Emergency Garage Door Repair
Emergency Garage Door Repair with Bullock Garage Doors Inc.
In a tight spot? Don’t worry, we’re here to make things right. Bullock Garage Doors Inc provides emergency garage door repairs to help you get your day back on track!
A large part of our garage door business is helping people who are stuck and need immediate garage door repair service in our area. Just about every day we receive an early phone call from someone who’s trying to leave for work, only to realize their garage door will not open. We’re always ready to come to rescue you from your garage door!
We know what it’s like to experience unexpected garage door problems. That’s why we always offer our customers a fair price and reliable repair services. As a family-owned business, it makes us feel good to be able to use our experience to help our community. At the end of the day, we fix garage doors so you don’t have to!
We’re the trusted garage door people.
Our Services
We offer the following garage door services:
Gate Repair
Roller door repairs
Garage door maintenance
Why Choose Us?
Our expert team of trained garage door professionals will fix your broken garage door quickly and at a reasonable price every time. Our extreme attention to detail with every service we provide sets us apart from our competition. When it comes down to it, garage doors can be hazardous, and certain components, like garage door springs, can easily cause great bodily harm if handled improperly.
Our experienced technicians take repairs and installation very seriously, and we make sure there is no stone left unturned during your service appointment. We understand that a garage door emergency is the last thing you need. Our technicians are quick to assess your doors' needs and will repair any problems you may have.
Our business formula is simple—provide the highest level of service and top-quality parts at prices that can’t be beaten.
Preventive Maintenance
It is important to keep your garage door working! In order to achieve this, you will need to make sure you are practicing preventive maintenance, if not it can lead to your door malfunctioning on you and the need for our emergency services!
Here are some simple steps to keep your garage in tip-top shape. If you are unable to perform these or have no time to, we provide maintenance services.
1. Look and Listen
The most important preventive step you can take is to observe your garage door in action every time you use it. Is it moving smoothly or is it jerky in places? Does it operate silently or does it make grinding or scraping noises?
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. Examine and tighten all roller brackets and bolts with a socket wrench.
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.
After you disconnect the opener by pulling the release handle (usually a red cord), manually move the door about halfway up. If it doesn’t stay put, the counterweight system (springs) is improperly balanced. Garage door spring adjustment is best left to professionals, like us!
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.
Worn, chipped, or cracked rollers should be replaced as soon as possible. You do this by removing and reinstalling any roller brackets that are not directly attached to the cable system.
5. Replace the Weatherstripping
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. Weatherstripping is sold by the foot at hardware and home improvement stores. Just cut it to size and insert it into the grooves with the wide angle of the flange inside the door.
6. Lubricate the Moving Parts
Keeping your garage door parts greased up will add years of seamless operation to your system – and it takes just 10 minutes a year! Use white lithium grease on the opener’s chain or screw, and a spray lubricant, available from your garage door specialist, to coat the overhead springs.
7. Check the Cables
You should never tinker with the high-tension cables that lift your door because they have enough force to maim and kill. But you can check their condition so you know when to hire a pro. Check for broken strands and damage near the bottom roller bracket.
8. Test the Auto-Reverse Safety Features
There are two mechanisms: mechanical and photocell. In order to test the mechanical feature, place a piece of wood or a brick on the ground in the path of the door. When the door coming down touches that object, it should reverse direction and go back up again. To test the second, the photoelectric system with beams at each side, close your door and just pass your leg in the door’s path. Your door should reverse.
If your opener is more than 20 years old, it may lack these basic safety features – and so it’s time to buy a new garage door opener.
9. Clear the Tracks
Make sure the tracks on either side of the door are free from debris and, if you are so inclined, you can use a level to check the plumb. Any major adjustments to tracks must be done by a professional garage door technician.
10. Groom Your Garage Door
Don’t forget to 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. Wash your garage door regularly with a mild all-purpose cleaner at the same time you do your car.
Remember, your garage door makes up about one-third of the exterior of your house, so keep it fresh and clean. If you don’t have time to do this kind of check-up, give us a call and we will happily do it for you!
Schedule Garage Door Service
When you need garage door repairs, quickly and at a great price, count on the experts at Bullock Garage Doors Inc. We’re the top choice for garage repair in the city and the surrounding suburbs.
