Tip To Quiet A Garage Door Opener

[DerbyDad03]

If you have a room above a garage and the opener can be heard through the floor, here's a tip that will make it a lot quieter:

Hang the opener on short (but strong) rubber straps instead of mounting it directly the ceiling. The rubber will absorb the vibration and lessen the noise transmitted through the joists.

I used a 3 ply material similiar to a tire (specifically a brake pad from a Soap Box Derby car!) and the reduction in noise was amazing.

Enjoy!

[buffalobill]

at replacement time try out the rubber drive belt garage door opener. [if applicable to your climate.] amazingly much quieter than my broken

10 year old failed cha> If you have a room above a garage and the opener can be heard through

[DerbyDad03]

buffalobill,

Please explain "if applicable to your climate". If your user name is related to your location/football team, our climates are very similiar.

buffalobill wrote:

[Joseph Meehan]

I bought a mud flap for a truck and cut it up. Worked great.

[Skyhawk]

also rubber or hockey puck at end of the pole.

Joseph Meehan wrote:

[N8N]

I'm thinking an exhaust hanger would be darn near perfect for this application?

nate

Joseph Meehan wrote:

[Joseph Meehan]

I used a couple of layers of that mud flap. :-)