Garage Door Maintenance & Repair

In no time, winter will be at your door and now is when you need to make sure that your garage is ready.

There’s nothing better than getting home after a long day. Long gone are the summer nights where the sun set late and the world felt full of energy and life. Now it’s dark and cold even before the evening commute has finished, and getting home is more important than ever. But then, you push the garage door opener and…

From storms to accidents to major transformers blowing, we’ve all experienced a serious power outage at some point in our lives. Whether it was late in the evening when everyone was trying to get ready for bed or even if you came home from work to a dark house, the instant irritation, concern, and curiosity as to when power will return are all too familiar. Regardless of how it happened or why, the consequences could be many, ranging from simple inconvenience to a serious disaster for the unlucky few.

We aren't talking about a week at the beach in April with all of your college buddies. Nope, we're talking about the spring system in your garage. When it breaks, you'll hear it!

Let’s make this simple. The answer to the question posed in the title of this post is a resounding yes. Like most other systems in your home, your garage door and opener need regular maintenance. Otherwise, it will suffer from premature wear and tear, and eventually break down. It may even become a safety hazard for you and your family. All those issues can be avoided with some basic maintenance that’s easy to do.

You look at the garage door on your property and frown. Though it works fine, it is looking a bit aged, worn or shabby. And whether it is made of wood or metal, you wonder if you should put in the time and effort to repaint it, or just replace it with a newer model? That’s a good question and we offer the following points to help.

What do you think is the #1 reason that garage door specialists are called out to service garage doors? If you said it was something to do with the physical door, you’d be off the mark. It is, usually the automatic reverse mechanism, more exactly the misalignment of the photo eyes.

Do you have an old garage door opener? Don’t you think that it is about time that you changed it? If you are still on the fence and not quite sure that you need to change the old electric garage door opener, the following reasons five are great sure to change your mind, so you can be sure your garage door is safe. In addition, you will learn how new technologies can help to make your life easier.

At first glance, just about any company can make themselves appear serious and competent. It’s not always easy to tell if you’ve hired the pros, or if you stumbled on the one rotten apple that spoils the whole barrel. And one bad experience with a garage door business could leave you wary of the real professionals who are out to help you stay safe and provide you with quality work.

No one likes the idea of suddenly having a big garage door repair bill, especially when they discover that they could have avoided the problem altogether if they had only taken the time to take better care of their door. If you want to avoid problems with your next garage door, make sure that you follow these following tips.