Winter is right around the corner, and it’s a season we all must prepare for. Not just the layering up or the driving in the snow, but we have to protect our homes as well.
Our team at Accelerated Garage Door Service doesn’t want you to have garage door problems in the dead of winter. Working in negative temps is NOT for the weak, so to prevent winter-related issues, schedule your garage door maintenance in Johnson County ahead of time. That way, you can enjoy the holidays instead of worrying about a troublesome garage door.
Winter’s cold and freezing temperatures can cause a lot of problems with your garage door, affecting its ability to open and close properly. A quick garage door maintenance can give you peace of mind this holiday season.
Here’s why you should call our team for garage door refurbishment and maintenance services before it’s 0 degrees outside.
Protect Your Home: Changes to Make for the Winter Season
Garage doors are made of wood and metal (like steel), which makes them susceptible to shrinking and contracting when the weather turns cold and frigid. This allows cold air to seep into your warm home through small gaps caused by the shrinking.
Your garage door is a system of moving parts that, as a whole, protect your home. Let’s look at how cold weather can affect how some of these parts function.
Weather Seals
Your garage is the largest open-air room in the house and takes the longest to equalize in temperature. Therefore, if your living spaces are above or adjacent to your garage, you’ll notice that your garage affects how your space feels.
In this case, simply closing your garage door isn’t enough to keep cold air from seeping in. You need weather seals along the sides and bottom of your door to fill in any gaps caused by your door contracting in the cold air. We can inspect these seals for wear and integrity during your garage door maintenance in Johnson County.
This winter, weather seals could cut your energy costs by keeping your home warm and easing your furnace’s workload.
Preventative Maintenance
Although weather seals can be quite durable and last 5 to 7 years, they are also susceptible to cold-weather related damage. Seals are made of rubber, which can become brittle and stiff in low temperatures. On the first cold and wet day, you may even notice that the bottom seals freeze to the ground and eventually rip out. It might not be obvious, but this action can damage the garage door opener’s motor and strip its gears when the seal is frozen.
Our preventative services include checking bottom and side weather seals to make sure they are pliable and can withstand the cold temperatures. Should your seals freeze to the ground, we will show you how to unfreeze them without causing damage.
Lubricants
The moving parts of your garage door are made of metal. In order to reduce friction and minimize wear and tear, you need to make sure these parts are well-lubricated. For garage door maintenance in Johnson County, our team will check the following components:
- Hinges – the metal brackets that connect your garage door together, giving it the ability to bend and move along the curved tracks when your door opens and closes.
Rollers – the wheels that ride along the tracks. - Springs – they support the door’s weight and counter it, enabling smooth opening and closing.
- Bearing Plates – support your garage door shaft (the steel rods that provide structural support and hold the springs in place) .These round stainless steel components help minimize rotational friction and ensure smooth, even operation.
Winter temps can make lubricants thick, which impairs your garage door and may cause noise. We usually use silicone lubricants, which are weather-resistant and remain viscous even in tough winters. The lubricant we use has been tested over our years of service, and we think we’ve found the best. It holds up during extreme temps and doesn’t leave an unsightly yellow stain. We know it’ll keep your door running smoothly through the winter.
Metal Contraction
The components of your garage door that allow it to move and function are made of metal. These include:
- Rollers
- Tracks
- Brackets
- Chains or screw drives
- Extension and torsion springs
- Drums and cables
- Bearing plates
Cold air’s effect on metal can cause warping, bending, resistance, and misalignment. Our team can assess and identify parts of your garage door like the track and hardware that will require replacement.
Remember that just 1 small part being out of place or not functioning properly can impact how the whole door works.
Garage Door Opener
If your garage door opener isn’t working, that’s a sign that you need to schedule a member of our team to come out and perform garage door maintenance in Johnson County.
During a garage door maintenance service, we check this device, and even offer garage door opener repairs and replacements on the same day if the issue is minor.
Please remember to always have your home stocked with replacement batteries for your garage door opener. Cold temperatures can shorten the lifespan of your garage door opener’s batteries, requiring more frequent replacements.
When Should You Schedule Your Garage Door Maintenance?
It’s easy to put things off, especially when you already have so much going on. In between work, weekend errands, and family holiday preparations a squeaking or slow garage door can be easily forgotten.
But it won’t be so easy to ignore when you find that you can’t open it. That’s why we recommend calling us as soon as possible, so your garage door is reliable.
To schedule your garage door maintenance in Johnson County, give us a call!
Sign Up for a Preventative Maintenance Plan
When you sign up for our preventative maintenance plans, you save money in the long run. What we can do for you:
- We detect issues early.
- You save money on service call fees over the course of the plan.
- You receive discounts on service parts.
Repairs on your garage door are inevitable. Our garage door maintenance plan prolongs the lifespan of your garage door, keeping it operating smoothly for as long as possible.
This plan also offers you peace of mind, a value that you can’t put a dollar amount on. As a homeowner, you have a lot to worry about this time of year: your HVAC system, freezing pipes, potential roof damage from winter weather. Our team is offering to take some of that stress off of your shoulders with our garage door services, so you can focus on other parts of your home. Put your trust in a reliable team that understands the importance of a functional and secure garage.
About Accelerated Garage Door Services
As a family-owned business, we have built a reputation for providing garage door maintenance in Johnson County. People know us as honest and reliable, providing services to the growing community in Kansas City. From Liberty to Overland Park, we’ve built relationships with homeowners, providing them with fast, reliable garage door services.
Since 2008, our once two-man operation in Shawnee, Kansas, has grown exponentially. You can now request our services in the following areas:
- Overland Park
- Lenexa
- Olathe
- Prairie Village
- Merriam
- Shawnee
- Lee’s Summit
- Blue Springs
- Kansas City
- Leawood
- Raytown
Even if you live outside of these areas, you can still give us a call! We’ve taken our services as far as Eudora, Lawrence, Gardner, De Soto, and more!
Hear From Our Clients
At Accelerated Garage Door Services, we’ve built our reputation on unrivaled quality and reliability, helping our neighbors and friends protect their most valuable asset: their home. We don’t see providing services like garage door maintenance in Johnson County as simply “doing our job.” Instead, we view our garage door maintenance services as a way to support our community.
With that in mind, here’s how we’ve helped the members of our community and provided them with peace of mind.
“Quick. Knowledgeable. Friendly. Affordable. Not only did he fix my problem but helped me learn what happened and how to prevent it. Definitely coming here when we replace our door.” – Aaron Caldwell
“0 issues or complaints. I had a spring break over the weekend. Accelerated checked it out on Monday morning and their replacement proposal was below my budget. They replaced the old spring right then and there and now my garage door works. They did great!” – Scott Jemison
“Professional, Knowledgeable about all aspects of the door and openers, Pleasant, Attended to work quickly, Offered good advice to check on certain aspects of the rollers to possibly be replaced next year. I learned much about how to keep my garage door operating smoothly. He aligned the door and now it works smoothly and quietly. I recommend Accelerated Door with a five star.” – Joan Vanhee
Protect Your Home From the Cold
It’s best practice to schedule garage door maintenance in Johnson County every 6 months when the weather is transitioning. This winter, gift yourself peace of mind at an exceptional value by scheduling our services before it gets too cold. When you trust our team, you can enjoy all of the winter time festivities with minimal stress.
