Top Preventive Garage Door Maintenance Tips

Your garage door is the largest, heaviest moving part in your home and is used multiple times a day. To keep your garage door operating safely and smoothly, it is very important that you perform regular maintenance and preventive care. The easiest preventive step you can take to make sure your garage door is maintained properly is to observe it yourself. Look at and listen to your garage door to identify if anything looks unusual. Beyond that, contact a garage door maintenance company, like Edwards Garage Doors, who services, Mahwah NJ, Glen Rock NJ, and Saddle River NJ to perform regular garage door maintenance.

Following are some garage door maintenance checks that a professional garage door maintenance company should provide:

Tightening Up Hardware

The average garage door opens and closes numerous times every day throughout the year. That is a lot of movement and strain on the hardware. A garage door company should tighten the hardware, rollers and bolts to ensure that the garage door is working to it’s best ability and that the garage door lasts for years.

Test The Garage Door Balance

If your garage door is not balanced properly, it will have to work harder and will wear out faster. A garage door maintenance company will need to make sure the garage door is balanced right.

Inspect and Replace The Rollers

Garage door rollers, should be inspected twice a year and replaced every seven years. Cracked or worn rollers should be replaced as soon as the damaged is noticed.

Lubricate The Parts Of The Garage Door

Consistently greasing the parts on your garage door will help extend the life of your garage door.

Check The Cables

Homeowners should never try to fix or adjust the high-tension cables on a garage door on their own. These cables can cause serious damage if they break or become dislodged. Hire a professional garage door maintenance company to check for broken strands or damage to the cables. They can carefully inspect the cables and replace them safely.

If you are a homeowner in Mahwah NJ, Glen Rock NJ, or Saddle River, NJ looking to get fast, effective and affordable garage maintenance for your garage door, then contact Edwards Garage Doors of Wyckoff, New Jersey at 201.607.4004 or check out our website, www.EdwardsGarageDoorsNJ.com