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Garage Door Issues: Has Age And Time Affected Your Garage Door Springs?

18 June 2019

Gertrude Collins

If your garage door doesn't work well, even after you lubricate it, it could have something wrong with the springs. Garage door springs can be hazardous and unsafe if they suddenly or unexpectedly give way. If age and time have compromised your garage door springs, take caution. Here are the potential hazards your old garage door springs present and how you can take care of these issues the right way.

What to Consider About Your Garage Door Springs?

Although you may rely on your garage door opener to operate your garage door, it's the springs that do all the heavy lifting. Garage door springs either sit along the top of the garage door or alongside it. The unique placements allow the springs to lift and lower the door unhindered. However, time, age, weather, and a number of other factors can weaken or damage the springs. The damage can affect the garage door's safety, quality, and performance.

Garage door springs can present a number of problems once they go bad. The springs might have the following problems:

• prevent or limit your garage door from raising or lowering correctly
• make strange noises that frighten or discourage you
• damage the entire door and the components that hold it in place

Garage door springs aren't something you wish to work on yourself. The tightly coiled metal springs can break unexpectedly. If your springs sit above the door, they can be even more hazardous to work on. The flinging springs can inflict extensive pain and injury on your face and head.

You can take care of your ailing garage door springs properly by allowing a garage door technician to work on them for you.

How Should You Address Your Ailing Garage Door Springs?

A garage door contractor understands the importance of maintaining reliable garage door springs. To ensure that your garage and family remain safe, a contractor can do the following things when they inspect your garage door springs:

• look for rusty or corroded metal
• test the springs for looseness 
• check for lost or compromised hardware

A contractor may also check the door's position to see if it appears lopsided, warped, dented, or out of place. When garage door springs loosen up, garage doors can become misaligned. The misalignment can keep your door from raising to the proper level when you try to open it. The door can also crash down if it lacks the right support. You don't want to be in the vicinity of the door when this occurs.

If a garage door repair technician notices the situations above, they can perform the following procedures:

• replace the damaged springs with stronger and more capable springs, including any upgrades you might qualify for during the repairs
• repair and realign the garage door and new springs to make the door safer to operate
• replace missing hardware and lubricate any components that keep the door in place 

If necessary, a contractor can repair your garage door opener gears and other components. An opener can wear out prematurely if it undergoes too much heavy stress and force. The opener may also experience electrical problems from its efforts, which can be during emergency situations. You may need to use your garage as an exit during a major storm or another hazardous situation.

Finally, a contractor can check the door and springs to see if they meet the federal safety guidelines established for homeowners. If your garage door parts don't meet the guidelines, a technician can work on them until they do. 

You can learn more about garage door spring problems and how to properly correct them by calling or emailing a contractor or service provider like Eudy Door Co. today.

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