Garage door Maintenance tips and tricks

•  Hire a professional garage door maintenance expert

The number one tip when it comes to maintenance of the garage door is hiring a professional garage door company. Although for some regular maintenance procedures you can do yourself, others require experts help to ensure proper procedures are applied. Consider that involving an expert is an opportunity for you to learn more as the expert will explain to you about the basic maintenance procedures to prevent the same problems from recurring.

•   Lubrication of the moving parts

The garage door is probably the most used in many households. Thus, it is pivotal that the homeowners apply lubrication on the moving parts, at least twice in a year. The rollers and other moving parts should be lubricated as often as needed. Keeping the garage door moving parts lubricated helps to avoid noise issues while keeping the garage door moving smoothly and efficiently. Ensure that old worn-out rollers are replaced. Contact a professional garage door repair technicians for supplies on new rollers appropriate for your garage door.

•  Ensure inspection of garage door tension spring and the belt

The  tension spring and garage door belt are important components when it comes to functionality of the garage door. You should never leave the tension spring and the garage door belt to be repaired by unqualified personnel. This can result into serious injuries or damage on property, if unprofessional work is done.

•     Ensure garage door hardware is tightened

The typical overhead garage door moves up and down hundreds of times in a year. The motion and vibrations while using the garage door, are likely to result into loosened hardware, requiring regular tightening up. Talk to an expert for regular checks to be conducted throughout the year to ensure fastened parts. Note that if the loosened parts are not tightened, it is a safety concern and can cost you lives or even lead to costly property damage. Check out the brackets that hold the garage door tracks to the wall and the ceiling.

•         Testing of garage door balance

If the garage door is not balanced appropriately, this results into strain when opening or closing or the garage door. The garage door should be well balanced by the garage door springs requiring only little effort to open or close. Therefore, if you realize that the garage door requires more pounds to open or close, this could be an issue to do with garage door balance. Talk to us for professional assistance when garage door balance is out of proportion.

Are you concerned about the operational status of your garage door? At garage door repair Wilkes, we provide professional garage door servicing. This also includes educating our customers on appropriate garage door maintenance. Contact us for an opportunity to learn more on garage door maintenance.