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!
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 throughbuffalobill,
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:
I bought a mud flap for a truck and cut it up. Worked great.
also rubber or hockey puck at end of the pole.
Joseph Meehan wrote:
I'm thinking an exhaust hanger would be darn near perfect for this application?
nate
Joseph Meehan wrote:
I used a couple of layers of that mud flap. :-)
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