How Often Should You Service Your Garage Door?
Most homeowners don't have a good answer to this question. Not because they haven't thought about it — but because there's no moment in daily life that prompts it. The door opens, the door closes, life continues. Service feels like something you schedule when something goes wrong, not something you plan in advance. That instinct is expensive. Here's why — and what the right answer to that question actually is, especially if you live in Nevada. The National Baseline: Once a Year, Minimum The industry standard, endorsed by the Garage Door Manufacturers Association, is annual professional service. Annual maintenance is recommended by the Garage Door Manufacturers Association, with semi-annual service ideal for doors used multiple times daily. Once a year is the floor. Not the goal. If your household uses the garage door as its primary entrance and exit — four, six, eight times a day — you're cycling through more wear in a year than a door used twice daily would...