Get Your Durham Garage Doors Ready For Winter

Keeping your Durham garage warm in the winter is an important part of your home maintenance. It’s also a simple task that can be completed in the fall. Sometimes cold living spaces above or next to the garage are an ongoing problem. If this is the case, it might be a good idea to upgrade to an energy efficient garage door. Replacing an older garage door with a new, insulated model can reduce energy loss through the garage by up to 71%, according to a comparison study conducted by garage door engineers.
Durham Garage Door Repair | Get your Garage Doors Ready For Winter
Since attached garages typically share one or two common walls with the house, any hot or cold that travels through a door will ultimately affect the adjacent living areas. Below are a few tips and how-to’s that you can conduct on your own, to ensure your garage stays warm and dry this winter:

• An insulated garage door can help stabilize temperatures in the garage to reduce heat losses or gains and keep an unheated garage 10 to 20 degrees warmer on a cold winter day.
• Regardless of its age, your garage door should open and close smoothly. If it doesn’t, the spring system may be out of balance.
• Visually inspect hardware for wear and tear. Look for bent or loose hinges, broken wheels, bent shafts or worn out bearings on steel rollers, and bent or misaligned track. Tighten or replace loose or missing bolts on the door and track supports.
• The bottom brackets, cables, pulleys and springs are under great tension and should ONLY be repaired by a garage door professional.
• Use a clean rag to remove any debris, grease or dirt build-up from the track. Lubricate all moving parts of the door (hinges, metal rollers and track) with 3-in-1 oil. Never use heavy oil or grease. DO NOT LUBRICATE nylon rollers, plastic idler bearings or locks. Use graphite to keep locks in operational condition.
• Wash steel and aluminum door surfaces with a mild household detergent and rinse with water. In harsh coastal environments, applying car wax to a painted steel door surface will help maintain its finish.
• Visible rust or flaking paint on a steel door indicates that moisture is taking its toll. Sand the rust, apply a zinc-rich primer, and paint with a quality exterior latex.

Durham Garage Door Repair: Call Hanson Overhead to Schedule Your Garage Door Maintenance Check Before the Weather Gets Too Cold!

Our garage door experts will come out and do a thorough check to make sure your Durham garage doors are functioning properly! Call today to schedule an appointment!