As a homeowner, you know that routine maintenance comes with owning a house. Performing regular maintenance is an investment in your home that will keep your home in good shape and lessen the chances that you’ll have a major repair or home emergency that you need to deal with in the future.
Garage doors, and garage door openers, should be maintained just like any other part of your home to keep them working properly and make sure they are safe.
We can tune up your existing garage door too. Our teams are also available for routine maintenance to keep your garage doors in great working order. If it’s time for a garage door upgrade, we can help you find the best garage door to fit your home’s style and suit your needs.
Call one of our friendly customer service team members today to talk about garage door options, get answers to your questions about your garage door, or schedule an appointment for a free estimate for garage installation or repair.
If you notice that your garage door is opening slower than usual, or if you start hearing odd noises when you operate the garage door, then you should immediately schedule a professional service call. One of our highly trained technicians will be able to inspect your garage door to identify the source of the problem and fix it.
Don’t wait until the door stops working totally before calling for garage door repairs. Sometimes the quick replacement of a part can prevent a big repair bill or a full door replacement later on. Sometimes the signs of a problem with your garage door are so subtle you almost miss them.
It’s always best to have routine maintenance done by a professional, but if you are concerned the door is unsafe, you can do a couple of simple tests to determine if the door is safe to use or if you need to get a technician out to fix it right away.
To check the safety of the garage door balance, all you need to do is turn the garage door opener off and disconnect it so that the door will open manually. Lift the door up about halfway. Let go of the door.
This is the feature that ensures that the door won’t close on anything that is below the door. To test the safety of this operation, just open the garage door using the opener. Place a block of wood directly underneath the door on the ground. Close the garage door.
To see if the door photocell is working properly first, you need to locate the two “eyes” or photo sensors that are located on the base of the garage door. If they are in proper alignment, they should light up. If they don’t light up, you may need to adjust them.
You should call our 24-hour emergency garage door repair service if your garage door is stuck, making too much noise, or has come out of the tracks.
You must not try to fix your garage door yourself, as it is too dangerous. Whenever you see anything wrong with your garage door, especially regarding its parts, you must call a garage door repair service.
Other than blockages, your garage door might be stuck halfway if the door has misaligned tracks.
Steel doors are made in several ways. The simplest, least expensive includes a single sheet or panel of steel that forms the door. These doors also tend to be flimsier than their more solid counterparts. The other types of steel doors are made with a front and back panel for greater rigidity. An option with these doors is the availability of insulation that can be installed between the two door skins.
The steel used to make garage doors comes in several thicknesses referred to as “gauge thickness” and ranges from 20 to 28 gauge. The smaller the number, the thicker the steel which means a 24 gauge door has thicker skins than a door with 28 gauge steel.
When you shop for garage doors you might see reference to the quantity of “layers” with regard to a door’s construction. For example, a 4-layer door might consist of a composite overlay on top of a steel front panel. The back is made up of another steel panel and in between is an insulated core.
Similarly, a door with a steel front, polystyrene insulation and no back panel would have 2-layer construction.
The garage door part that is the root cause of most problems is the garage door spring. They caused the garage door to not open, among a lot of other issues.
The most common torsion springs have an expected life of about 10,000 “cycles”. A cycle is one opening and one closing of the garage door. The steel spring experiences tremendous force each time the door opens or closes. Gradually, the steel fatigues with each flex, and eventually cracks and breaks, usually releasing its stored energy in an instant with a loud noise or bang. In garage door repairs, most accidents occur during the replacement of the springs. While many door companies quote a flat fee for spring replacement, we prefer to quote a range and charge our customers for the actual cost of the spring that is on their own door. (Springs can vary in price by more than $30/spring.) Also, if one spring breaks and they were installed at the same time, it is likely that the other will not be far behind since they both have the same wear and tear. For this reason, we suggest changing both springs at once (we always replace both if they are extension type) to save you the expense of a second service trip.
Yes, we can. We install a wide range of brands designed to fit your home. Call and find out more about the garage door we can install for you.
The best way to determine whether to repair or replace a garage door is to call a local professionally trained garage door dealer. Depending on the problem, a garage door may just need servicing (like an oil change for your car), a few new parts, a new section or a door replacement. Many times, the issue is not the garage door, but the garage door opener that needs replacement or service.
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