The opener shouldn't be doing any heavy lifting. The spring(s) should offset the weight of the door so that it can be easily lifted by hand as well as stay in place when let go, so best case scenario, your existing spring(s) may need to be wound a little more to compensate, or worst case like mentioned, you may need new springs.
I'd focus on any air gaps between the garage door and opening, whether you get a new door or not. The door should be adjusted so that it's as flush as possible when closed. This new track system looks interesting in how it pushes the door against the opening:
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A similar option that's been around longer is Green Hinges, which have springs to push the rollers against the track to force the door towards the oprining:
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I saw a great system on the door of a wood kiln. It would be easy for a manufacturer to incorporate it into a garage door system if they cared at all. Similar in concept to the thermo tracks. As rollers come down, there is a ramp that pushes the door against the seals. Gravity works. In the kiln, there was a plateau at the bottom so the door hung on the wall. That part isn't needed for garage doors.
Today's project was folding stairs for attic access using folding ladder hinges. These will eventually be hidden behind a swing out bookcase. Treads are temp, there will be HW treads throughout and risers on the top part once all the other work is done.
A bit of a PITA as everything needs to be aligned so it does not bind or twist...
When I installed the storage loft in the garage I ran 4x4s down from the ledger so most weight was transferred down instead of on the wall. Those 4x4s are now in my way for sidemounts. Not insurmountable as a short section of chain, two sprockets and a bearing will fix my issue. Some sidemounts have an offset kit available. Afaik, chamberlain/lift master don't have an offset kit and you need to build your own. If I put a two post in where my wife parks, I'll need to figure it out. Until then, my normal gdo works fine.
Today's project was folding stairs for attic access using folding ladder hinges. These will eventually be hidden behind a swing out bookcase. Treads are temp, there will be HW treads throughout and risers on the top part once all the other work is done.
That's awesome. I need a ladder to access the pallet rack mezzanine in my garage, but it's such a pain to get heavy stuff up there (even using my 4-post lift that's next to it). There isn't much room for a hinged staircase, so one of these days I'd like to floor the attic above the garage and do a drop-down staircase like this. The dumbwaiter would be a great addition as well, but I'd use 4 lifting points instead of 2.
That's awesome. I need a ladder to access the pallet rack mezzanine in my garage, but it's such a pain to get heavy stuff up there (even using my 4-post lift that's next to it). There isn't much room for a hinged staircase, so one of these days I'd like to floor the attic above the garage and do a drop-down staircase like this. The dumbwaiter would be a great addition as well, but I'd use 4 lifting points instead of 2.
I did a ladder to each end of my storage loft. I put stuff up there I cam carry up the ladder or throw. The one that came with the house is chin high off the landing and that's where the somewhat heavier stuff goes (<100 lbs). Heavier than that (spare engine etc) is stuck on the garage floor.
I think of buildings as permanent structures but there are a few buildings I helped build that have been leveled to build something new. The Noxema offices on Park Lawn is one.
I wonder what will become of tract built, stapled together townhouses in a century. Land values increase as the structures deteriorate. Low end housing gets low end maintenance. The legal, practical and moral aspects could be debated forever if they have to be demolished.
I did a ladder to each end of my storage loft. I put stuff up there I cam carry up the ladder or throw. The one that came with the house is chin high off the landing and that's where the somewhat heavier stuff goes (<100 lbs). Heavier than that (spare engine etc) is stuck on the garage floor.
My industrial unit had a mezanine to which I added a swivel jib boom with a boat winch to hoist up seasonal equipment such as a fishing boat and gas snow blower.
I think of buildings as permanent structures but there are a few buildings I helped build that have been leveled to build something new. The Noxema offices on Park Lawn is one.
I wonder what will become of tract built, stapled together townhouses in a century. Land values increase as the structures deteriorate. Low end housing gets low end maintenance. The legal, practical and moral aspects could be debated forever if they have to be demolished.
