Quick, easy, and inexpensive fix for a buckling, popping Garage door

Quick, easy, and inexpensive fix for a buckling, popping, garage door. Saved me hundreds of dollars and time!

[@pisnop]

Saw the video tonight 04-03-24 08:00 PM... Went to HD bought the bracket $59.00. Installed on sagging panel, tested and done @ 09:15 PM. BIG THANK YOU! It worked!

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@braddahf3]

Thanks for the fix. Last adjustment cost me $300 for a 10 minute adjustment which didn't do much by a local garage door specialist recommending a new garage door. Went to the local hardware store and cost me $120. Works great.

[@simplyausome]

Glad it helped. It’s a good band aid solution.

[@pino55]

Thank you for this video. Fixed my garage for $52. Thanks for sharing.

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@lukelawrence8952]

Garage dealers probably hate you. I was looking into buying a new door and then found your video. It works great now. 👍

[@simplyausome]

I’m glad you were able to fix it!

[@scottsterling7481]

Hi Tim. I followed your lead in the video, purchased a couple of steel angles, and lo and behold my garage door opens and closes with no issues now. Thank you so very much!!!!

[@simplyausome]

That’s awesome! Great to hear it worked out for you!

[@CONCERTMANchicago]

This was the 10th video I reviewed. Well worth The effort

[@simplyausome]

Thank you!

[@richardreza8250]

Thank you sir! Tim, I attached the steel angles to my door...worked perfectly. Door straightened up...no sagging whatsoever. Saved big time $$$!

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@luross2057]

Hey. Thanks for video. Menards sell 16ft garage door support brackets for $20 .

[@aknklklk]

Just purchased same ones at HD for $80 for both going to try out this fix and let you know thank you. Tried it out and it works great except the middle holes didn’t line up so I just secured them by using the bracket bolt and pinching the middle part of the bracket

[@simplyausome]

Glad to help. I know I had to screw in some bolts at an angle because the holes in the angle didn’t line up. Sometimes you gotta Mcgyver some things!

[@paullastnamehere3295]

Thank you so much for this. My garage door was so noisy and the hinges have broke twice. I tried this fix because the next step was to have a garage specialist replace the whole thing. This worked and saved me a lot of money. Thank you!

[@simplyausome]

Happy that I was able to help!

[@johnbellardino36]

Just found this and did it today on 2 hinges though. Fixed it immediately! But, I still need to replace my doors because they are cracking and ripping.

[@simplyausome]

Depending on the condition of your doors, this might be just a short term solution. Overtime. Doors likely have to be replaced.

[@tiffanymccoy7933]

Perfect solution, thanks for taking the time to share.

[@rickvanelli4478]

Bought 2 and a new hinge and worked like a champ! Thanks!!!

[@simplyausome]

Happy to hear it worked for you.

[@douglevine8947]

Thanks!!!!! I have been having problems with my door for months. This fixed it! By the way, as of June 2022, the 8ft bar I got from from Home Dept was $44. It was well worth it. Super easy fix.

[@mitchellguedon3113]

Now they're $60! But still worth it I guess. Insane!

[@tx1iron]

Yes!!

[@OGRH]

We're being ripped off to do things ourselves because we can no longer afford to be ripped off when we don't. They figure, nobody flinched when we started stealing the money being passed out by the dim-witted president, so why not keep jacking up prices until they can't afford their own homes, then buy their homes w/all the money we stole and make them pay monthly for everything they no longer own, for the rest of their lives! 😃🤑💰💵💸

[@pawandeepsingh9063]

Just did mine! $40 a piece for those bars from HD, they did the magic. Thank you, very helpful.

[@simplyausome]

It’s a quick solution

[@diegoquiros4640]

I bought one zinc-plated angle and that did it for me. $41 at Home Depot on 4/2/23. Thank you!

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@marcellsr]

Excellent, I did this and it works good. Save me headache and maybe a new door. Thank you for this video.

[@simplyausome]

I’m glad it helped!

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

I think this is exactly what i needed. Nice and simple and no calling a service tech $$$$ Thanks a lot!

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@mcdavidhome100]

Great video!. I did the same trick to fix mine although I wish the angle bar were still $13.00 bucks. Not the case now how about $42 bucks a piece!

[@garys2787]

Thanks for the video. This method saved me a lot of money.

[@simplyausome]

Glad to have helped!

