# \#garagedoor **URL:** https://community.smartthings.com/tag/garagedoor/166.md [Latest](https://community.smartthings.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.smartthings.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.smartthings.com/tags.md) --- ## [Best garage door opener to purchase for use with smartthings?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/best-garage-door-opener-to-purchase-for-use-with-smartthings/108373)
**Author:** [@Chiluk](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Chiluk)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/best-garage-door-opener-to-purchase-for-use-with-smartthings/108373 "2021-03-13T17:58:06Z")
I need to replace my garage door opener as it’s currently screw drive, and quite loud and wakes up my wife in the bedroom above the garage. So my question is what belt drive garage door opener is the best if I want to u… --- ## [Cheap DIY garage door setup](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-diy-garage-door-setup/157461)
**Author:** [@Hofrya](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Hofrya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-diy-garage-door-setup/157461 "2019-10-22T20:32:41Z")
First post alert! Lol go easy on me. Decided that all the over the counter “smart” garage door opener systems cost too much so I made my own for cheap. I’ll list what I did below along with links to everything. This set… --- ## [Best Way to use a Door Sensor on a GARAGE DOOR](https://community.smartthings.com/t/best-way-to-use-a-door-sensor-on-a-garage-door/134240)
**Author:** [@Drew650](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Drew650)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/best-way-to-use-a-door-sensor-on-a-garage-door/134240 "2019-03-20T19:19:29Z")
I needed a new way to mount my contact sensor on my garage door, because my old method just wasn’t very reliable. Then I remembered a post on here I saw at least a year ago about using a hinge with it. So, I tried it and… --- ## [Alternative to the Linear Garage Door Opener](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alternative-to-the-linear-garage-door-opener/135231)
**Author:** [@Jnick](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Jnick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alternative-to-the-linear-garage-door-opener/135231 "2018-09-18T19:52:34Z")
I bought the Iris branded version of this controller and every few months the issue I have is that they stop responding. For example, right now, one garage is stuck on ‘Opening’. This state will not change unless I unplu… --- ## [How to make sure tiles show the proper state for garage door control](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-to-make-sure-tiles-show-the-proper-state-for-garage-door-control/49105)
**Author:** [@eradicatore](https://community.smartthings.com/u/eradicatore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-to-make-sure-tiles-show-the-proper-state-for-garage-door-control/49105 "2016-06-04T22:48:36Z")
Hi, I'm working on a simple device handler to work with the Arduino ThingShield and things are going very well for the most part. But I'm now at the point where I need to initialize the three door state variables to … --- ## [Is there a way to lockout other tiles while one is in "nextState" situation?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-lockout-other-tiles-while-one-is-in-nextstate-situation/49555)
**Author:** [@eradicatore](https://community.smartthings.com/u/eradicatore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-lockout-other-tiles-while-one-is-in-nextstate-situation/49555 "2016-06-04T18:33:57Z")
Hi, I've created a garage door controller out of the thingShield and I'm using "nextState" to show opening or closing while I wait for the door to actually open. The only issue is that since the arduino can't queue up… --- ## [Combining physical devices into one virtual device](https://community.smartthings.com/t/combining-physical-devices-into-one-virtual-device/47803)
**Author:** [@markstickley](https://community.smartthings.com/u/markstickley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/combining-physical-devices-into-one-virtual-device/47803 "2016-05-13T17:15:41Z")
Hi all, Due to a woeful lack of availability of UK garage door controllers I have hacked together a combination of a SmartThings motion sensor in Garage Door mode to check the status and a relay switch to control the m… --- ## [Garage Door Attribute(s)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/garage-door-attribute-s/39139)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://community.smartthings.com/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/garage-door-attribute-s/39139 "2016-02-14T13:15:06Z")
@Jim Clarification please, what is the correct "attribute" for the garage door device type? According to the documentation it is "door" but according to the sample device type it's "contact" I know for a Door Contr…