Garage Door Springs, They’re Good ‘Til They Ain’t ;)

Garage door springs. Few things touch our lives daily the way garage door springs do. In fact, we probably don’t even think about them and yet they make our lives simpler multiple times each day.

Picture this: you’re at home, enjoying a meal with your family, when a sudden loud bang from the garage disrupts the peace. It’s your garage door spring, and it's just broken. Now, your car is trapped, and your day has taken an unexpected turn. How do you handle this? Let’s start by understanding how a garage door operates.

The spring is really the mechanism that lifts and lowers your garage door smoothly. It allows little ole you to lift that heavy beast of a door with one hand. When it is properly selected (because there are many different strength springs) and adjusted, it will allow your weighty garage door to come gracefully down to the garage floor without smashing to smithereens. If not properly installed and selected, your garage door can be raised with too little force and not clear where the track will allow. Also, if there is too much force, it could potentially derail from the track. Yikes!

So it is best to call the trusted professionals at Buckeye Door Sales. They can do all the calculations necessary to get you the best garage door springs for your door. Next time we’ll talk about why not to use your garage door opener if your spring is broken…