What garage door services should you schedule in the summer? Whether your door is brand-new or decades-old, professional care can reduce wear and tear-related issues. Take a look at summer-time maintenance tasks that can increase overall safety and extend the life of your door.
1. Visual Inspection
With the warm weather, you won’t need to rush in out of your garage to avoid the winter chill. This makes it possible to inspect the interior parts of the mechanism regularly.…
While your garage door is a fairly simple system, there are signs that your system needs to be repaired before it breaks down completely. The opener might be straining, causing your door to open very slowly. The tracks need to be perfectly even, or you can have issues opening and closing your door. Even a pebble in one of your tracks can stop your door from opening all the way. When you need your tension springs adjusted, the door won’t stay all the way open.…
Your garage can be a weak link in your home’s security. When a burglar tries to come through a window, it can make a lot of noise, the neighbors may see them, and they will end up in the middle of a room not knowing what they have just walked into. When a burglar tries to enter through a door, it can take them a while to get past the door, and they won’t know if they are walking into the wrong end of a shotgun when they go over that threshold.…
