This will make sure that the door does not spring open when you are working on it.
How to fix wooden garage door panels.
Once this is done open up your garage door and remove the springs.
Wooden garage doors are beautiful when they re well maintained but they re also susceptible to the changing weather conditions that can wreak havoc on the smooth wood panels.
Once this is done close the garage door holding it all the way down.
Also disconnect the center arm if the door has an opener.
Undo the tension springs from the turnbuckles holding them in place.
Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable.
Before doing any garage door panel repair you will want to make sure that any automatic garage door openers are unplugged.
One damaged panel on your garage door doesn t mean you need to replace the entire door.
There s a lot of tension in the springs so be careful.