Garage Winterizing Tips

Winterizing Your Raleigh Garage Door!

Are you already getting ready for the winter?! If so, great job! Getting your home winterized for the season ahead is a great idea. It’s important to protect your home from the harsh elements winter can bring. It’s also important to make sure your garage and Raleigh garage door is also winterized.
Below, our Raleigh garage door team offers a few tips that can help you get your garage and garage doors ready for the cold weather to come!

• Check for bent or loose hinges. Should you have a bent or loose hinge, it can cause serious damage if it’s left alone. During winter especially, the cold weather can cause the brackets, cables, springs and pulleys to break, causing your door to malfunction. In addition, broken or loose hinges might affect the warmth of your home by letting the cold air into your garage.
• Cover exposed pipes. No one wants to deal with a burst water pipe in the winter. Be sure to cover all exposed pipes in your garage by wrapping them in plastic or foam. You could even use old newspapers, towels or duct tape, as well. Also, shut off any pipes that lead outside. This will keep them from freezing and bursting, as well.
• Invest in a new Raleigh garage door. Fall is a great time to install new garage doors. Especially this fall, as some are saying the winter ahead might be a harsh one. An insulated steel door is an ideal choice for efficiently winterizing your garage for winter. Older garage doors don’t have the insulating capabilities that newer ones do. If you can’t afford a new garage door just yet, you can get thermal seals to go between each section of your door to prevent heat loss.
• Minimize air flow in and out of your garage. Many times, gaps along the bottom of your Raleigh garage door can cause air flow. When the air is freezing, it’s never good! Also be sure to check entry doors and windows for air leaks, too. To fix them, use weather resistant caulk or weather strips. That way, you’ll be sure your home is protected from the harsh winter weather!

Visit back with us soon for more Raleigh garage door repair tips! Also, if you’re ready to get your garage doors ready for the upcoming winter season, be sure to contact us soon to set up a repair and maintenance check appointment! If you’re interested in updating your current Raleigh garage doors, we also offer the best, most popular garage doors in the area!