There are multiple reasons why you should have your garage door inspected annually, not least because they are prone to wear and tear from being used so often. It can be easy and of course, cheaper, to simply assume that your garage door will continue to function as you want it to without the need for an inspection and to wait for it to break or malfunction before seeking help from a professional garage repairman. However, prevention is often better than cure in the case of garage doors and spotting a potential fault before it becomes a costly and annoying issue, can, in fact, prove cost-effective. Here are just some of the reasons why an annual inspection for your garage door is so important:
Safety first:
While many of us may joke about garage door accidents and see them as freak occurrences that usually cause very little harm, they are in fact, more common than you may realize, and have even been known to cause serious harm to individuals. One way of ensuring that you, or someone you love, never has an accident involving your garage door, is to maintain it properly and have it inspected by a professional every year.
The springs in your garage door hold a lot of tension and pressure to keep everything in place, and if they were to snap or break, the door could come down on someone’s head before they had a chance to move out of the way. Aside from the potential risk of injury to people and pets, the door could also break other items when it comes crashing down.
Saving your money:
Breakages to your garage door are almost always costly, and often, when one part is broken, other parts will wear out much more quickly. Spotting a fault before it turns into a breakage, however, would help save you money in the long run and prevent further wear and tear, and the only way to do this is to book your door in for an inspection. An annual inspection is usually enough, but as with anything, the more often you can get it checked over by a professional, the less likely you are to have to spend money on repairs.
Avoiding inconvenience:
If your garage door does malfunction, then it can be extremely irritating and inconvenient, especially if you store a frequently used vehicle inside, or the garage door is the main entrance to your home. As with most things, you don’t appreciate them until they break or go wrong; but appreciating your garage door by booking it in for an inspection, would certainly make sense.
For security purposes:
Having a garage door that locks and works as it ought to, is vital if that is your primary entrance to your home, or even if your home can be accessed through your garage. Thieves and intruders are always on the prowl, looking for faulty locks or weak security systems and opportunities to break into unsuspecting victim’s homes. Don’t give them the chance by having a professional conduct an inspection of your door to ensure that it’s burglar proof.
It might seem like an added expense you just don’t need, but when your garage door breaks or is broken into, even, you’ll soon be wishing that you’d spent a few bucks on an annual garage door inspection, rather than having to fork out for costly repairs that could have been prevented.
