Home maintenance...

Gotta love it!

This weekend was a great reminder for me that I have to be sure to prep my first time home buyers for potential moments to come.

I came home late on Thursday night to find that my garage door would not go up. Of course this little hiccup was not the end of the world at all and in fact it is a minor inconvenience but why do these things happen when it is -5 degrees instead of 70?

So through playing around with manually lifting the door up (my wife pulled out her farm girl pipes to help out!) and mechanically putting it back down I eventually ended up with the results above. If you can't tell from the photo, the door is a bit kitty-wampus! (is that how you spell that?)

I found a couple of problem spots and tried some minor nuts and bolts fixes but still could not get the door fixed by myself. So now who do I call to fix a garage door? This is a question I thought other people might have as well so I thought I would share my thoughts and give you some options.

Your first option is to find the little bright orange tag still connected to the door track that has the installing company's name and phone number on it. That worked for me but what happens when you don't have that information handy?

I have a wonderful 2nd option for you! My company has a division called the Coldwell Banker Burnet Home Resource Center. The HRC can provide you with quotes or contact information from pre-screened contractors, handymen, moving companies, plus much more! Give them a call any time at 952-820-HOME (4663) or click the link above.

Here's to the convenience of working garage doors and remote openers!