You might use your garage door daily, but you probably don’t think about it much — unless it breaks. Tommy Mello, the owner of A1 Garage, appeared on “Live in the D” to talk about taking care of your garage.
Maintenance should be preformed on your garage door once a year, Mello explained. If your garage is starting to make a lot of noise, then there is something that needs to be tended to. It’s also important to look at the bottom rubber since it keeps bugs and rodents out. The spring of your garage is another thing that needs a lot of repairs.
“Usually, you’ll see the chain or the belt sagging down that means it’s pulling up too hard. That’s a good indication you need to replace the torsion springs. If the door is heavy... it means your springs are failing and you’re going to have a lot more expensive issues cause your opener is going to break,” said Mello.
Mello stressed that repairing the spring of your garage door is not a DIY project because it can be very dangerous.
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