Garage Screen Track Repair

[B-flat]

We are relatively new owners of a villa in TV. Somewhere along the line the previous owner damaged/bent the track that the screens ride on. Due to the bending of the track 2 sections of the screens will not slide beyond a certain point. This creates an issue because we would like to have both our car and golf cart in the garage. Any recommendations for a company that can repair the tracks or maybe even install a replacement?

[NoMoSno]

Before replacing it, you might try using a block of wood and a hammer, give it a couple wacks....

[Madelaine Amee]

We are relatively new owners of a villa in TV. Somewhere along the line the previous owner damaged/bent the track that the screens ride on. Due to the bending of the track 2 sections of the screens will not slide beyond a certain point. This creates an issue because we would like to have both our car and golf cart in the garage. Any recommendations for a company that can repair the tracks or maybe even install a replacement?

Call Greg Goolsby, Screens and Garages, Garage and Screen Door Repair 352-347-9198.

He (they) are local people, probably the nicest guys who ever came to the house, and their prices are excellent. They answer a cell phone and will get to your home that same day.

My girlfriend came back from a summer up north to find her garage door damaged. It was a Sunday. They came out, fixed it and charged her an additional small fee for Sunday.

[B-flat]

NoMoSno, I’ll give that a try and if that doesn’t work Madelaine Amee I’ll give Greg a call, thank you both.

[villagetinker]

If you can send a picture, I have a set of wide (about 2 inch) pliers that i used in a previous life to bend and shape metal, this might be a simple fix.

[NoMoSno]

That's what I was thinking also.
Vice grips with the wide jaw:
https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-3855-8-Inch-Sheet-Metal/dp/B000NQ1618/ref=asc_df_B000NQ1618/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309869401414&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11382873521281367315&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012327&hvtargid=pla-433927908896&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=63364097444&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=309869401414&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11382873521281367315&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012327&hvtargid=pla-433927908896
Harbor Freight probably sells a cheaper version.

[villagetinker]

Yes, mine are very similar, tracks are usually aluminum, and should be easy to reshape.

[Fredster]

My tracks also were bent, and I used the block of wood and a hammer and it did the trick.
The inside dimension of the tracks are usually 3/4”, so a piece of 1” wood fits inside them very nicely.