A Des Moines Garage Door Blog

If your home is starting to show signs of age, replacing your garage door is an upgrade to consider. A garage door upgrade can improve your home’s curb appeal, increase its energy efficiency, and make entry and exit safer and more convenient. Taken together, these benefits can represent a healthy return on the investment in your home.

Many homeowners put off replacing or even repairing their garage door longer than they should. The longer you wait, the more damage can accrue and the more expensive the repair is likely to be. Here are several signs that it’s time to replace or repair your garage door pronto.

"Huh...my door has a spring?  Where is it?"

Part of our job in the garage door repair business is to educate our customers. Sometimes we’re able to troubleshoot with them over the phone and prevent a service charge and trip to their house. Other times, from asking the right questions, we discover the customer has a broken spring that needs a spring repair. 

Fixing your broken garage door spring can be a costly repair to make. However, it’s something that everyone has to deal with eventually. Garage door springs don’t last forever, although you will find that properly maintaining your door’s spring will increase its life expectancy and save you money over time.