Manually lift the door by hand.
Garage door halfway opening.
If the door opens without a hitch the fault lies with the automatic opener but if you can only open the door halfway the problem is the door itself.
In cold weather your door will open smoothly if it has a high amount of grease.
Close the door completely.
A garage door that only opens halfway becomes a nuisance for many reasons.
Even with regular maintenance garage doors can sometimes stick refusing to open or close.
In cold temperature the space between molecules reduces making the metal shrinks.
This requires a simple turn with.
Proper maintenance is essential for the door to function properly.
Another reason that your garage door won t open all the way in cold weather is probably that the metal has contracted.
Metal pieces contracts and shrink.