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Question:

My garage door has one section that is starting to fail. Can I replace the broken section only?

– David M.

Answer:

It is possible to replace a garage door section instead of replacing the entire garage door. However, this comes with a couple of caveats.

Garage door manufacturers use various stamping and precision cutting machinery to manufacture garage doors, resulting in different design elements and edge formations around the panels. The unique shape of these edges determines how the garage door panels stack on top of each other and interlock.

This emphasizes that garage door sections aren’t universal; there’s no ‘one size fits all’. The design of garage door panels varies significantly, leading to differences in construction, element layout, positioning, trim, and borders. These discrepancies exist not only between different brands but also between different models within the same brand.

Therefore, when replacing a garage door panel, it becomes essential to identify the manufacturer of your garage door, determine the specific model number, and verify if the manufacturer is still in operation and using the same stamping machinery. This information will help in finding a compatible replacement panel that aligns with the existing garage door. If you are unable to identify the manufacturer and the door’s model number, then replacing the entire garage door may be necessary.