labor for additional $ for programs at the school that I support but mostly I just enjoy the hands on nature of fixing stuff, and having accomplished something tangible, it helps balance my teaching life in some ways.
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But more to this, I'll do as much car work as I can myself. Brakes, hitch install, oil changes. When stuff starts getting technical I get a little scared. My step dad, father-in-law, and I ripped all the drywall out of the top floor of my house (once we realized we couldn't get the surface paintable after years of wallpaper over wallpaper), re-studded it so it was measured right, ran new electrical, laid down laminate flooring. We gutted the bathroom (but I had a friend tile it). Replaced the cabinets in the kitchen and laid down floor in there... We did a pretty comprehensive renovation for less than $10k. Sidenote: I'm more afraid to work on bikes than on cars. Something about protection offered by the car versus lack thereof on a bike in the event of a failure...
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Weisan, it appears as though that torsion spring (arm breaker) has over come the nails used to fasten the board. I think you would have to release the tension on the spring before trying to re fasten that board. As others have said if you repair it use bolts with large washers. If it were mine I'd replace the door and take the deduction on your income.
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Appreciate all the fair warnings and good advice.
I got everything I need. I am ready.
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