Garage Door Maintenance and Tune-Up Service

Florida garages are a rough environment for steel. The air inside a closed garage in August holds moisture all day, salt rides in on the breeze anywhere near the coast, and the afternoon rain blows under the door and sits at the bottom of the track. Hardware that would last fifteen years in a dry climate starts rusting here in a few. A yearly tune-up is how a garage door keeps working through that.

A Bennett Garage Doors tune-up goes well beyond a spray of lubricant. The technician tests the balance with the opener disconnected, inspects springs, cables, drums, rollers, hinges, and track, tightens the fasteners that work loose, lubricates the right points with the right product, and checks the opener's force, travel, and photo-eye reversal. Small problems get fixed on the spot; bigger ones get explained so you can plan.

Signs you need this service

• The door has gotten louder over the past year.
• It has been more than a year since anyone looked at the springs and cables.
• The door hesitates, jerks, or moves slower than it used to.
• You see surface rust on the springs, cables, or bottom brackets.
• The door does not stay put when the opener is released partway up.
• The opener reverses for no apparent reason, or the photo eyes blink.
• You have never had the opener's auto-reverse tested.
• Hurricane season is coming and the door has not been checked.

What the service covers

Maintenance covers the whole door system on a schedule instead of waiting for a failure. On the door side that means the balance test (a properly sprung door stays put at mid-travel with the opener disconnected), the condition and lubrication of torsion or extension springs, cable fraying at the drums and bottom brackets, roller wear and hinge play, track alignment and bracket fasteners, strut and section condition, and the weatherstripping and bottom seal.

On the opener side it means the drive chain or belt tension, the trolley and arm, the force and travel limits, the photo-eye alignment and the reversal test against an obstruction, the wall console and remotes, and the battery backup if the unit has one. Anything found worn is pointed out, and routine items like a roller or a bottom seal can usually be replaced during the same visit.

What the visit typically involves

What affects the scope and price

Bennett quotes after looking at the door. These are the factors that move a job from simple to involved:

• Door type and size. Double doors and commercial doors have more hardware to inspect and lubricate.
• Spring system. Extension-spring doors involve pulleys and safety cables in addition to the springs.
• Items replaced during the visit, such as rollers, a bottom seal, or a hinge.
• Opener age and type, since some older units need more adjustment to pass the reversal test.
• Whether the door has been maintained before, as a door that has not been touched in years takes longer to bring back to spec.
• Number of doors on the property, for commercial buildings and homes with more than one garage.

Frequently asked questions

Where we do this work

Bennett travels to the customer from Riviera Beach. A few of the communities we cover for this service: