3 Ways to Extend The Life of Your Garage Door

We all know the frustration that comes with making unplanned repairs to the house. From the lights, the toilet, the fridge, and of course, your garage door, home repairs are not only time consuming, but they eat away at your budget too.

Learning how to take care of the pad can help you avoid some costly repairs, and today, the crew at Lodi is gonna shed light on the 3 ways to extend the life of your garage door (and it’s components). If you find yourself ever needing repairs or maintenance done, give us a shout at (602)-269-0888. We’d he happy to serve you!

Tip #1: Read the Manuals on Your Products

One of the best ways to extend the life of your garage door is by reading the manuals from the products you buy for it. We’ve all bought a set of furniture and thought to ourselves, “Surely I’ll have this done in an hour or so” only to spend the next week poking and prodding at the furniture set.

However, if you read the instructions, it maybe would have only taken a few hours. The documentation provided by these companies was made to make using and maintaining their products convenient.

Tip #2: Lubricate the Moving Parts on Your Door

On that note, another important method to extending the life of your garage door is lubrication. Your garage door depends on moving components to keep opening and closing smoothly. These components depends on lubrication to do their jobs properly. Lubricating your components allows for them to work without unnecessary resistance and can extend how long the parts operate until the next service.

Tip #3: Call a Professional If Something Isn’t Right

Lastly, if something isn’t right with your door, call a professional. There have been many cases where someone tries to DIY their door and they end up severely injuring themselves, or just making the issue worse. If you don’t know what you’re doing or don’t have the necessary tools, we’d be happy to help. Give us a call.