Monday 28 March 2016

Do’s And Don’ts of Garage Door Repairs

A garage door is an insanely heavy object, and common sense suggests that it needs proper upkeep if it is to function properly, and repairing a garage door is quite possibly one of the hardest things to do if it’s an automated one. If garage doors are maintained properly they can do a pretty solid job of protecting your house. However failure to maintain them can lead to potentially disastrous results, it has been estimated that nearly 20,000 injuries occur annually which are related to garage doors. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you are doing maintenance or repairing a garage door

Don’ts

•    Keep children at a distance as they can get tangle up in the wire or chords or even worse, make sure that you keep the kids away and as far as possible.
•    Never try any sort of major repair yourselves, chances are that you can seriously injure yourself. Always call a service professional to get the job done.
•    Refrain from opening the garage door every other minute this can cause it to malfunction severely. This can lead to malfunctions amongst other things.

Do’s

•    Remove all sorts of hooks and other pointy objects as they can get stuck into a kids clothing , and can have quite a disastrous effect
•    Keep your hands and feet at a safe distance while opening the garage door.
•    Read your garage manual for simple instructions
•    Wait for the garage door to stop moving before you step foot inside Once it does proceed in or out of your garage.
•    Make sure that the kids don’t get their hands on the garage door opener. Children may unconsciously open the garage door thinking that it might be a plaything.

And if you ever need help with your Garage Doors Repair in Philadelphia-contact Abstract Doors. They are renowned professionals, who have years of hands on experience doing similar work.