[@martinTX]

I am renting and my landlord was avoiding fixing the door for years. Recently it was sagging so much, I was afraid it may end up on a hood of my car. Found out, that the middle bottom and above panels were cracked where the attach to the hinges right in the middle of the door. So used your method with the 8ft angles and also few pieces of metal to reinforce where it was cracked. Lubricated and works like new. Thanks!

[@simplyausome]

Thanks for the feedback. I am glad this has worked to help others as well.

[@aniwera1418]

Thanks for the video. backup with the garage door closed cracked two panels. It got worst over the years while opening and closing. add angle iron bars and the problem got fixed.

[@winmanvball1]

Great to hear!

[@mortont1210]

Thank You Tim for the GREAT video. I was able to repair my garage using this method.. $60.00 in parts.

[@tx1iron]

Worked like a charm-so happy! Thank you! $120 for 2 8’ struts at HD today.

[@simplyausome]

Happy to hear!

[@nuclearknight8543]

You sir are very lucky. Mine is absolutely ripped to pieces. I have spent two years trying to fix mine. I use the same message that you used with the slotted angle iron but at my local Home Depot $59 a piece for an 8 foot section and I have a 16 foot wide door just like you, mine is buckled and ripped to pieces all the way down the center. If you open the garage door all the way it will buckled till it’s a foot from the garage floor itself and would easily cave-in and fall. It has cost me almost $1200 to buy every piece of angle iron that I need, I have two 8 foot sections of angle iron on the top and bottom side of each panel in the center then I have two 4 foot panels, top and bottom on both the left and the right side of each and every garage door panel. That’s what it took me to fix mine. In total, I had to buy eight 8’ angle iron sections and 15 4 foot sections then I had to reinforce the backside of everything. Still cheaper than paying an overhead door to come out and re-install a new one for $6000.

[@simplyausome]

Sometimes it comes to a point where you just can’t repair it anymore and have to get a new door.

[@thehawk5141]

This helped a lot. I only had to buy the steel angle bars. I am thinking of reinforcing the section below as well just in case. Thanks.

[@simplyausome]

Great to hear! Interestingly, I have just recently also reinforced the middle and bottom panels. I think all the extra support is worthwhile.

[@raffpee]

thank you for this video. my garage door is 16 feet wide (2 car garage) and the torsion spring broke and the top panel bent and buckled. I replace the torsion spring with 26 quarter turns and the top panel bent more because the 16 foot cross thin support also bent. I went to Home Depot to look for this angle bracket in 16 feet long but could not find one. BTW, the 8 feet zinc plated angle bracket by Everbilt cost $60 in Washington, DC - October 31, 2022. Since I see this video I am going to buy the $60 8 ft angle bracket. I will place this at the very top of the top panel where the crack is. I called some garage door sellers in the area and recommend to replace the entire garage for thousands of $$$$.

[@simplyausome]

This is a quick band aid solution. I think overtime it may get to a point where you have to replace the doors but I hope it worked for the time being

[@hwccheng]

The solution works well and thank you. The steel angles costed 70 bucks though from Home Depot. They must have saw your video and raised the price!

[@simplyausome]

Seriously?? Sheesh!!! For 8’ ones?

[@pablogutierrez1009]

@@simplyausome Yes

[@tx1iron]

Yes. Here now! $60 ea 8’

[@XMarksMyHeart661]

Omg! I needed this video, thank you! This will be perfect until I can replace my door!!:)

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@MrToesweat]

Thank you for this video!

[@komodo918]

Thank you Tim!

[@billmalec]

Thank you!!

[@rutahayisire5231]

Thanks for sharing your technic I fix my Sis garage too was mess kind sagg 3 times 🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@rna13]

We did this and it worked like a champ!!! Thank you!

[@simplyausome]

Thanks! Just glad it can help someone.

[@deweybutler4224]

Thank you!!! Help me out

[@davsmnam]

Worked perfectly!! Thanks for the video!!

[@edballard812]

i had a very similar damage to my garage door panel.I bought two steel angles after watching this video. I followed the instructions in this video and it took only about 20 minutes.

[@simplyausome]

Awesome! Glad it worked!

[@fishcamptv]

Thanks, I never knew sagging could cause this.

[@steveb1748]

Could not believe I found this video. Bought the angles from HD and installed it in 10 minutes. Problem solved for now. Thank you.

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@pellajoe]

Great fix! I would only suggest to buy angle iron that extends across the entire width of the door to evenly distribute the load

[@simplyausome]

Great suggestion!

[@charlie8248]

Worked great, however the steel angels were over $40 each at home depot .... Inflation

[@simplyausome]

Yeah, I made this video precovid. The cost of living has drastically changed.

