Up-and-over garage doors, opening upwards, significantly reduce their overall dimensions and are a very popular choice: let’s see what are those gestures to be carried out periodically to ensure a long life.
Maintenance of up-and-over garage doors
The steps to carry out a good maintenance of the garage overhead door are not particularly complicated: all you need is a little good will. Before getting to work, you need to equip yourself with gear grease, gloves, protective goggles: do not underestimate the use of the latter, it is always better to be cautious. It will also be necessary, in all likelihood, to use a ladder. It is better to use specific lubricating products, which also perform the function of preventing rust formation and are well able to resist humidity.
Even before using the lubricant, there will probably be some simple cleaning gestures to be carried out, dictated by intuition: by means of rags, remove evident, coarse dirt, caused for example by dust or residues of old lubricant. It may also happen, in the case of very old or poorly maintained doors, to notice the presence of rust: in this case, remove it vigorously with sandpaper.
You can now lubricate the garage damper. It will be essential to take into account the main elements of which the up-and-over door mechanism is made. Check that the springs are well tensioned and make sure that the guides are clean to allow the door to slide smoothly. Again, check that the ropes are always in place and the rollers are firmly screwed in. Grease all the gears of the door – always being very careful not to hurt yourself – and start opening and closing it repeatedly to ensure that the various mechanical parts lubricate themselves well and to check its regular operation.
How to clean the garage shutter
For cleaning garage doors, it is not necessary to buy specific products. A detergent that is not particularly aggressive, to be diluted with water, can be fine. You can adjust it with the same one we use to wash our car: a shutter, to be kept well, requires the same delicacy. For the same reasons, it is good to use clean cloths, soft and non-abrasive sponges.
Proceed to clean from top to bottom. The most stubborn dirt will obviously be on the outside of the door: work with elbow grease – yes, someone wanted to buy it, true story -. Difficult stains can be removed with bleach diluted in water but only if necessary, because bleach can prove too aggressive. Dry with soft, dry clothes.
Wooden doors must be treated with wood tonics: in fact, they require a little more attention than those made, for example, with stainless metals which, even if exposed to the elements, hardly see their surfaces ruined.
Cleaning and maintenance of the shutter must be done with care at least twice a year.
Maintenance of the garage overhead door: advantages
There are so many things to take care of in a home and sometimes the maintenance of the garage shutter is the last thing on your mind. On the other hand, ensuring checks and good cleaning – it should be done at least twice a year – at our doors has several advantages and avoids unpleasant inconveniences.
Meanwhile, although it may seem obvious, a door that is well maintained does not create problems in case you have to resort to the warranty for any reason. Periodic cleaning, moreover, can also be an excuse to inspect a door and understand in time if something is about to fail, and requires a check or repair: in this way, major damage can be prevented that necessarily requires the intervention of a specialized technician – the repair of up-and-over garage doors by a professional has its costs. Any rust must also be detected in time because it can ruin the door mechanisms. Suddenly finding yourself with the garage door that does not close or open – and you don’t know what is worse – can create quite unpleasant situations.
BGD offers installation and maintenance of garage doors in Irvine choosing from a wide selection of doors, in wood or steel, which promise long life and extreme safety. Up-and-over doors, in particular, prove to be particularly resistant: combined with minimal maintenance, they will ensure that your garage will be kept for several years.
