
Picture this: you’re coming home from work or picking up the kids at school. You’re pulling into the driveway but have to stop when you find out the garage door won’t open up. Or you’re trying to get to bed and the door decides it won’t bring itself down, leaving your garage vulnerable to the elements. Garage door components can break down any time of the year, making emergency garage door repair situations incredibly inconvenient. Here are four things to keep in mind when you’ve got an emergency garage door situation on your hands and the emergency services in Edmonton that can get you back on your feet.
Step 1 – Don’t Panic
Take a deep breath! This is the most important step. This likely won’t be the time to try any last-minute emergency garage door repair fixes. Garage doors are the largest moving object in your home, weighing close to 400 lbs and their components can be incredibly dangerous for someone to move. One Canadian report showed between 1990 and 2005, almost 60% of garage door related injuries involved cut or crushed fingers and hands, with the remainder being garage doors slammed on a person. It’s easy for a DIY job to go wrong plus any repairs that are handled incorrectly the first time will only be tougher to correct later on.
Step 2 – Try to Assess The Problem
Figure out exactly what the problem is if possible. Common garage door repair problems that can turn deadly fast include broken springs, broken tension springs, a stripped gear set, a photocell misalignment, dead batteries for a door opener or an off-track door. Spring failures are a common emergency; with 10,000 cycles on their lifetime, you’re usually set for 7-10 years with a working spring. If the spring breaks, the door cannot be opened and you may not be able to get to your car.
If you know you have a broken spring, the best option is to car parked outside of the garage and avoid using the door until a professional can repair it. Note how your garage door opens and closes and pay attention to how it moves and the sounds it makes – these are great notes that can help out an emergency service team later on.
Step 3 – Call Overhead Door Company of Edmonton
We can’t stress this enough. For most emergency garage door repair situations, you’re better off calling a professional. If a homeowner finds any issues with their door, don’t hesitate to call us to schedule a safety inspection or general maintenance. Whenever our customers need us, we are available. Our team of Edmonton emergency services staff is dispatched by Answer Plus, capable of taking any emergencies and sending them to our professional on-call techs 24/7. We’re able to provide assistance for any emergency garage door repair situation: big or small. For any issues that demand an emergency garage door repair – whether it’s overhead or automatic or even dealing with their respective systems, we have the fix for any issue that comes up, whether we installed it or not. We’re capable of performing fixes for other makes and models. Give us a shout!
Step 4 – Keep on Performing Routine Maintenance
It’s important to perform routine maintenance on your garage door to extend the quality and longevity of its life. Lubricate all the moving parts of your door every six months: that includes the rollers, the hinges, the pulleys, springs, the cables, the bearings and so forth. Replace or repair old parts as soon as they start to show signs of trouble. Doing regular maintenance can help prevent huge time-consuming repairs later down the road.
With these steps, you’ll be able to prevent a garage door catastrophe from going down and keep your quality door lasting for as long as possible.
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