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Talking About Garage Door Maintenance and Repairs

Hello, my name is Steve Thronwell. I would like to use my site to talk about garage door maintenance and repair services. Although garage door assemblies look relatively simple, messing with the wrong components could lead to catastrophic part failure or worse. I want to talk about the tools and techniques professionals used to provide garage door maintenance and repair services. I will also talk about replacement options to consider once the garage door reaches the end of its service limits. I hope you will visit my site on a regular basis to learn more about your garage door parts and structure. Thanks for stopping by.

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3 Garage Door Maintenance Tips

1 June 2016
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When it comes to making sure that your garage door enjoys a long, healthy life, it is imperative that you keep up with maintaining your garage door. Throughout the course of this brief article, you will learn about a few common garage door maintenance tips.

Clean Your Garage Door

Making sure that your garage door is clean is a simple way to make sure that your garage door is well maintained, and is also easy to do and won't consume much of your time. The easiest way to clean the door is to take a five gallon bucket of warm water and dump just a bit of detergent into it. Take an old cleaning rag or piece of cloth and have it soak up the water and detergent solution, then scrub away at the exterior of the door. After having vigorously scrubbing the exterior, use a garden hose to get rid of the excess grime and rinse off the garage door. After finishing up the exterior, you can easily clean the interior by wiping down the interior of the door with a dry cloth and hitting any hard to reach areas with a broom.

Make Sure That Your Garage Door Is Safe

There are a number of ways that you can ensure that your garage door is safe. The first thing that you should do when it comes to making sure your garage door is working properly is to ensure that it opens properly. When you open your door, make sure that it doesn't feel loose or that it is opening too quickly. Give your garage door springs a once-over too. They should not be rusted, nor should they be too taut. Your garage door springs are normally located above the door itself or directly above the rollers of your garage door.

Lubricate Your Garage Doors

If your garage door is dry or not lubricated correctly, it is not going to open steadily. A garage door that is not adequately lubricated may also suffer from numerous mechanical failings and not open correctly, or may feel a bit stilted. Among the parts of your garage door that should be lubricated, make sure that you hit your hinges, springs, and bearings with a non-silicone based lubricant. The manual that came with your garage door should inform you how to properly lubricate the parts of your garage door.

This brief guide should have served to inform you how to properly maintain your garage door so you won't have to worry about repairing it in the near future. Contact a garage door repair service if you need further help.