Watch and listen
Once a month, stand inside and watch the door run. Jerking, scraping or a door that favors one side means something needs attention.
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Garage Door Maintenance
& Tune-UpsA quieter, safer door and fewer surprise breakdowns
Your garage door opens and closes more than a thousand times a year. A yearly tune-up catches worn parts before they fail, keeps the door quiet and balanced, and extends the life of your springs and opener.
Lubrication & hardware
Balance & spring check
Safety testing
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Preventive Care for the Biggest Moving Part of Your Home
Most garage door breakdowns give warning signs for months: a squeal, a jerk at the start of travel, a door that drifts down when the opener is released. A tune-up is how we catch those signs early. The technician inspects every moving part, tightens what has worked loose, lubricates what should be lubricated, adjusts the balance and runs the opener’s safety tests. Small problems get fixed on the spot; anything larger gets a clear explanation and a price before we touch it.
Regular maintenance is especially worthwhile for insulated and wood doors, high-use doors, and any door with a belt or chain opener you would rather not replace early.
What a tune-up includes
- Inspection of springs, cables, drums and bearings
- Roller, hinge and track inspection and lubrication
- Hardware tightening on panels, track and brackets
- Door balance check and spring tension adjustment
- Opener travel and force limit adjustment
- Photo-eye and auto-reverse safety tests
- Weather seal and bottom rubber check
- Noise diagnosis and correction
Schedule a tune-up
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Ask about pairing a tune-up with any repair or opener visit.
Request serviceSimple Things You Can Do Between VisitsA few minutes a season helps your door last. Leave the springs and cables to us.
Test the safety reverse
Lay a 2×4 flat under the door and close it. The door should reverse when it touches the board. If it does not, stop using the opener and call.
Keep tracks clean
Wipe debris out of the vertical tracks. Do not grease the tracks; lubricant belongs on rollers, hinges and springs.
Never touch the springs
Springs and cables are under extreme tension. Adjusting them is a job for a trained technician with the right tools.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How often should a garage door be serviced?+
Once a year is right for most homes. Doors that cycle many times a day, wood doors and doors near salt air benefit from twice-yearly service.
What lubricant should I use on my garage door?+
A garage-door-specific silicone or lithium spray on rollers, hinges, bearings and springs. Avoid heavy grease and products that attract dirt, and keep lubricant off the tracks.
Can a tune-up fix a noisy door?+
Usually. Most noise comes from dry hardware, worn rollers or loose bolts, all of which are addressed in a tune-up. If the noise is a failing opener or spring, we will tell you.
Will maintenance really make my springs last longer?+
A balanced, lubricated door puts less strain on springs and the opener. Maintenance cannot stop a spring from reaching the end of its rated cycles, but it keeps the whole system from wearing out early.