There are a few condos in BC and AB headed down that route. In those cases, they were relatively new and built poorly. Owners get back cents on the dollar when they have mortgages of almost the entire original amount. Ouch. Seaside condos in Miami that collapsed sold for more as an empty lot than it would have cost to buy every condo in the building pre-collapse.
There are a few condos in BC and AB headed down that route. In those cases, they were relatively new and built poorly. Owners get back cents on the dollar when they have mortgages of almost the entire original amount. Ouch. Seaside condos in Miami that collapsed sold for more as an empty lot than it would have cost to buy every condo in the building pre-collapse.
One of the things I liked about Harris way back when was his new condo act.
There were a bunch of look good, bad build condos in BC that were making noises about government assistance in fixing up their water leaking abodes. Considering the number of condo owners these days, could a government consider buying votes by shelling out tax dollars get elected?
The provincial Liberals blew a billion on a power plant fiasco to get back in.
By having reserve fund studies the problem was supposedly eliminated. Supposedly.
The justice reviewing the case said " in such dire circumstances, any delay to fix the problems would be like "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic,"
A really good property manager I knew called me to check out his ramps and when I arrived I killed a few minutes reading the condo news letter "We the board of directors have ordered the property manager to roll back the maintenance fees to the previous levels. We are also improving service." BS
I got the keys and looked at the ramps but didn't touch a thing. I told the property manager that just from glancing at the areas I would have to red tag everything. You need a structural engineer. He laughed it off as their contract was soon ending and they wouldn't be back.
The property owners were mostly slumlords taking advantage of immigrants placed there and funded by the government during the Somali crisis. The rent was good as gold. The owners don't have to live in the dump. The residents don't have a say on the board of directors.
The board hires a new cheap management company. The managers spend six months documenting the deficiencies and say they need millions to fix the problems. The board stalls until the year long contract expires and rinse, repeat.
Today's project was folding stairs for attic access using folding ladder hinges. These will eventually be hidden behind a swing out bookcase. Treads are temp, there will be HW treads throughout and risers on the top part once all the other work is done.
Next time I'm throwing out the washing machine. Highly do not recommend. Calgary company ghosted me after shipping wrong parts. Needed to use two closer suppliers to get the missing parts. When done I had $170 in parts, machine was down for 20 days and cleaning the gross schmoo out of inaccessible parts of the machine was awful. Add in bearings that are a press on both od and id. Complete cluster.
The washer is now much quieter than it has been since we bought house six years ago. Drum has the same ~1/8" of movement at the front with the new bearings that it had with the old ones.
Spent the other day on the phone to insurance co's trying to get a bundled rate for house , condo and vehicles. Currently have that spread over 3 insurers now. What a clusterfak.
Nobody could match what I have now.
Was told by one broker that they would not insure the condo due to 60 amp screw in fuse panel. WTF!
If I update service is that just at the box? Any electricians have a ball park figure for that kind of change or is it very job specific?
Spent the other day on the phone to insurance co's trying to get a bundled rate for house , condo and vehicles. Currently have that spread over 3 insurers now. What a clusterfak.
Nobody could match what I have now.
Was told by one broker that they would not insure the condo due to 60 amp screw in fuse panel. WTF! If I update service is that just at the box? Any electricians have a ball park figure for that kind of change or is it very job specific?
Is it possible to estimate (ballparkish) the cost of the swap w/o seeing it? Tough ask I know but I'm just curious. If it was more than ,say $1000 I can't see any point in waking the sleeping dog.
Is it possible to estimate (ballparkish) the cost of the swap w/o seeing it? Tough ask I know but I'm just curious. If it was more than ,say $1000 I can't see any point in waking the sleeping dog.
I spent $1700 on going from 100->200A at the panel about 4 years ago.
Spent around $1000 prior to that going from screw type fuses to breaker panel 3 years prior to that at our townhouse.
Some jurisdictions also charge you for disconnecting and reconnecting the main power to the panel from the sreeet. IIRC Toronto is $800 and Mississauga is $0.
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