No matter how handy you are, some things should be left to an expert. Repairing a high-voltage piece of equipment? Leave it to an electrician. Fixing a burst water pipe? Leave it to a plumber. Attempting to make a soufflé for the first time for an important work dinner? Please, please go out and buy one. Those things can take weeks to perfect.
Repairing your garage door is exactly the same. It takes training, specific tools and perhaps more than one qualified technician to be able to repair your garage door.
Here, the specialists at Star Door Service explain why you should never attempt repairing your garage door on your own, and why you should get an expert to do it for you.
1) It may require 2 technicians
The first reason to call a team of professionals for your garage door repair is obvious: some repairs need two technicians to be completed. If your garage door needs to be removed from the tracks, you certainly won’t be doing this yourself – even if you’re built like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not only can they weigh around 200kg, but they’re large and impossible to manoeuvre.
In cases like these, your garage door repair team will send two technicians to conduct the work. They’ll both carefully lift the door down, and lift it back up again for re-installation when the repair is complete.
2) Garage doors are more complex than they look
We know what you’re thinking: garage doors are just doors! They go up and down. Big deal, right? Nope, sadly that’s not the case. Garage doors have many different moving components, making them intricate and difficult to work on if you haven’t been properly trained.
In Australia, and many other western countries, you need an official qualification to get work as a garage door technician. Similar to other trades, they can take months for students to complete and prove that they’re capable of carrying out the work. Don’t assume that these skills can be learned overnight!
3) It’s simply unsafe to do it alone
And finally, it’s not safe to work on your garage door without the proper training. Nothing is more important than your safety, no matter how much it costs to hire a professional garage door technician – which, mind you, isn’t much at all.
‘Trial and error’ isn’t an option with garage door repairs. Making an error could cost you a serious injury, further damage to your garage door or damage to your car or home.
If you need a professional to repair your garage door, Star Door Service are the team to call. They’re Perth’s experts in all kinds of services and maintenance: from torsion springs to opener repairs to weather seal replacements and more. Grab a quote from the guys at Star Door Service and get quality maintenance done the smart way.
