Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked.
Garage door not closing fully on one side.
Garage doors sometimes seem to have a mind of their own often deciding when and how far they want to open or close.
Is your garage door not closing.
Something blocking the door.
Garage floor may have cracked or shifted 2.
Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.
Garage door opener malfunction or door has shifted.
Sometimes the fix can be as simple as replacing the batteries in the opener and.
Garage door seal may be damaged 4.
These 7 reasons are to blame one or more of these reasons is likely responsible for your garage door closing partially but not all the way.
If one side of the door is not in line with the other the door won t run smoothly in its tracks and when closed one side of the door won t close completely leaving an open gap.
Push the door back to adjust the door and get the center aligned again.
First you need to see what has caused this to happen.
Or it could just be that the hardware has become loose over time.
Maybe the spring is just holding that side from closing all the way.
If the door is all the way up there is more tension in the cable on the side with the problem.
If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible.
By pushing the door back into position you should have made the vertical track straighten.
Check that it is straight.
If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.
If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors.
If you ve had your door for a while or are in and out of it a lot it can easily end up out of alignment.
Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.
There is one on each side of the door.
The door runs are housed in a garage door track one on each side of the garage door.
Maybe someone bumped into it recently.
They both have lights and both lights should be on.
Side mounted extension springs are installed above the horizontal roller tracks on both sides of the door.
Garage door sensors may not be aligned correctly 3.
The reasons your garage door has a gap in it could be.
If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.