Garage door springs are what lift your door, they offset the weight of your door and act as a counter balance. Your garage door should be easy to lift, and balance all the way up and down. If your garage door is heavy it will put strain on your opener, making it work harder and decreasing its lifespan.
Have our professional trained garage door technician out today to give you a full safety inspection and report on the health of your entire garage door system.
Garage door openers take the blame when it comes to your door not going up and down as expected but there is usually an underlying issue as to why your garage door opener is not opening or closing your door properly.
Garage door openers can last a long time as long as they are lifting a well balanced door. We can fix or replace your opener depending on a few things. Give us a call today and have one of trained certified technicians out for a free quote!
Remotes, Keypads, wall buttons and safety eyse can be frustrating when they don't work the way they are supposed to. Sometimes it's an easy fix sometimes it's time to replace. We carry universal remote and keypads that work with most garage door openers. If your garage door opener is not working right give us a call we’ll get your fixed up in no time.
Sometimes the best long term solution is getting a whole new garage door and new opener. Garage doors see an average lifespan of 15-25 years depending on how nice they have been treated. There are a lot of different choices when it comes to new doors, and when we do new doors we replace everything. We give free door quotes year around.
The last thing you want is a broken garage door cable. They connect to your drums above your door, and they secure to the bottom part of your door to your bottom brackets, or lift brackets. This is how your garage door goes up and down, having rusting or frayed cables is a recipe for disaster. Broken cables can lead to costly repairs. Get your cables checked out today!
Rollers are such an underrated part of your garage door. They are the wheels of your door, just like the wheels of your car having good ones can be a very good investment. They smooth the door and make it ultra quiet. Get your noisy door looked at today and upgrade to our premium nylon rollers.
Accidents happen, we’ve seen it all. When it comes to just replacing a panel or 2 on your garage door it can be done but it has to be somewhat of a new door and the panels are available. If you have any questions give us a call today!
Torsion springs are the muscle of your door but it does not do it all on its own. They work hand and hand with other components in your torsion system. Torsion tube, cables, bearings, and drums make up your torsion system and all working in unison are very important for optimal garage door performance. If 1 part is failing it can put your whole system in jeopardy.
One of the most important parts of your garage door is your spring pad. There is a lot of tension where the springs connect and having a solid spring pad is crucial. A failed spring pad can cause very big problems.
Hinges are what connect your garage door panels together. They pivot and allow your panels go thru the radius smooth and still keep their shape. Cracked hinges need to be replaced immediately. Struts are braces for the entire panel, everydoor should have a strut or brace on the top panel, the more struts the stronger the door. An ORB is an operational reinforcement bracket. This part should be on every door instead of the small fixture most companies install. Stronger and prevents top panel damage.
Keeping the weather out is a big deal when the winter hits here in Milwaukee. Your garage door should have weather seal on the top sides and bottom. Keeps the bugs and critters and cold out.
You have 2 sets of tracks, vertical and horizontal. The tracks are just like railroad tracks, in the down position the door sits in the vertical tracks and when the door opens it goes up and into the horizontal tracks. When tracks get damaged or have big time rust your door will not work and they need to be replaced.
Your garage door is the biggest moving part of your home, it can be a 200-300 lb moving wall. It needs some love just like your car, HVAC system, and your self. A garage door tuneup can prevent big repair and prolong the doors life and quiet and smooth everything out.