Your garage door is the largest moving part in your entire home, and is used multiple times per day at any hour and in all seasons.

To keep your garage door operating smoothly for decades to come, it’s very important that you Book your annual appoiment with Derkson Garage Doors, we perform regular preventive care and maintenance.

1. Look and Listen
The most important preventive step we take is to observe your garage door in action every time we visit. We look to see if it moving smoothly or is it jerky in places,  Does it operate silently or does it make grinding or scraping noises, Do both sides of the system (springs, pulleys and cables) look symmetrical.

2. Tighten up the Hardware
The average garage door moves up and down more than a thousand times a year. That’s a lot of movement and vibration, which can loosen the hardware. Derkson Garage Door Tech will Examine and tighten all roller brackets and bolts to Vindor specifactions. Replace / reinforce if needed. 

3. Test the Garage Door Balance
If your garage door is not properly balanced, the garage door opener will have to work harder, and it won’t last as long, Your Derkson Garage Tech will test this function and make any needed adjustments to Cables & Springs ** Note Garage door springs are very dangrous do not attempt to service on your own with out proper training is best left to the professionals.**

4. Inspect and Replace the Rollers
The rollers, whether steel or nylon, need to be inspected twice a year and replaced every seven years or so, and even more if you use your garage door many times a day. Your Derkson Tech will advise on condition and suggest action. 

5. Inspect & Recomend if Replacing the Weatherstripping is needed. 
If the rubber weather seal strip on the bottom of your door is brittle or cracked, replace it right away to keep the elements out of your house, this could make a hunge differance in engerly costs. 

6. Lubricate the Moving Parts
Keeping your garage door parts greased up will add years of seamless operation to your system – Your Derkson Garage door Tech will automatically preform this procedure and Use white lithium grease on the opener’s chain or screw, and a spray lubricant, to coat the overhead springs.

7. Inspect the Cables
Derkson Trained Techs will test & Inspect your Door Cables, & Suggest any needed action. ** never tinker with the high-tension cables that lift your door because they have enough force to maim and kill. ** Please leave this to the professionals **

8. Test the Auto-Reverse Safety Features
There are two mechanisms: mechanical and photocell. your Derkson Garage door Tech will test / inspect & adjust as needed. 

If your opener is more than 20 years old, it may lack this basic safety features – and so it’s time to buy a new garage door opener. we have many start of the art options at affordable pricing. 

9. Clear the Tracks
Derkson will Make sure the tracks on either side of the door are free from debris, and preform any major adjustments to tracks as needed.

10. Groom Your Garage Door
Derkson will examine the door itself. Wood doors will need to be checked for water damage and warp, as well as chipped and peeling paint. Steel doors may have rust spots that need to be sanded, primed and painted.

Remember, your garage door makes up about one-third of the exterior of your house, so keep it fresh and clean. call us to schedule a tune-up service call.