Garage Door Tune-Up & Maintenance in Worcester, MA
Most garage door breakdowns give warning signs first. A yearly tune-up catches worn springs, frayed cables and failing rollers before they leave you stuck, and keeps your door quiet and safe.
What's included in a garage door tune-up
- Inspect torsion or extension springs for wear, rust and gaps
- Check spring balance and adjust tension so the door stays put halfway up
- Inspect lift cables, drums and bottom brackets for fraying and corrosion
- Check rollers, hinges and bearings, and tighten all hardware
- Inspect and align tracks
- Lubricate springs, hinges, rollers and bearings with a garage-door lubricant that holds up in the cold
- Inspect the bottom seal and weatherstripping
- Test the opener's force and travel limits, safety sensors and auto-reverse
When to schedule it
Once a year is right for most homes. Fall is ideal in Worcester County, before cold weather makes springs brittle and freezes bottom seals to the floor. Busy doors, like a family that uses the garage as the front door or a commercial bay, benefit from a check every six months.
What not to do yourself
Lubricating and wiping the sensors is fine. Adjusting spring tension, loosening cable brackets or removing the bottom rollers is not. Those parts are under high tension and cause serious injuries every year. If a tune-up turns up a worn part, we'll show you and quote the spring, cable or roller replacement before doing anything.