Signs Your Garage Door Parts Are Wearing Out
A Surprising Safety Fact About Garage Door Parts The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission advises owners to inspect their garage door and opener every 30 days. That schedule surprises many people, yet it shows why signs your garage door parts are wearing out deserve prompt attention. A new squeak, slight shake, or slow lift […]
Why Your Residential Garage Door Is Making Strange Noises?
A Powerful Franklin Guide to Residential Garage Door Noise Here is a fact many homeowners never hear. In fact, federal safety guidance calls for a garage door and opener check every 30 days. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission also describes the garage door as probably the largest moving part in a home. So a new […]
Chain Drive vs. Belt Drive Garage Door Openers Start With Safety
Here is a surprising garage door opener fact. Federal safety rules require garage door openers made or imported for United States sale after January 1, 1991 to include reversing systems. An external entrapment protection requirement was added in 1993. Therefore, choosing an opener involves much more than deciding whether a chain or belt sounds better. […]
Garage Door Stuck Open? Steps to Take Before Calling for Help
Garage Door Stuck Open? Start With Safety A garage door stuck open can become more than a simple inconvenience within minutes. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that a severely unbalanced garage door can unexpectedly fall to the floor. That risk makes careful inspection much more important than trying to force the door closed. […]
Garage Door Repair Tips for Older Residential Doors
Smart Garage Door Repair Tips for Aging Home Doors A major change in garage door safety rules was followed by a decrease of more than 50 percent in certain incidents, fatalities, and entrapment. That fact matters when you own an older residential garage door. An older door can keep working for many years when its […]
When Do Garage Door Parts Need Professional Attention?
More than a 50 percent decrease in certain garage door incidents followed stronger safety requirements for residential garage door operators. That fact shows why working safety parts matter so much. Your garage door may look simple from the driveway. However, springs, cables, rollers, tracks, sensors, hinges, and an opener work together every time the door […]
Full-Service Garage Door Repair, Installation & Maintenance
Here is a fact many homeowners never hear. Automatic residential garage door operators must meet a federal safety standard. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission states that these operators are covered by 16 CFR Part 1211. That matters because a garage door is more than a large moving panel. It is a complete system […]
Can Garage Door Sensor Repair & Safety Testing Save Lives?
A Safer Franklin Garage Starts With Working Sensors Between 1982 and June 1989, CPSC linked 43 child deaths to automatic garage doors. So, that toll helped drive stronger safety rules for automatic openers. Today, a small sensor fault can still cut a key layer of care. Thus, Garage Door Sensor Repair & Safety Testing should […]