A renovation changes the face of a house, and the old garage door can suddenly look out of place. We help homeowners in Guelph/Eramosa pick panel styles, window inserts, colours and hardware that suit the new exterior, then install the door plumb and level so it looks intended rather than added. Nearby, we also work in Armstrong Mills, Eden Mills, Eramosa and Marden.
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The services below are the ones we perform most often for garage doors in Guelph/Eramosa. Springs and cables top the list, followed by opener repairs, roller and hinge replacement, seal and weatherstrip work, balance and safety adjustments, remote programming and, when the time comes, new doors.
Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement, Garage Door Panel Replacement, Garage Door Tune-Up, Garage Door Opener…
The services below are the ones we perform most often for garage doors in Guelph/Eramosa. Springs and cables top the list, followed by opener repairs, roller and hinge replacement, seal and weatherstrip work, balance and safety adjustments, remote programming and, when the time comes, new doors.
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Two springs on one shaft usually age together. When one breaks the other is not far behind, which is why we talk about replacing both at the same time and setting them to the door's actual weight.
Part 1The panels
The top section has developed a bend where the opener arm pulls on it. On the way up it flexes visibly, the door hesitates near the top of its travel, and daylight shows through the joint below it when the door is closed.
Part 2The springs
The door drops the last stretch to the floor rather than settling, and when you stop it halfway by hand it slides down instead of staying put. Balance has drifted, and the spring is no longer holding its share of the weight.
Part 3The cables
The cable has wrapped itself around the shaft above the door instead of sitting on its drum. When the opener runs, the door lurches, one side rises before the other, and the top panel twists.
Part 4Tracks and rollers
Every morning the door announces itself: a rattle on the way up, a grinding squeal on the way down, loud enough that the neighbours know when you leave. A spray of lubricant settled it for a day or two, then the racket came back.
Part 5The opener
You press the remote from the driveway and hear the motor hum overhead, a steady drone with no movement behind it. The door stays shut.
Garage Door Safety Inspection. A tenant mentioned the door is louder than it used to be.
Request a visitDo not keep pressing the button; the opener can tear the seal or pull the top section out of shape. Free the seal by clearing the ice along the threshold, with warm water poured on the concrete rather than the door, or by working a plastic scraper along the seal. Then treat the seal with a silicone spray. Keeping snow and meltwater cleared from the threshold and keeping the seal flexible with silicone prevents most repeats.
It is better to leave the opener alone. A racked door does not become straighter with another cycle; every press of the button forces the crooked sections deeper into the rails and strains the hinges and wall brackets. Unplug the opener or pull the red release cord if the door is fully closed, keep people and vehicles clear, and let the technician move it in a controlled way.
A little routine goes a long way. Each month, look along the hinges for loose screws, spin the rollers, and check the door's balance by lifting it by hand with the opener disconnected. Twice a year, apply a light garage-door lubricant to hinge pivots, roller stems and springs, and keep the tracks clean and dry. Rinse salt off the lower sections in spring, touch up chips, and keep the bottom seal clear of ice in winter.
Close the door, turn off the lights and look along the floor from inside. Daylight showing, a strip that feels hard or cracks when pressed, a bulb that has flattened and stays flat, an end hanging out of its channel, chew marks or missing pieces are all signs. So are leaves, snow or a puddle inside the door after weather. Any one of these means the seal has stopped doing its job.
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