Garage Door Maintenance Tips
Homeowners should give attention to maintenance of their garage door Brick at least a couple of times a year. This is because a garage door gets a lot more use than most people realize. On average, a garage door is opened and closed about 10-20 times per day and over the course of a year this amounts to a lot of action, wear and tear! Here are a few garage door maintenance tips that will keep your garage door working in tip-top shape: Lubricate pulleys on extension-spring openers and bearings on torsion-spring openers. Periodically, give roller tracks, hinges and latches a squirt with WD-40 or a citrus-based solvent. Wipe parts clean and apply a light oil, such as a 3-in-1 lubricant, to the same parts. If you have a chain or screw drive garage door operator, apply the same lubricant at maximum strength. Check your garage door weather stripping, especially along the sides of the door(s) and if necessary, ...