Memphis Garage Door Repair For Your Home

By Jamie Jones

There are many things that can happen to keep your garage door from operating smoothly. If your garage door is not operating correctly, your car may be stuck inside the garage or the contents of your garage open for anyone to take what they want. You may need professional Memphis garage door repair to get that door working, as it should.

One item that often must be replaced on a garage door is the spring. The garage door spring is under high torsion and repair or replacement should be left to the professionals. Replacing this spring can cause danger to you and those helping you. Many people have been injured and some have died while trying to replace a garage door spring.

There are several things that may go wrong with garage door openers. It will require both mechanical and electrical ability to repair an opener, but it is often less expensive to pay for a repair than to replace a garage door opener.

Sometimes a garage door can bind and hop the track. A garage door repair person can get your door back on track and fix the track so that the roller does not constantly come back off the track. This will allow the door to open and shut as it should.

There are some items of garage door repair that are easy for most homeowners to do on their own. These repairs do not involve the danger of some of the previously mentioned repairs.

Clean the garage door tracks. You can use a clean paintbrush to sweep out any accumulated debris from the garage door tracks. Debris left in the track is a major cause of rollers binding and getting off of the track. If some of the accumulations have stuck on the track use a household cleaner to remove them. Be sure that you lubricate the track after cleaning.

To lubricate the pulley, track and rollers, you will need a garage door lubricant. You should be able to find this lubricant at a home repair store. If you cannot locate the lubricant, then use graphite powder on the pulleys and tracks and lubricating oil for the rollers.

Be sure that you take the time on a regular basis to make sure that all fasteners, including nuts and bolts have been tightened. Loose fasteners can lead to many other garage door problems. Tightening them can prevent these problems from developing.

Remember that if your garage door has problems beyond basic maintenance, it is in your best interest to make a phone call to a Memphis garage door repair specialist. - 30407

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