I couldn't believe it. Here I was, in a hurry to leave, and I'd bent the lower-left panel of the garage door and popped off a wheel. I raised the door and inspected the damage. It didn't look too bad, so I tried to lower it so I could secure the garage and leave. I couldn't get it to lower. Finally, I walked across to the neighbor's and Terri knew just what to do: deactivate the motor and lower it manually. She and her daughter Madison walked back with me, pulled the cord, and the three of us tried to lower the door. CRASH!!! The upper-right panel came loose and the upper two wheels fell to the ground. Not good. So now it was just hanging there, looking really pathetic. No way to close this baby now.
I called Jeremy, he said he'd come out and we could go together. I'd just have to bring in the valuables, lock the entrance to my house, and hope nobody raided my Christmas decorations, paint, and memorabilia.
I got in my car to move it and suddenly heard the garage door moving again. NO! The remote was in my pocket and the button was pressed when I sat down. CRASH!!!!!! The door folded up onto itself, looking way more pathetic than before.
I called the HOA's garage repair contact and left a message. They called me back first thing Tuesday morning and had a guy out to my house by 11am to give me an estimate. $725 for a brand new door!!! Yikes!! Good thing I have insurance, right Kristin??? Farmer's Insurance had an adjuster out to my house by 3pm. He agreed to the estimate and cut me a check. So easy!! Such great customer service!!! (If anyone's looking for a great insurance agent, I know of one...)Central Garage had a guy at my place first thing today (Wednesday) to replace the door, only 38 hours after the incident. Great, huh? Well, it was great...but the wrong color.
Poor guy. He wasted an hour, installing a white door. Oops! So he was back to the shop and back with the right-colored door in only 35 minutes! Another two hours later, he was done!! Yippee!!
Here it is - back to the way it was. Phew!!
