Your garage door is considered the largest moving part of your home. It is used several times a day, at any given hour, and any season.

2. GARAGE DOOR REPAIRS
Garage Door Services Melbourne
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR
GARAGE DOORS

3. Your garage door is considered the largest moving
part of your home. It is used several times a day,
at any given hour, and any season. Therefore, it’s
very important to take preventive maintenance
measures, to ensure that it will last a long time.

4. Best preventive maintenance care tips you can
follow:

5. Looking and listening
•Observing your garage door in action every time
you use it.
•Make sure that it is moving smoothly and not
jerking in places.
• Observe if it operates silently or if it makes grinding
noises.
• Ensure that both sides of the garage door – springs,
pulleys, and cables – are symmetrical.

6. Tightening up the hardware
•The average garage door moves up and down
several times a day.
• It generates a lot of movement and vibration which
can cause the hardware to become loose.

7. Weather seals installation
•Test the balance of the garage door
•If your garage door is unbalanced, the opener will
have to work harder to open it, which will reduce
the life of your garage door opener.
• The spring may be improperly balanced, if this is
the case. It’s best to leave the adjustment of the
springs with garage door repair professionals

8. Inspecting and replacing the rollers
•Rollers need to be inspected twice a year and be
replaced every seven years or so. If your rollers are
worn out or are have chipped, it needs replacement
right away.

9. Resetting the garage door opener
•Replacing the weather-stripping
•If your rubber weather seal strip on the bottom of
your door is already brittle or cracked, it’s best to
replace it as soon as possible.
*NOTE: Unless you have this kind of garage door
spare parts available, you can purchase it from a
garage door company or an online store like
www.gateandgaragedoorspareparts.com.au.

10. Lubricating the moving parts
•Your garage door parts needs to be lubricated
regularly for seamless operation through the years.
•Lithium grease is best use for the opener’s chain or
screw, and a spray lubricant for the overhead
springs.

11. Checking the cables
•Keep in mind to never tinker with the high tension
cables that lift your door for it has enough force to
kill you.
•You can check for broken strands and damages near
the bottom of the roller bracket.

12. Need assistance for your garage door
repairs?
Call us anytime
1300 244 366
Or visit our website:
http://garagedoorrepair.com.au/