Why Fall Is The Perfect Time To Think About Replacing Your Garage Door

Many homes have exterior doors that lead into their garage where their cars sit or where they store items, and luckily, it's a long-lasting feature. While many have a lifespan of about 15 to 30 years, if your current garage door keeps breaking, has visible damages, and has an older design and features, it may be time for an upgrade. However, before finding the right fit for your home, not just any season will do to complete this important task. In fact, fall is the perfect time to think about replacing your garage door because colder weather makes it too difficult to change or can cause worse issues, while hotter temperatures are harder to get an appointment, can cause door or opener issues, and produce potential safety concerns.

Before you install this new addition, you need to find the best garage door for your home. There are many that come in different sizes, colors, designs, and materials. Some even have unique features, like insulation, interior locks, and windows. Typically, when you are trying to replace this home essential, you need to be aware that the autumn season is one of the busiest times for contractors, making it harder for you to find an opening. With that in mind, you need to be flexible, keeping your schedule open to accommodate the potential weird booking times. Luckily, during this time of year, manufacturers want to sell out their inventory, prompting various offers, coupons, and discounts — saving you extra money.

Get your garage doors replaced during the fall and not the colder months, because the cooler weather makes it harder to deal with these fixes and can cause any damage to worsen, leading to costly, extensive repairs. Between freezing temperatures and snowstorms, some areas are almost impossible to work in during this time and some garage doors freeze shut. Further, extreme cold weather days can be dangerous when driving, and contractors are legally allowed to refuse to travel due to bad weather conditions. Even if they make it to your home, low temperatures can lead to the potential dangers of hypothermia and frostbite for crew members.

Cooler temperatures can also cause your garage issues to get worse, thus giving you more extensive repairs that you have to ultimately pay for. Unfortunately, cold weather can cause more damage to the different pieces of this garage tool, making them brittle and affecting the lubricant the system uses. To make matters worse, the equipment used to install these interior carport doors can malfunction in this weather. If you are in an area with harsh winters, it might be best to put up a temporary solution, like plastic or plywood, to keep the heat inside and deter pests from finding sanctuary in your garage until there are suitable weather conditions.

Stick to autumn to replace garage doors because hotter months are harder to secure an appointment, can cause door and opener damage, and create potential safety issues. Unfortunately, with many others thinking the same thing, this is a busy time for garage installation contractors, leading to delayed bookings. And if you can get that appointment, there is still a chance that a new garage door and opener can be damaged or have issues due to the sun, like messing up the sensors, fading the exterior, increasing metal fatigue and breakage, affecting its overall structure, and overheating on the opening tool. Don't forget that intense summer storms can cause more problems, like debris or hail damage. 

While you may look up ways to cool down your garage during toasty summers, staying out in the extreme heat can cause significant safety issues, like burns from scorching metal, dehydration, and overheating. Metal hangs onto heat; therefore, extremely hot temperatures, garages under the sun, or uninsulated types have a higher chance of physically burning you or a crew during replacement. Plus, you can't forget that garage interiors can easily be 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the outside. While working in these higher temperatures and doing manual labor, a person can easily get overheated or dehydrated. Plus, excessive sweating can lead to slippery fingers, which can lead to broken or lacerated digits, impact injuries, and property damage.