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Garage Door Care for Your Home

Dislosure: This is a sponsored post. I do believe it is important information due to the harm and money it could cost if you are not aware.

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Garage Door Care

June is Garage Door Safety Month 

For this quick giveaway, I’m going to be asking readers to watch the quick video here at GarageDoorCare.com that offers homeowners a quick primer about their garage door and tips to keep the door operating safely and efficiently.

The garage door is the largest and heaviest moving object in a home, and a falling garage door can cause serious injuries or even death. Don’t let yourself or a loved one be a victim of one.

This video will introduce homeowners how to keep those garage doors in working order, such as semi-annual lubrication. It also points out the areas best left to the pros, and directs consumers to GarageDoorCare.com to find a garage door service professional before a problem occurs. With a few tips on little maintenance, you can do. 

  •  Professional garage door pros can save you time and money (which we all know is important) when the time comes for garage door service. 
  •  GarageDoorCare.com will send it’s subscribers twice-a-year reminders that it’s time to lubricate the garage door. Don’t forget to sign up if you are like me and tend to forget until the garage door falls off its hinge and smacks you on the top of the head. Oh and yes, that actually happened to me about 13 years ago. 
  •  Learn how and where to lubricate the door, rollers and hinges to help keep the door in good working order and potentially save a service call. It also shows several easy tests and steps that can be taken to keep doors in peak operating condition.
  • Learn how to keep children safe from injuries a garage door can do.

Sometimes we shouldn’t expect to fix everything ourselves and unless you are a professional the bigger stuff really should be done by those that specialize in it.  Things wear and tear, eventually they will snap if not properly done it can end up hurting you, call an IDA professional.

The International Door Association, a worldwide association of leading garage door and access professionals, sponsors GarageDoorCare.com. IDA members are committed to operating businesses under the IDA Code of Business Conduct, a commitment to professionalism and safety that helps consumers avoid unscrupulous firms that impose unneeded parts, repairs and overpriced bills upon consumers.

62 thoughts on “Garage Door Care for Your Home

  1. Ellie Wright says:

    I learned that we should to doing semi-annual
    lubrication of hinges, rollers and springs.

  2. I learned that I need to lube twice a year.

  3. James Robert says:

    I learned it is important to lubricate hinges, etc semi annually

  4. I learned you need to lubricate your garage door at least 2 times a year.

  5. I learned you should hire a professional to do maintenance.

  6. Amy Deeter says:

    lubricate your garage door at least 2 times a year is a must

  7. Jessica To says:

    I learned that you should wear gloves each time you inspect your garage doors.

  8. Julie Wood says:

    I learned that you need to hire a professional in my city to help keep my door maintained!

  9. Nicole Martin says:

    I learned to always hire a professional.

  10. I learned that you have to lubricate your garage door twice a year

  11. I learned to always hire a professional for garage door maintenance.

  12. Homeowners can perform some simple semi-annual maintenance i.e. lubrication of rollers, springs, & hinges.

  13. shelly peterson says:

    I learned to leave the major repairs to the professionals.

  14. I learned that home owners can perform semi annual chores of lubrication of hinges, rollers and springs.

  15. I learned that homeowners can do some maintenance on their own such as lubrication of hinges and rollers.

  16. I learned that you should lubricate your garage doors at least 2 times per year.

  17. Lisa Brown says:

    I learned that the garage door is the largest heaviest, moving object in a home

  18. I can’t say I learned this but it affirmed my belief that I should just leave everything about it to a professional! I’ll just stay away from it, thank you very much. lol

  19. keep hands away from moving parts

  20. Garage doors can cause injury or death, and children should not play near them.

  21. I learned that you should regularly lubricate your rollers and hinges. I had no idea and I’m pretty sure we haven’t done it since we’ve lived in our house!

  22. Steve Weber says:

    I learned that you should wear gloves each time you inspect your garage doors.

  23. I learned that you should keep remotes and openers out of the reach of children.

  24. I learned that a falling door can cause injury or even death.

  25. I learned that you should lube parts of your garage door and only hire pros for the fixing.

  26. I learned that you should have the garage door maintained annually.

  27. Thomas Murphy says:

    I learned I should lubricate the hinges.

  28. amy stonger says:

    I learned that garage doors are the largest moving object in my home.

  29. Barbara Montag says:

    Something I learned – leave the major garage repairs to professionals.
    thank you

  30. I learned that most garage repairs should be handled by a professional.

  31. Dan Dykstra says:

    I never thought about spraying the torsion springs with lube. Is that to keep them from rusting?

  32. Sarah Hayes says:

    I learned that big repair jobs should be left for the pros.

  33. Dana Rodriguez says:

    I learned it needs to be checked once a year.

  34. I learned that people can and should perform some routine maintenance on their garage doors, such as oiling springs.

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  35. Keep remotes away from children. I never thought about remotes looking like toys, but I can see what they mean.

  36. Check it out with a pro.

  37. That is usually best to leave it to a professional garage service for repairs.

  38. Susan Smith says:

    I learned that homeowners can do some maintenance on their own such as lubrication of hinges and rollers.

  39. you need to do maintenance

  40. I learned that falling garage doors can cause injury or even death.

  41. I learned that we can do some maintenance chores we can do ourselves like lubricating the rollers and springs!

  42. Melissa C says:

    I learned to leave the major repairs up to the professionals

  43. Leave major repairs to the pros

  44. I learned that the garage door is the largest heaviest moving object in a home.

  45. Susan Christy says:

    I should be lubricating more parts than I currently do.

  46. garage doors need regular maintenance

  47. Keri justice says:

    You should leave the major repairs to a professional when it comes to garage doors.

  48. Peggy Johnson says:

    I learned that I was supposed to be lubricating my garage door all these years…who knew?

  49. Tabathia B says:

    I learned to keep hands and fingers from moving parts

  50. crystal mccord says:

    I agree. Leave things to the professionals and never go in DIY, unless I have actually had experience in that area.

  51. So many great tips and info. I am acutally in the market for a new garage door system! I learned that you are supposed to do a semi annual lube of the rollers and springs!

  52. I learned that I need to lube twice a year.

  53. Janice Cooper says:

    I learned that garage doors should have regular maintenance checks. Something we need to do.

  54. Michelle C says:

    I learned that newer, insulated garage doors even help save energy.

  55. Stephanie says:

    I learned to always wear gloves when inspecting the parts of my garage door.

  56. Tracy DeLoach says:

    I learned that the garage door is the largest, heaviest moving object of a home. Seems like common sense but I’d really never thought of that before. I also learned they the doors need regular maintence like lubing the springs.

  57. Tami Vollenweider says:

    I learned to keep the remote out of kids hands,because they might think it’s a toy and the garage doors are really heavy and could hurt them

  58. Sarah Mayer says:

    I learned that big repair jobs should be left for the pros.

  59. amanda whitley says:

    i learned you should do semi annual lubrications.

  60. brittany marie thompson says:

    I learned that you should Lubricate your garage door hinges twice a year!

  61. Trisha Musgrave says:

    I learned that you should be lubricating your springs and hinges twice a year!

  62. Thank you for pointing out that garage door pros can save time and money when it is time for services. I’ve been thinking of turning the carport in my home into a garage. I’m going to reach out to a professional in my area to speak about garage door options.

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