Garage Door Balance and Alignment: Why It Matters

A garage door should feel almost weightless by hand and travel straight within its tracks with no sway. When it doesn’t, the problem is usually balance or alignment. These details sound minor until a cable snaps, a panel buckles, or the opener gives out months before its time. I have watched brand-new openers burn up from unbalanced doors, and I have seen inexpensive tune-ups add years to a doo