With the upcoming winter and holiday seasons and average highs between 48- and 37-degrees Fahrenheit now is the time to consider garage door opener repair or replacement. Addressing problems early on will prevent you from being faced with having to exit your vehicle’s warm confines to enter your home when it is a chilly 37°F. The average...
Category: Garage Door Springs
It’s Time for Fall Garage Door Maintenance
In Boise, the air is already crisp, and the trees are slowly turning into stunning shades of yellow and red. These signs can only mean one thing – that fall has arrived – and that pumpkin everything can be found almost anywhere. With every changing season comes the opportunity to perform routine maintenance on your...
4 Signs of a Broken Garage Door Spring
As a homeowner, it is essential to maintain various systems, especially your garage door. Testing the door’s safety features each month and lubricating specific parts every six months is crucial in ensuring the door operates safely and reliably. Equally important is replacing parts as they wear out. One of the most common components and, subsequently, must...
Garage Door Opener Repair & When to Replace
You press a button, and instead of opening, the door either doesn’t open or begins to, then quickly returns to the closed position. These may be signs that it’s time to contact a professional for garage door opener repair. Before calling, however, you can run through a few steps to troubleshoot the opener – particularly if...
Why Do Garage Door Springs Break?
Broken garage door springs are a common issue, and as such, we frequently get questions about why they fail. Typically rated for 10,000 cycles, the average life expectancy for torsion springs ranges between three and fourteen years, depending on your daily garage door usage. Reaching these cycles is the number one reason for failure. Additional...
When Garage Door Springs Break
While most people would say it’s the garage door opener, the springs on your garage door do most of the heavy lifting, which helps prevent overexerting the motor. Often installed two to a door, garage door springs are manufactured with limited longevity, expressed in cycles. They are one of the most common parts to break....