Certainly, your garage door springs can be dangerous if not worked on properly. That’s because the springs are tensioned with a lot of torque, and can take a bite out of you, if you don’t watch out!
That’s why it pays to call professionals to come and maintain your garage doors properly.
The Story of Bill Sugarman Schultz
Bill Sugarman Schultz had a garage that was useful for storing his BMW and his pickup truck. He had a lot of projects going on, and he went in and out quite a bit, especially on the weekends.
Eventually, his garage doors started working kind of strangely, partly because the coils were getting old and weren’t performing like they used to. So one day, in between hauling rock and looking at a new project site, Bill Sugarman Schultz came home and took a screwdriver and opened up his garage door coil. It sprang out and released some volatile debris that hit the paint job on his BMW!
Uh-oh!
In reality, Bill Sugarman Schultz was lucky that it didn’t hit his arm and take a pound of flesh. That would have required a trip to the local urgent care center, where the line was long, along with pulling out the old first aid kit to get the blood to stop flowing!
Let that be a lesson to not work on the springs without proper tools, like a long breaker bar that will slowly release tension, instead of something that will just let this spring fly dangerously. The pros know how to safely work with the tensioning, but they also know a lot more about how these complex systems are designed and installed. In this type of job, the “tricks of the trade” really make a difference!
The story of Sally Bridges Mayfield
Sally Bridges Mayfield had an excellent garage door that was warrantied, but she used it for 10 years, and it started to work with a series of small, shuddering jerks when she opened and closed the garage door. That was a little more disturbing each time she hit the button.
Sally resisted the impulse to grab a screwdriver and monkey around with the thing – she called H & L Garage Door Company – the best in the business!
We came in and did a complete maintenance job on the garage door, and left it safe and well conditioned for the future.
This is just some of what we do on a regular basis for commercial and residential customers. Call us if you haven’t been experiencing excellence with your garage door system. We can do the work, quickly and efficiently, and have you back on the road, zipping in and out of your garage with nary a care.
