Garage Door Maintenance

Imagine that: an average garage door operation in each household daily is ten to twenty times. As a consequence, garage door maintenance and adjustment is an essential service because it will keep the garage door in excellent condition for a long time. After all, the absence of regular maintenance may cause various problems that may jam the door and you certainly don’t want to find yourself locked in or out of your garage at a crucial moment.

The professional technicians of our Garage Door Maintenance Shoreline Company will periodically check the mechanical and electrical parts of your garage door for possible signs of damages. Actually, the garage door springs, the metal brackets and the rollers should be examined at least once a month.

The regular lubrication of the moving parts will keep them running smoothly without making any unnecessary loud noises. Our people will also examine the tracks to detect if they are broken or bent. Sometimes, tracks may become skewed from each other and bolts may need to loosen up. The tracks must also be oiled and checked to ensure that they are parallel to the door opening; otherwise, small adjustments are necessary to keep them aligned for proper functioning.

The technicians will also examine the cables because they tend to break or get off drum. The maintenance process focuses on the parts that are mainly responsible for the lifting of the door and its actual opening and closing. Garage door springs must be checked frequently because they carry the heavy load of the garage door. The experts will make sure that they are adequately fastened to the door or the garage door frame. If the garage door springs are damaged, then the technicians will replace both of them for better results in the operation of the door. Detecting the good condition of the springs is not that hard, if you consider that damaged springs will not lift the door or will lift it with extra effort.

Ensures that there is no rust or decay

Professionals will also check the condition of your weather strip and they will replace the bottom rubber that will keep your garage nice and warm during the heavy days of winter. They will also examine the base of the door to ensure that there is no rust or decay, since this is a major problem with metallic garage doors.

Garage door maintenance and adjustments should be performed by professional experts since many garage door parts, such as the springs, are too heavy and complicated parts that cannot and should not be handled by amateurs because they might cause serious injuries. Yet, homeowners may engage in various simple tasks, such as the lubrication of certain parts, and they must always inspect their door for probable damages.

The technicians of our company have the experience and the expertise to successfully maintain your garage door, so that it will work perfectly for a long time. Your garage door’s excellent condition depends on your will to keep busy on some weekends and call us whenever you have an emergency and on our quality work that will eliminate to zero the chance of sudden accidents and keep your garage door stable and steady.

If you need any maintenance tips from our expert team or require our maintenance and adjustment services, please call us immediately.