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How to Keep Your Residential Garage Door in Tip-Top Condition | Garage and Roller Door Services

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Read on to find out how!


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Avoid costly garage door repairs by maintaining a regular maintenance schedule


Your residential garage door is one of the more costly things to replace in your house if something goes wrong. However, many people just ignore the maintenance side of things until the door fails - not really best practice!

Here at Garage and Roller Door Services we thought we would share some handy tips on how to keep your domestic garage door in peak condition to avoid costly repairs in the future.

We're nice like that!


Setting the Scene

Imagine getting the keys to your new house. You're excited, and as a homeowner, you know you need to maintain it to keep it looking nice. So, you mow your lawns, take out your bins, pull out the weeds, clean the house, get rid of the cobwebs, and do all the things that need to be done to keep your humble abode looking 'the goods'.


And then you realize that maybe some other things around the house need to be maintained on a longer-term basis, like every 12 months. So, you make a list and keep adding to it.

Now you need to make sure that you clean out your cupboards, unblock your drains, clean out the gutters, oil some squeaky door hinges, or maybe even get a skip to clear out some rubbish.

It's at this point we want you to add one extra thing to your list of things to do.

Can you guess what it is?

That's right—it's to get your garage door serviced!



Why get your garage door serviced regularly?


Much like a car, a garage door needs to be serviced regularly to ensure that little issues remain little issues and not turn into big, fat, huge, horribly expensive big ones!


Think about it.

Many people use their garage door as their main point of entry to the house, so, if it is to fail - this is somewhat... annoying.


Another handy use for a residential garage door is to keep your car safe too.

So, if you don't look after it, and your garage door was to fail, then your car would be stuck.

Which is... inconvenient.


Now, lets go worst case scenarios.

If it was to fail and come off the tracks, there is potential damage to said housed car - which is... very very inconvenient!

And annoying.

And costly.

And you know what?


All of the above situations are also very, very avoidable.

Want to know how?

That's right -its get your garage door serviced regularly!


The why behind it all.


By maintaining and servicing your residential garage door regularly, you can:

  • Catch a cable before it breaks.

  • Adjust the tension on the door.

  • Replace any worn-out hinges.

  • Check if a spring is starting to wear out.

  • Lubricate the tracks.

  • Ensure all plugs and posts are in their expected positions.

  • Verify that the motor is functioning correctly.

    and all the other things that can go wrong that are not currently on this list.



So what can you do?


A visual inspection is always a good idea. Check your garage door regularly and just take note if anything looks a little off.

Book your door in to be regularly serviced, we recommend approximately every 12 months.


But most importantly of all, please don't do it yourself!


residential sectional panel door that has come off the tracks
Example of a DIY garage door repair that didn't go according to plan

Don't DIY

Don't DIY, garage doors are heavy and intricate, and dangerous when they fall, call an expert to do this for you. According to Merlin's safety report, one in 10 Australians have been injured by an automated garage door


In summary.
  • Regular garage door maintenance is super important!

  • Make sure you add servicing your garage door regularly to your list of maintenance jobs.

  • DIY is not a good idea!

Stay safe and let a professional garage door specialist take care of the heavy lifting for you.


So hopefully now we have convinced you to use a garage door specialist. If you are based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, or within our other service areas, feel free to contact Garage and Roller Door Services and we can get your door sorted for you!

Otherwise, feel free to head over to our blog on what to look for when engaging a garage door specialist and thanks for reading our blog post!




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