How Do I Know If My Garage Door Is Properly Balanced?

A properly balanced garage door operates smoothly and quietly. It allows you to lift and lower your door by hand with minimal effort. If you have an automatic garage door opener, a balanced garage door reduces the strain on your opener, allowing the opener to lift the weight limits it was designed for. Conduct the […]

Answers to 3 FAQs About Garage Door Springs

Ever wondered why your garage door spring broke,  why it is recommended that both springs on a double door be replaced, or if you can replace the spring yourself? If so, continue reading. Q: Why did my garage door spring break? When the torsion spring on a garage door breaks many people are left wondering why, […]

Know Your Garage Door System – Garage Door Terminology Explained

How well do you know your garage door system? Did you know, on average, a garage door opens and shuts 1500 times each year? That on average a garage door is raised and lowered approximately 4-6 times a day? That it’s actually the torsion spring which does the heavy lifting of a garage door, and […]