A Mini Guide to Garage Door Maintenance and Repairs
Garage doors are a crucial but often overlooked aspect of a house. For a few core reasons, which will be outlined below, keeping them maintained should be a top priority. This guide also outlines how you can benefit from professional help when looking to have them maintained or repaired and how you can take better care of your garage doors in the future.
Why is Garage Door Maintenance Important?
Over time, your garage doors will see some wear and tear. Maybe it’s because of that time you impatiently threw your tools into the garage, or when your children bashed it when they were playing, or when the locking mechanism got jammed and now no longer works. Regardless, it’s crucial that you have your garage door maintained for three crucial reasons:
- It saves money in the long run: Having your garage door maintained and repaired will cost considerably less than having to install a whole new alternative because you left it too late.
- It prevents theft: Burglars are much more likely to target a house with a damaged garage door and they’re more likely to be successful in their attempts because they will have lost some integrity.
- It ruins your aesthetic: Having a damaged garage door will detract from the time you spent making your front patio or front door perfect, as it will be difficult to miss their poor aesthetic.
How You Can Benefit From Professional Help
Some professional garage door companies, like Cornwall Garage Door Centre, offer maintenance and repair services as well as installation. Whether you bought your garage door with us or not, if you come to us with a problem then we will endeavour to find a solution.
Rather than trying to repair your garage door yourself and potentially making a bad situation worse, our services are a great cost-effective alternative. Often, repair methods are fairly inexpensive as they usually require replacements of cheap components like cables, springs, handles, and roller spindles.
Plus, having your garage doors maintained by experienced and recognised professionals will be much more beneficial from an insurance and guaranteeing perspective.
How To Take Better Care of Your Garage Door in the Future
One of the main ways you can take better care of your garage door to avoid any potential future maintenance issues is to keep it weatherproof. To do this, you’ll want to hose down the outside of the door and use a sponge and a bucket of warm soapy water to remove any dirt. Once this has dried, apply two or three thin, even coats of weatherproof paint and this will keep them healthier and better looking well into the future.
Here at the Cornwall Garage Door Centre, we can supply you with a huge range of garage doors, whether you’re after a roller, side, sectional, up and over or remote-controlled version. We can also provide you with insulated options for a more eco-friendly garage door solution.
If you have any questions about our garage door repair and maintenance services, then don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by calling 01872 275997 today!
