I bought a new home and there has been an ongoing problem?

Question

with the new garage door that I added $1000 to for an upgrade. Upon walk through, the bottom panels were dented and the construction person said that this has been replaced with new panels on the garage door. The construction person advised me that the bottom panels were changed and that double door garage panels dent and undent during the day because of expansion and contraction. It sounds ridiculous to me and I told him I will not close on the house until this is corrected. Did anyone ever hear of this? The house is in NJ.

Answer 1

Don't close on the house this is bull...Dents are not ripples or waves from heat.. I would have this verified before I closed I know that..I am a 37 year experienced painter..and have been on construction sites all my life..and even painted many of garage doors that were metal..I have never seen the heat"cause a dent"..

Answer 2

I have done litterally thousands of garage doors and if you have what is called a pan door, which means a door that is uninsulated or insulated with the foam just laid in from the back then it is possible for the door to ripple from the heat of direct sunlight especially if it is a dark colored door. On the other hand if you have a sandwich door which means a door that has an inside and outside steel skin sandwiched and LAMINATED to a foam core then rippling should never happen. Try to call a reputable overhead door company and see if they will come out and look at it for you, I am in Minnesota or I would do it myself. good luck.

Answer 3

Call the manufacturer and then when you find out they do not bend, call the builder.  The builder will back down and do the job right.

Dave