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Why Call A Professional Garage Door Company?

Why Call a Professional Garage Door Company?

There are some things you can do to keep your garage door working smoothly.  But there are also times when it’s a lot smarter to call a professional garage door repair company. 

Good things to do yourself:

• Stick to the basics.  You can do simple preventive maintenance and make minor repairs easily, inexpensively and pretty quickly. For example, lubrication of hinges, rollers, and springs.

• Regular cleaning and inspection will help avoid serious problems and make your garage door last longer.  This is especially true in climates with harsh winters and dusty summers that increase “wear and tear” of key moving parts.

• Check out our Safety & Security Tip Sheet!

 

Reasons for Calling Overhead Door Co. of Bellingham:

• More involved repairs and replacing parts can be dangerous.  Your garage door can weigh more than 400 pounds, and the spring(s) are under tremendous pressure. Anything strong enough to lift and lower your door can seriously injure or kill you and also do significant damage to your garage and its contents.  Calling OVERHEAD DOOR CO. of BELLINGHAM is the smarter route to go.

• We can get the work done right away. This is especially important if your door isn’t working, which could present a home security problem as well as hair-pulling inconvenience. For emergency calls we do our best to have same-day service and get the problem fixed immediately!

• Simply calling us will take less time than doing it yourself.  You won't have to waste time reading online "how-to" instructions or driving around town to find the right parts, etc.

• Sometimes what’s needed may not be obvious to you, whereas one of our experienced garage door repair professionals can identify and fix the problem right away.  Your door will be working properly again soon!

• You know the work will be done correctly the first time. If you don’t do it right yourself, you may have to call a professional anyway to make things work smoothly.

• Reputable professional Overhead Door Companies have everything they need -- quality parts, the right tools, and expert know-hows ready to go when you call.

So if you’re a DIY kind of person, go ahead and do the simpler, safer garage door maintenance and repairs yourself.  But when it comes to major work or parts replacement, calling Overhead Door Co. of Bellingham will ensure quality, safety and peace of mind.

If you're in the Bellingham area, click here for The Genuine. The Original. Overhead Door or call us at (360) 734-5960!

Garage Door Lift Handles & Their Importance

Why should I get lift handles put on my garage door? The purpose of lift handles is to protect fingers from garage door pinch points.

Without lift handles closing the garage door manually from the outside leaves the space between the sections as the prime target for finger placement. The problem is this: as the door closes, the gap does also, thus pinching or crushing your finger. This is an occurrence that happens all over, not just in Washington but all around USA. Lift handles or suitable gripping points for manually raising and lowering the door shall be installed on, or incorporated into, both the inside and the outside of the door.

The Importance of Lift Handles:

• Prevents fingers from getting pinched

• Can easily raise garage door if there is loss of power

• Should be installed on both the inside and outside of the door

• In the event of an emergency, you can manually close/open the door

Whether you live in the Whatcom, Skagit, Island, or San Juan County areas, our main concern is for your safety. That is why we highly recommend putting a lift handle on every door we install. You can sleep comfortably at night knowing that, in the event of a emergency, you can close your door safely by hand.

Call Overhead Door Company of Bellingham today for more information! (360) 734-5960

Overhead Door Instruction Videos

                     

For those of you who might need to basic instructions on how to program your Overhead Door opener and remote, here are some videos providing a little help that will get you on your way.  If you continue to have trouble getting everything programmed please feel free to Contact our office and talk with any of us here at Overhead Door Company of Bellingham, we would be happy to help!  

Instruction Videos click here 

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