Garage Doors
Automating an Existing Garage Door
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The door has to be ready
A motor multiplies whatever the door already does. If it sticks, drops a side, or needs a body-slam, automate nothing until the tracks, springs or slats are repaired. Springs on sectional doors are a specialist item; do not adjust them as a DIY experiment.
Mounting
Overhead motors need a sound ceiling or lintel fixing. Roller motors need a drum and brackets that can take the torque. A crumbling reveal is a building job before it is an automation job.
Remotes and buttons
Plan who gets a remote, where the wall button sits, and whether an external keypad is needed for pedestrians. Safety beams are part of the automation, not a later extra.
CapeCore will say no if the door is finished
We would rather quote a new door than hang a motor on a failed curtain. That is cheaper than two call-outs.
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