If the overhead door to your warehouse or commercial garage is stuck or off the track, call in professionals to help. Commercial doors are heavy and dangerous when they're damaged, so you want an experienced repair person to get the door working again. Here are some things that cause a door to jump the tracks and how the problem can be fixed.

Why Commercial Garage Doors Come Off The Track

A commercial overhead door gets a lot of use and is often in an area where employees or customers can cause damage by driving into it. Hitting the door or the track with a car, truck, or forklift can allow the door to come off of the track. Hitting the track can bend it or make the track loose and that allows the rollers to pop out. Running into the door can cause the tracks to be pulled out of alignment or bent and that also causes problems with the door's function. A lack of maintenance could also be to blame. Grime buildup and poor lubrication can cause the door to be sticky and not glide in the track. This can eventually lead to the rollers being pulled out of the track as the door strains to operate. Regular maintenance can prevent problems that arise due to a dirty or obstructed track or bad rollers.

How A Garage Door Track Is Repaired

Getting the door back in the track could require a combination of repairs. If the rollers are damaged, they need to be replaced with new ones. If the door itself is damaged because it was hit with a vehicle, then the door needs to be fixed or replaced so the weight is distributed properly and it opens and closes smoothly. In addition, the damage to the tracks must be repaired. This could entail replacing the tracks, but tightening them may be all that's needed. Bent areas of the tracks have to be straightened and grime cleaned out. When all the parts have been repaired or replaced, then the track is properly lubricated so the door glides along the track without sticking.

A door that's off the track is a safety issue, so you shouldn't try to operate the door. Instead, call for repair service. Commercial garage door repairs can often be done on weekends and after hours so the broken garage door doesn't interfere with your usual operations or preventing you from closing your building on schedule. While you can't always prevent garage door damage when it's caused by people driving into the door, you can reduce the risk of malfunctions by having your doors serviced on a regular schedule once repairs have been made.