Garage Doors can be tricky. When building a brand new home, many new home construction builders do not include a garage door opener in their standard features. Some people feel they can get one less expensively if they buy one themselves and then install it.  Yes, it will cost you less initially, but what if your door ends up like this one? This is one of my neighbors...

garage door falling down

What many builders don't tell you is that if you install the garage door opener yourself, and not have a professional install it, you could void your warranty, not just on the garage door, but the framing, and the structural warranty around that garage area.  When the door comes crashing down, you could put unnecessary force on the actual structure, and the builder doesn't want to pay to repair something that you messed up on. They only like to pay for their own mistakes.

Unless you know someone who will install the garage door opener cheaper than the builder AND provide you with a warranty, it actually costs less in the long run to pay a few extra bucks from the builder so your warranty is valid for the "just in case" something happens.

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8 Comments on Garage Doors - Installing the Opener Yourself Could Void Your Warranty

AUG
01
2011

I agree. I had to get a new garage door opener installed and I hired someone to do it. So much easier and less stressful.
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Nice looking Garage door, we see that all the time with these new light garage doors, too bad, expensive repair, probably more expensive than just doing it right and professional in the first place
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Yikes, that is not looking good. Great information for a home owner.
4:22pm • #3
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Whoa!  Talk about "askew!"  That's a great visual aid for the post, for sure.
6:39pm • #4
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Great post Donna!! That is something I didn't know! Thanks for sharing!!
8:22pm • #5
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Donna,  Good point, I did not know that,  I will pass that on, thanks
8:38pm • #6
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03
2011
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This post picture was really funny.... I giggled like a young school girl!
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2011
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Thank you for your comments. Even if you ask the sales person for a new home, they won't really have the answer, but it'll be in the manual.
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