[@auhunter4409]

First person I've ever seen that has my name nice Band-Aid fix going to blow your Springs

[@r1rider174]

Nice, thank you! We were reinforcing with wood pieces but this seems better.

[@simplyausome]

Awesome!

[@bluev3nom]

I did the same thing. I used small 2x4 pieces and it has lasted 15+ years AND now it has really started to bow. Ruh oh! time to do this

[@CTwindguy]

This was easy but now the slotted steel is $41 for each 8footer. Maybe could have gone with just one? It's up. It's functioning perfectly. No hinge replacement was needed. I'll stick with the 2 bars. Thx for this brilliance.

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@pablogutierrez1009]

Thank you really helpful, precise and concise.

[@simplyausome]

Thanks! Just glad it can help someone.

[@aly8848]

thanks. subscribed

[@caroltresenriter3070]

Worked like a charm! Thanks for sharing!

[@upsidedownrobloxians5918]

top panel at arm motor connection receives the most stress . for those who have bent 90 degree insert a 2X4 and hammer it to get 90 angle back . mine is buckled several times always my fault i will switch panel 3 with 4 as to panel will buckle just by looking at it.

[@Fisherofmen-]

Thanks much!

[@bluev3nom]

Great work Tim How are they holding up? Next time, buy a steel Brace/Aluminum fitting that goes across the entirety of the garage. I can tell when you opened it, it was putting a lot of max load on that area you braced. Eventually it will put some pressure on your springs and it may cause you to prematurely buy new springs earlier than you have too. Great explanation and detailed information. So many people on here don't give enough information on where to buy the supplies ect. Did you brace these steel angles over the hinges with the same screw? What type of tool did you use to screw these screws in?

[@winmanvball1]

Hi there, yes I braced the steel angles over the hinges with the same screw. Just used my rachet wrench to install.

[@richandlucky1570]

@@winmanvball1 What type of screws are they? I need to do this with mine tonight.

[@simplyausome]

@@richandlucky1570 I used the sheet metal screws that are used on the hinges. I loosened the screws, put the angle on top of the hinge, and screwed it back on.

[@heroknaderi]

Wow great job I enjoyed it

[@simplyausome]

Thanks! Just glad it can help someone.

[@haljor7]

You may need to adjust your rails. It still jumps when it lowers. Your pulleys may be worn too

[@aly8848]

My local home is selling those bracket for $65. unbelievable.

[@jdquest3343]

Bought a 1/2”x1/2”x8’ aluminum angle bar with 1/32 thickness at Lowe’s. Cut into two pieces and riveted between each crack. Working so far. Looks

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@bassinbillRC5300]

I basically did the same thing as you did by picking up the 8-ft aluminum angle bar at Ace hardware for $14.99 a piece. I marked the holes I need to drill out with the help of my wife and a center punch. Now my doors do not say whatsoever. It's important not to use self-drilling screws because over time they'll loosen due to vibration of the door open and closing so it is best using course machine screws and thread lock.

[@simplyausome]

@@bassinbillRC5300 great tip!

[@UstadMurtad]

I had the same problem with my garage. The fist two section of the garage cracked at the bottom. Now those steel angles cost $26 each at HD. What a rip off but still cheaper than calling a garage repairman.

[@simplyausome]

Thanks! Just glad it can help someone.

[@bassinbillRC5300]

Next time go to Ace hardware and you can get aluminum half inch by half inch angle sections for only $14.99 a piece. I Mark mine with the help of my wife and I felt tip marker. I drilled out one end. Took out the top bolt of the far right panel hinge. Attach my one end of the half inch aluminum angle piece. Then lined it up with the two other hinge bolt heads marked both holes to be drilled with a felt tipped marker. Remove the aluminum angle piece and using a center punch mark my two other holes and drill them out. I replaced all three hinge bolts attaching the aluminum l bracket with thread lock.

[@ernestosiqueiros1178]

They cost $45 now🤣

[@jonathanbsteele]

Thanks much. Worked like a charm.

[@simplyausome]

Happy to help!

[@Junkman2008]

Those bolts that you had to remove and install the new parts with.... does your bolts tighten all the way down and stop turning or do they continually turn? I thought my problem was that the bolts did not tighten down to a stopping point, but all my bolts are like that, even where the door dot NOT buckle.

[@simplyausome]

Some of mine tightened all the way and some did not. For the ones that did not, I bought a bigger bolt.

