Are you ready for the cold weather? Winterize your garage door today!

Are you ready for the cold weather? Winterize your garage door today!

Winter is almost here, and you need to consider how safe your garage door is and if it will leave you locked out on a freezing, cold day. It is recommended that at least twice a year, a routine preventative maintenance is done on your garage door and garage door opener. This will help assure you are ready for the elements that Winter may bring. Nothing is more of a hassle than having your garage door stuck in the open or close position in the freezing cold weather!  The good news is with a few preventative maintenance tips you will keep your garage door operating all Winter long. Below are a few helpful tips to help get ensure your garage door is working as it should and can beat the colder weather.

1. Check the weather stripping on the garage door. This is the vinyl stripping around the top and sides of your garage door. Make sure that it is not dried out, cracking, chipped, or missing any parts. If so, contact a garage door professional to have it replaced at a low cost to you. This helps to seal the door when closed against any wind that may enter on the edges of the garage door.
2. Inspect your garage door rollers for any signs of damage. They should roll freely in the tracks and should not stick for any reason. If they look to be getting stuck or dragging on the track, they may need to be changed out. Grease in the tracks will thicken with colder weather and may cause the door to stick when the rollers are going up and down the tracks. This is also a fairly low cost repair that can be done by a professional garage door technician.
3. As I stated above, hardened grease can cause the door to stick. This will also put a strain on your garage door opener, causing it to work much harder to lift that garage door. You can help this by wiping down any old grease or debris in the tracks. Doing this will save you strain on the garage door motor and having to replace it down the line.
4. Make sure the cables are tight on each pulley. If you find that they are not, contact a garage door company for immediate service. This can be very dangerous and should not be done by you. The cables are tensioned by the springs and one wrong move could cause the spring to snap and hurt anyone around! Broken garage door springs occur more often in the Winter or colder weather. Continuing to operate your garage door on a broken spring will wear out the opener motor very quickly and will require the opener to be replaced, as well. Because the spring is the most vital part of your garage door system, it should be repaired or replaced by a professional only. Once again, this is very dangerous to do.
5. Just do a quick overall inspection on the garage door and garage door opener. If anything looks damaged, missing, or just suspicious call a professional garage door company to help you out.

Once you have completed your severe weather check, you can sit back and relax and enjoy a Winter of trouble free garage door operation. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding your garage door maintenance or other issues that may arise. Our direct number is 214-612-8375 or visit us online at garagedoorsrepairinstallations.com
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