While Waiting on TNT Garage Doors,You Can Keep Your Door Functional
With COVID-19 rampant everywhere lately, this month’s blog is about keeping your garage door working during a pandemic. A lot of businesses are still shut down or have to offer limited services to be safe. Some companies are playing catch-up from having to be shut down so long and others are struggling with supply chain problems. While everyone’s still adjusting to life during this pandemic, people still need to live their lives and have functional homes. You can maintain your own garage door and keep it functional during this pandemic when you:
- Look and Listen to It
- Check the Weatherstripping
- Tighten the Bolts and Brackets
- Lubricate Parts
Look and Listen to Your Garage Door and Check the Weatherstripping
The easiest way to keep your garage door functional during the pandemic, is to look and listen to it. We don’t often pay much attention to garage doors until they need repaired. In light of all the time on our hands during the pandemic, now is the perfect opportunity to look and listen to our garage doors. Look and listen for any unusual movement and noises, whether it’s jerky or the garage door doesn’t raise symmetrically. You should also check the weatherstripping.
Why It’s Important to Check the Weatherstripping
It’s important to check the weatherstripping to see if it’s cracked or looks brittle. If it is, buy some online. When you check the weatherstripping, and replace it as necessary, it’s an easy way to keep your garage door functional.
You Can Tighten the Bolts and Brackets and Regularly Lubricate Parts Yourself
Two other ways you can easily maintain your garage door yourself is to tighten the bolts and brackets and lubricate parts. On average, garage doors go up and down over 1000 times per year. Over time, hardware loosens. You don’t need a professional to tighten your garage door’s bolts and brackets–do it yourself with a socket wrench! Besides choosing to tighten the bolts and brackets, you should lubricate the parts to keep them in good shape.
How and Why to Lubricate Parts
When you lubricate parts of a garage door, it can increase the garage door’s efficient operation. It only takes about ten minutes per year to lubricate parts. One product you need is white lithium grease; it’s used on the chain and screw. You can also use spray lubricant on the overhead coat springs.
Call TNT Garage Doors at (304) 344-3667 to get more information about our services. Like us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with company happenings. Whether by phone or in-person, we’d be happy to explain more about keeping your garage door working while waiting out the pandemic.
