Garage Door Summer Safety Tips

If you drive through any neighborhood during the summertime, you’ll see many garage doors open with kids and adults going in and out. It is easy to forget that a garage door is a few hundred pound piece of equipment when it easily goes up and down with a push of a button. While a properly maintained garage door is designed with safety in mind, there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure that your garage door is safe for everyone in your family. Here are some safety tips:

–          Educate your kids on garage door safety. Make sure your kids know that the garage door is not a toy to make go up and down. Garage door openers should be high enough that toddlers cannot reach the button, and bigger kids should let adults operate the door.

–          Make sure safety features are working. Most garage door openers have a safety mechanism that stops it from closing on an object. Test this feature by putting a box or other object under the door and try to close the door. It should stop before it hits the item. If it does not, you need to have the safety feature repaired or realigned.

–          Have a safety inspection and tune-up. A good way to ensure your spring and other equipment that control the movement of your garage door are working properly is to have a tune-up performed. Your local garage service company can inspect your equipment, then lubricate the opener, tighten bolts and replace hardware as needed to ensure your garage door is in good working order.  This can prevent any equipment failures or unexpected spring breaks that could cause a serious injury.

Posted on behalf of Habpro
Dacula, GA 30019
(770) 985-3355