Garage door maintenance & repair

You see it every morning when you leave for work and then again when you arrive in the evening. You tell yourself “It’s no big deal. It makes a lot of noise, but it can wait a little longer. After all, when I press the button on the remote, it still opens and closes.”

None of us wants to be handed a $250 garage door repair bill just for having a broken spring and some worn rollers changed. However, you can avoid this type of unpleasant surprise by following these wise tips.

Quite a few reasons may cause your garage door not to operate smoothly or even straight out stop working. To help you recognize your situation and make the decision to repair or replace part of or the whole door, here is a clear guide.

If you have a double garage door, let’s say a door 16 feet wide, you probably noticed that there is at least one U-shaped steel bar attached using hinges to the inside of the door. You are sure they must be there for a reason and had to have been manufactured that way.

Who knew that a little thing like a spring would be so important to your garage door, but if you have ever heard one break then you know this to be true! The noise alone is enough to send even the toughest among us running the other way. Once the dust settles, you might be tempted to go out there and replace that little spring on your own. Your thinking is that something so small surely can’t be that dangerous. You might want to think again before you go about adding this to your weekend list of chores.