[@Junkman2008]

@@simplyausome Thanks for that info. I guess that's what I will do. I just spent an hour in Lowe's and Home Depot and couldn't find one brace for the door so I'm going to look elsewhere.

[@indianapolisindiana7856]

Why does the door start sagging in the first place? I've looked at mine several times, but can't figure it out.

[@michaelschwartz8922]

I did this and it worked well.

[@simplyausome]

Great that it worked out for you!

[@michaelschwartz8922]

@@simplyausome thanks Tim, it saved me from having to spend thousands on a new door 👍🏻

[@l337pwnage]

You should be able to get an actual 16' strut for around $20.

[@bbjazzmanjazzman7721]

Local dealers here are scalping for $50 each 16' strut. Track wheels @ $10 each $20 for a panel hinge.

[@l337pwnage]

@@bbjazzmanjazzman7721 That post was 5 months ago. Collapse happens fast, and it's gonna get worse. In another 5 months, garage doors will be the least of your worries.

[@mitchellguedon3113]

Same steel angles are now $60 for one at HD. WOW

[@kd_kane9845]

I have questions. My door is "buckling" and I'm not sure what to do about it.

[@winmanvball1]

I hope this video offered a solution?

[@frankq5473]

for inflation, the same steel bar costs 50 bucks now

[@jimmysandoval4049]

What are those angles called ? Im trying to find them on the home depot app

[@simplyausome]

I think they are Paulins 1 1/2” x 96” steel angles

[@simplyausome]

Try “Everbilt” if they don’t carry Paulins

[@tigerdoan4425]

Just fixed my garage door. I’m curious since it’s been 2 years, is yours still holding up ok?

[@simplyausome]

I have added a few more braces when I noticed more sagging on the bottom panels. The issue with uninsulated steel garage doors is that sometimes when installed, they don’t brace them properly.

[@jaylev85]

$13 dollars huh....well its Feb 2022, only 2 years later and each 8ft Slotted framing plate is now $34.

[@simplyausome]

Inflation has been stupid. $180 to fill up my truck today. No joke.

[@memphistiger4647]

I know.i bought 1 at Lowes and it was 31 buck for this flimsy pos angle iron.What a ripoff.

[@Dmccraw1998]

They’re $45 now lol I’m about to do the same thing to my garage door

[@oldfatandtired7762]

The door is 25 gauge steel it is not aluminum. Home Depot and Lowes ate not the answer to every question.

[@The225Golf]

I need steel angles that are 9 feet long. I can’t find them at Home Depot or Lowe’s. Any suggestions on where to get some 9 ft ones?

[@simplyausome]

That’s tough. Those would be my go to for steel angles. Have you thought about buying longer ones like 12’ -16’ and just using those?

[@The225Golf]

Those box box stores don’t sell any length over 8 feet. I’m calling around today to find some from garage door companies.

[@boashna]

go from left to middle support then go from right to middle support with a 96 inch over lap them and screw over lap to middle another word use two beam and overlap them and screw them on over lap area .

[@nbn33]

Was the door sagging while in the up position?

[@simplyausome]

nbn33 It was sagging. I believe that is why my panels were cracked. The steel angles provided a brace to keep the panels in place. This fix has been great! Garage door still holding up as good as before. Just wish I had caught the broken hinges and put on a brace before I damaged a panel.

[@jeter9665]

I just bought one piece of angle iron, 8 feet long at Home Depot and paid $44 for it. Thanks Joe Biden…🤬🤬🤬

[@derekoestreich7012]

We should be friends 😂

[@user-pf4lj1pe1b]

$60 in NJ Home Depot, 5/25/24. It's just not China Joe's & Co.'s insane Bidenomics. OPPORTUNISTS Homie Depot and Low Louie Lowe's saw a run on these 8' ft. angle irons by DIY'ers for garage door repairs, and jacked up the price to whatever the market will bear. HD's slogan of "Driving down costs everyday".....BS!

[@youpattube1]

you said the hinges were broken, but didn't bother to show them to us so we would know what a broken one looks like. thanks for nothing.

[@CTwindguy]

He shows a broken hinge. ??

[@bhavingandhi2270]

Thanks for a great idea. I bought 8 ft (11/2' x 96 in) at menards (SKU: 2289232) for 25$ and tried on my 2 car garage door. I am trying to keep the angle in the center of the door. Only 2 of the holes align with the hinge of the door unfortunately. I don't know if HD's would be any different. Any ideas ?

[@simplyausome]

Im not sure. You could always try and drill your own holes, but I was fortunate that everything lined up somewhat.