Things to Do Before Calling Garage Door Repair Services

When there’s something wrong with your garage door, your first instinct is to call the professional repair guys in Palm Harbor. No one wants to deal with garage doors, it’s just too much of a hassle. And leaving the garage door broken can pose a danger to the household.

However, before you dial the garage door repair service provider, there are things that you can do to check if you really need professional help. There are minor problems that you can fix yourself like cleaning and lubricating some parts. So before calling, try and identify the problem first and see if you can do something about it. If you can’t, then call the pros.

What are these things that you can check on your own? But before you get started, make sure that the garage door opener is unplugged. Otherwise, you might experience an electric shock once you do some checking and repairing. Also, wear safety gear like gloves and glasses before repairing the garage doors.

• Check the metal tracks if it has bumps or dents. This is a very common cause of broken garage doors, yet, a simple problem that you can deal with. Find a wood block and use a hammer to strike the damaged part. This should straighten the bump.

• Another common problem is the misalignment of the tracks. This is a problem you don’t need professional garage door repair services for. What you can do is loosen the screws and bolts and then gently tap the tracks into place. Using a level is helpful to check the proper alignment of the tracks. Once the tracks are in place, tighten the bolts and screws.

• The tracks should be clean and dry and cleaning them can be done alone. When the tracks are dirty, this can cause the garage doors to stick and not open properly. In this case, you need to clean the dirt and remove the old lubricant and let the tracks dry properly. After which, you can apply a new lubricant again. Regular cleaning will help in the condition and performance of your garage door opener.

• Lubricating the metal tracks is one thing; you have to lubricate the rollers too. You can use a silicon spray or lubricant spray to lubricate the tracks and roller. Lubricating doesn’t require the help of professional garage door repair services.

• Check the bolts and screws if they are tightly screwed as this can affect the opening and closing of your door.

If your garage door problem still doesn’t improve after all these, call the professional garage door repair services already. The problem might not lie on the tracks, bolts and screws anymore and only the pros can fix it now.

Trinity Garage Door Services, Inc (Palm Harbor)

1334 Tampa Rd. Suite #170, Palm Harbor, FL 34683

727-388-7898

http://www.trinitygaragedoorservice.com/