Maintenance
How to lubricate your garage door (the right way)
A twenty-minute maintenance job that saves a service call. Which lubricant, which parts get it, which parts absolutely do not, and how often to do it in Chicagoland weather.
Blog
Straight-talk articles on garage doors.
No scare-tactic sales copy. Real answers to the questions homeowners actually ask us on the phone — how to keep a door quiet, how to tell a broken spring from a broken cable, and when a repair beats a replacement.
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What we have written so far.
Diagnostics
Broken spring vs. broken cable — how to tell
Both make loud noises and both leave the door stuck. Here is how to tell which one you have without touching anything that could hurt you.
Openers
Should I repair or replace my garage door opener?
A simple decision framework based on age, the failed part, and what you actually want the opener to do. When repair wins and when replacement is the smarter call.
Not a DIY situation?
Book Iron Wolf for the work you should not do yourself.
Spring, cable, and opener work involve stored energy or 120 V circuits. Call for anything past routine lube and inspection.