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B-flat 09-07-2019 11:31 AM

Garage Screen Track Repair
 
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 09-07-2019 08:02 PM

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

Madelaine Amee 09-08-2019 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by B-flat (Post 1679259)
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 09-08-2019 07:12 AM

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 09-08-2019 08:12 AM

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 09-08-2019 08:24 AM

That's what I was thinking also.
Vice grips with the wide jaw:
https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-3855-8...a-433927908896
Harbor Freight probably sells a cheaper version.

villagetinker 09-08-2019 10:21 AM

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

Fredster 09-08-2019 02:18 PM

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.


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