Garage Door Maintenance & Why It’s So Important
At Portsmouth Garage Door Repair in Portsmouth, VA highly recommends garage door maintenance. Maintenance is the best way to ensure that your garage door remains in good working condition for as long as possible. The reason that you may currently be experiencing problems with your garage door could be because you didn’t have any routine maintenance performed on it. Allow a qualified professional garage door technician to assist with the maintenance of your garage door and it will not only keep your garage door working like it should but it will protect you from harm. A faulty garage door could fall down unexpectedly and without notice. This can be harmful to anyone or anything in its path. If you’re pulling in or out of your garage door springs or cables should happen to break, it could damage your vehicle and cause you bodily harm. Do you really want to take such unnecessary chances when all it takes is being proactive to ensure that nothing like this ever happens to you or your loved ones? You don’t ever have to worry about this if you are having regular routine garage door maintenance. The possibility of your experiencing this type of problem is increased when you never have maintenance performed. Our technicians have personally witnessed the effect of neglecting your garage door and it isn’t pretty. If you’re currently experiencing any type of problems with your garage door, it may be time to give our technicians a call at Portsmouth Garage Door Repair to schedule your garage door routine maintenance. Let us keep you safe from harm.
If you’re not sure whether or not a garage door service offers maintenance, simply ask. Most offer it and will even suggest it to you once they have installed your garage door. By taking full advantage of a garage door maintenance program, you are sure to be able to maintain peace-of-mind in knowing that you and your loved ones will be safe from harm. Since the garage door is used so frequently, it is only natural for you to require some type of maintenance performed to it. This is the responsibility of a garage door technician. They have the necessary training and experience needed to effectively and safely make any repairs or replacements to your garage door. Safety should always be of paramount concern when dealing with your garage door, as it is very heavy and has many moving parts. It would be easy for amateurs to harm themselves attempting to make repairs to their garage door. Because a qualified garage door technician has received the necessary training, they are able to avoid many of the dangers that an amateur might encounter. When you rely on a qualified garage door technician to handle your garage door maintenance here are the ways in which you are able to benefit:
- No interruption in your day
- You will have a long-lasting garage door
- Operates more efficiently
- No immediate emergencies
- Consistent functionality
We strongly encourage that you have your garage door serviced at least once a year, however, if there are several members of your household that use the garage, it’s recommended to have it serviced more often. It’s completely up to you just how often you have your garage door serviced. At any point, if your garage door becomes problematic and you think that it needs servicing, don’t hesitate to have the problem evaluated. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Don’t try to investigate the problem on your own, as you may not have the expertise. Leave this in the hands of someone who has the necessary training and qualifications. Your garage door maintenance should be one of your main priorities.
DIY Versus Professional Service
We are not much different from most people. We also like to save a buck or two whenever we can. This is why some people might believe that they can simply attend to their garage door maintenance on their own. However, since your garage door is a mechanical piece of equipment, it is definitely in your best interest to allow a qualified professional to handle the job for you. An expert will know where the moving parts of your garage door are located. These enable them to maneuver around them to avoid injury. Unfortunately, some homeowners have experienced tragic results due to their insistence on fixing the problem themselves. Some have harmed themselves and still had to call on a professional. Why not start by contacting a qualified professional from the start and avoid the possibility of harming yourself.
A list of standard garage door maintenance services that most garage door services offer:
- The springs, safety features, and transmitter will all be evaluated
- Your garage door chain hoists, rollers, bearings, and release mechanism will be lubricated
- Door hinges, couplings, track brackets, and back hangs are tightened
- Align springs, inspect chains, tracks, and rollers
Maintenance is about making sure that you are not left without the use of your garage. It means maintaining it so that it always functions when you need it to. With the amount of parts to your garage door it could be impossible for someone with the necessary training or experience needed to effectively handle the maintenance needed. One false move while performing the job could cost someone their life. It isn’t worth taking such unnecessary chances. This is why we highly recommend the services of our qualified garage door technicians.
Make sure you keep a record of the type of maintenance performed on your garage door. The garage door service will do this but it is also a good idea for you to have a record in case they are unable to locate the records. If you start to experience the same issues over and over again, the only option that you may have available to you is to have the garage door replaced. However, replacing your garage door can usually be avoided with routine maintenance.