Continuous wear through years of use, or even recent garage door repairs that weren’t completed properly, can result in your garage door being off balance. As the name dictates this is a bad condition for any garage door as it can become ‘heavy’ and require your garage door opener to work harder than is required, which ultimately causes you garage door opener to stop working. For this reason, it is very important that balancing garage doors be done.

Although balancing a garage door can be a do-it-yourself project, we suggest calling Covenant Garage Doors at 770-720-7828 to perform this work for you as it can be quite dangerous if not performed correctly with skill and finesse. Additionally performing this work as an unskilled do-it-yourselfer the wrong way can result in any problem you were trying to fix becoming worse and costing you even more in the long run. We, again, suggest that it would be best if you called in a professional garage door specialist to get the balancing done for you correctly from the very first attempt. Here are some of the benefits of having your garage doors balanced every year:

• Balancing garage doors allows for the door’s optimal performance
• Balancing garage doors allows for the door’s reliable functionality
• Balancing your garage door means that the garage door opener is not worn out prematurely
• Most importantly of all it is crucial for the safety of you, your family, and your property!

An unbalanced garage door can close too quickly or with too much force, this is in incredibly unsafe scenario. This unpredictability can mean that a garage door it could come crashing down on someone or anything that might be under it at any given time.

Also, it is an equally unsafe scenario if the garage door opens too quickly. This could cause the door to move out of its track and cause significant damage to anyone or anything under it at the time. Not only would this cause damage to your property costing you thousands of dollars but you would also need new garage doors installed Therefore, it is not only important to keep garage doors balanced; but it is equally important to check the balance periodically by a professional garage door specialist.

Covenant Garage Doors, with more than 20 years in business and over 35 years of experience, is your garage door repair and garage door servicing specialists! Call Covenant at 770-720-7828. We service Canton, Ballground, Jasper, Waleska, Woodstock, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Cumming, Duluth, Atlanta, and the surrounding areas.