A noisy garage door can be quite annoying, especially if there are bedrooms above the garage or if it is to close to your neighbor’s house. Thankfully there are ways to make your garage door quieter.
Lubricate All Moving Parts
To first and most significant step to make your garage door quieter is lubricating its moving parts. Start by cleaning all dirt from the tracks, hinges and rollers. Then spray lubricant, like WD-40 or silicon based lubricant to make the door slide smoothly in the tracks and to reduce friction as much as possible. This action will definitely help the door open and close more quietly.
Changing Out Worn Components
If your garage door is over 10 years of age, some of its parts may be worn out and probably need to be replaced. This could include springs, rollers, brackets and hinges. Also if the tracks are dented it might affect your garage door movement and make it work louder. Replacing these worn parts will make your garage door work more smoothly and significantly reduce noise. Parts like the rollers can collect dirt and wear out over time making the door shaking along the tracks and noisy. Don’t wait for a broken spring to call a professional and if your garage door is making loud noises and they can provide a service that will reduce this terrible noise. Another factor that can help you reduce loud garage door noises is upgrading your garage door opener into a belt drive which is much quieter than chain drive, it uses rubber belt instead of a metal chain and almost doesn’t make any noise.
Upgrade to an Insulated Garage Door
Upgrading to an insulated garage door can help reduce noise from your garage because insulated doors have thicker panels that absorb sound much better than non-insulated ones. Not only the insulation dampens the noise caused by the door while opening and closing, making it quieter for your neighbors but also keep out the noises from the street coming into your home.
