Everyone has heard it at some point—at a friend’s house, while visiting family, or maybe even at your own home: a nerve-wracking creaking sound as the garage’s overhead door trundles, shaking and shuddering, up above your head. Sometimes, the creaking and shaking can be so bad that you feel genuinely worried that the whole contraption might fall on you right there on the spot. No matter if this door belongs to you or someone else, it doesn’t have to be this way. By getting regular overhead door maintenance, you will be able to avoid the unpleasant sounds and even more unpleasant visions of falling machinery, putting yourself, your family, and any friends that may cross through your garage at ease.
Overhead door maintenance, however, is not just for when you’re facing down a worst case scenario like that. In fact, maintenance is best when it is regular and when it is fixing problems that don’t seem so big or so dire in the moment. A slightly stretched-out spring may not seem like a big deal when we replace it during our yearly maintenance, but if left alone, that spring would stretch out more and more, until it is unable to lift or close your door at all. Similarly, a straining motor might just sound annoying now, but your whole door can stop working if it one day decides to give out entirely.
By getting regular overhead door maintenance, you can avoid inconvenient machine failures and costly repairs in the long run.