Garage Door Spring Maintenance

It’s essential for garage door spring maintenance to be done once a year. This ensures the door is being checked and maintained. The weather is changing, flowers are blooming and cleaning is in the air. Spring is the perfect first project of the season. You may even be looking to replace your garage door? Springtime is the best season to even replace or upgrade your garage door. Here’s why it’s an ideal time to replace garage doors, what to look for and why it’s necessary.

Garage Door Spring Maintenance

Entrance Security

While doing your garage door spring maintenance, it is a good time to check your homes security. When homeowners are securing their homes, the key entrances are the back door, the front door, the indoor garage door and the garage door itself. The garage door is an important area of access in and out of the home. Garage doors should be replaced for entrance security. The garage door needs to be functioning properly at all times. Otherwise, this can only make it easier for criminals to have access to your home.

Garage Door Openers

Another key point, is to always make sure your garage door opener is up to par. The garage door opener is the motorized device that opens and closes your garage door. The opener is controlled by the switch on the wall next to the entry door or your hand held remote. Your garage door opener is part of a functioning garage door. Nevertheless, if you’re needing a new garage door, a new opener is a great addition that can be installed all at the same time.

Garage Door Springs Wear Down By Springtime

There’s a lot of moving parts on a garage door that allows it to move up and down and also run smoothly. Due to the rough winters we face here in Michigan, the garage door springs can wear down by springtime. Springs are one of the most common garage door issues a customer faces from a malfunctioning garage door. Furthermore, temperature has a huge effect on the wearing down of springs. Spring is the best time to check for imbalance or make repairs if needed. Did you already hear the boom? This is an indicator you may have a broken spring. It’s best to keep the garage door closed and call Sterling Door LLC to come out and fix the broken spring.

Safety Hazards

If you are experiencing a malfunctioning garage door, this could be a huge safety hazard. In this case, if the garage door fails it could crash on a vehicle, human or pet. In addition to the door, the garage door springs, opener or window glass can also break and fail. Garage door injuries are very serious and it’s best to avoid them no matter the cost. Inclement weather and temperature changes are working against the garage door and moving parts. So it’s best to do an inspection and garage door tune up when it’s spring to avoid any safety hazards.

In sum, checking on your garage doors in the spring is an important task to check off on that to-do list. When completing your Spring inspection, if you feel a repair or service is needed, give us a call. Thus meaning, a full service tune-up, repair or an estimate. Additionally, Sterling Door LLC offers many different varieties, styles and colors for new garage doors. We would love to give your Garage Door in the spring a brand new makeover. Sterling Door LLC is here for you. Feel free to reach us at 586-412-5600 or info@sterlinggaragedoor.com.

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