Alex Dalton is joining me here from Eco garage doors in Austin Texas he is a garage door expert I love the fact that I get to bring garage door experts actually Home Improvement experts from across the board onto my program here
Alex how are you - I'm doing good Joe how are you doing today I'm doing fantastic!
We're going into a cooler time of year and you guys are busy all year round
because when that garage door spring decides to break or when any other part
fails on a garage door it really doesn't discriminate when it's hot it does it
and when it's cold it does it now I've heard when we have cold weather we're
more likely to have some issues with our garage doors is that true
yeah absolutely with those extreme temperature changes um especially here
in Texas and being so hot to so cold just puts more stress on those parts
those Springs will kind of break a little bit more often around this time
of the year when it gets colder it's our busiest time of the year actually
yeah so you know let's talk a little bit about the science of this without
getting too deep I understand in extreme temperatures that spring which is under
tension it's ready to do its job which is to bring that door up it's there to
balance the door when we have extreme temperatures let's say uh a cold snap
that change can really wreak havoc on the tension of that spring it can
literally just go bang and pop exactly and when it does it means the garage door spring doesn't work and when the garage door spring doesn't work you cannot lift that garage door it is there to make the garage door go up and down easier it is there for that garage door opener to easily open and close that door Beyond Springs other issues too proper lubrication that's important when we change
temperatures as well tell me about that yeah so the lubrication is always
important um you know with the temperature change things can dry out damage those rollers uh when they'll Lube on the track those can get worn down um spring even needs to be lubricated um to the hinges pretty much a well lubricated door throughout the year is very important to have with
the temperature changes so your door is always functioning when you need to get
out of that garage I recommend minimum once a year to have
a professional garage door company like Eco garage doors come out and maintain
your garage door what are they going to be looking for they're going to be
looking for some changes in the shift of the door possibly the track may move
lubrication tightening everything up and they're going to look at that spring as
well what else would you be looking at Alex your bottom seal your hinges your
bearings everything that's on that door that's a moving part we take a look at
uh we'll replace for preventative maintenance make sure that your door is
A-Okay for the years to come for more information about Alex and his company
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garage doors thank you Alex I appreciate it thanks Joe for having me.
