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Introduction
If you're a homeowner, you probably spend a good amount of time worrying about the condition of your home. You can't help it; it's only natural! Your home is likely the place where you spend the majority of your time, and it's also likely to be one of the biggest financial investments in your life. You want to protect it! One easy way to do that is by paying attention to exterior parts of your house, especially things like the garage door and garage door opener. In this post, we'll talk about why this matters—and how you can keep up with maintenance.
As a general rule, garage doors don’t require a lot of maintenance. You get them periodically serviced and oiled, and as long as you’re doing that, your garage door should last for decades (with the occasional minor repair). However, there are situations where you need to call for a professional to do some more in-depth work.
As a general rule, garage doors don’t require a lot of maintenance. You get them periodically serviced and oiled, and as long as you’re doing that, your garage door should last for decades (with the occasional minor repair). However, there are situations where you need to call for a professional to do some more in-depth work.
As such, it's crucial that homeowners schedule regular maintenance appointments with their local garage door company. That's because your home is one of the largest investments you'll ever make and keeping it well-maintained will keep its value high over time.
One of the most important things is to change out the torsion springs every eight years at the very minimum. These springs gradually lose their springiness over time and will become more brittle and prone to snapping. Replacing them will increase safety by a lot while also saving money on energy bills and preventing additional repairs down the road.
One of the most important things is to change out the torsion springs every eight years at the very minimum. These springs gradually lose their springiness over time and will become more brittle and prone to snapping. Replacing them will increase safety by a lot while also saving money on energy bills and preventing additional repairs down the road.
The torsion system in your garage door is responsible for lifting and lowering it, so it’s under a lot of stress, especially if you have an older model with older components (like I do). That makes it more likely that something might break or snap off unexpectedly, which could result in injury or damage to your property if not repaired quickly.
Another important thing is to always make sure your garage door opener is working properly at all times. If there’s something wrong with it, this could be an inconvenience as well as a safety issue. Make sure it’s lubricated and any parts that look worn are replaced immediately in order to avoid problems later on.
Garage doors are not the same as regular doors. A garage door opener is complicated and requires maintenance, so you need to make sure it’s running properly at all times. If there’s something wrong with it, this could be an inconvenience as well as a safety issue. Make sure it’s lubricated and any parts that look worn are replaced immediately in order to avoid problems later on.
Garage door openers can be dangerous if they malfunction or break down while someone is using them. It may be possible for the motor or other moving parts to malfunction and cause injury—or even death—to those nearby when they break down unexpectedly while operating normally because of faulty wiring or design flaws (such as door springs).
Garage door openers are also expensive to repair; sometimes even replacing only one part will cost several hundred dollars depending on how much damage has been done since most parts come separate from each other rather than being sold together in pairs like many other household items might be sold by stores such as Home Depot where prices tend towards being low compared with those found elsewhere online if ordering directly from manufacturers such as Stanley Hardware Company which sells items such as garage door springs separately instead of selling them together in pairs like most retail outlets do today amongst their customers who use them regularly around daily life activities here at home too!
Of course, even with proper maintenance, you might run into problems with your garage door from time to time. Check out this video for more information on how to get started with taking care of a broken garage door: https://youtu.be/e1GibhECl9c
There are many reasons why a garage door might break. Some of these include:
A faulty hinge
A broken spring
Bent rollers or tracks