Does The Cold Weather Affect My Garage Door And Garage Door Springs?

A1 Garage Door Repair Podcast

Today on the show Check A Pro Joe is joined by Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Joe asks Jon this question: "How Does The Cold Weather Affect My Garage Door And Garage Door Springs?"

Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...

For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -

[phone].

Log on to - www.a1garage.com

Podcast Transcription:
0:00
it's spring snapping season we're not
0:04
talking about fishing or something it
0:06
sounds like a fishing thing it's it's
0:07
the season four no we are talking about
0:09
your garage door spring when the
0:13
temperature goes up in the summertime
0:15
and down in the winter time as we are
0:17
now in winter time we go to these
0:20
extreme changes your spring on your
0:23
garage door is more likely to snap I've
0:25
asked a garage door expert John Phillips
0:28
from A1 Garage Door Service to join me
0:30
here on the program to discuss this hi
0:32
John how are you
0:34
Hey Joe how's it going thanks for having
0:36
me back on no absolutely so
0:39
um I've known this for some time in the
0:42
extreme heat and you know we get that a
0:45
lot in the Phoenix area for instance
0:46
where A1 is based
0:50
um the Springs don't like the extremes
0:53
and also in the winter time we can get
0:55
cool too or cold and that's not good so
0:59
tell us what happens when we hit these
1:01
extremes
1:02
right so Springs metal uh hot oil
1:05
tempered there's galvanized but at the
1:07
end of the day the base is metal and
1:10
you'll have a spring and maybe it's a
1:12
little bit out of its cycle life it's a
1:13
little bit older and just that that last
1:16
straw that broke the camel's back is
1:18
that fluctuation in weather whether it
1:20
goes from hot to cold or cold to hot
1:22
that's just the last piece that it takes
1:24
and then bang hear that loud noise in
1:27
the garage you don't know what it was
1:29
until you can't open the door you know
1:32
that's just it that's a Telltale sign if
1:34
you hear a bang in your garage and your
1:37
kids aren't playing with firecrackers
1:38
and your husband's not in there with the
1:39
gun it's likely right it's likely the
1:44
spring because it makes a big bang and
1:46
when that happens please do not try to
1:48
move your door you really can't it's
1:50
very heavy isn't it yeah it's super
1:52
heavy especially if you're on like a
1:54
single spring system then we don't have
1:57
anything to lift up that door so
1:59
whenever you get the opportunity always
2:01
put two Springs on a door when you can
2:04
so let's talk about ways of keeping the
2:08
cool air out in the winter time and the
2:10
hot air out in the summertime with
2:13
weather seal and also kind of keeps the
2:15
critters out too right so whenever
2:17
starting with the spring snapping you're
2:20
going to get a garage door Tech out
2:21
there and it's going to come to a point
2:24
where you're putting money into the door
2:25
now of course at A1 Garage Door we have
2:28
the best Springs that last over 80 000
2:31
cycles and you'll never have to worry
2:32
about it again but at the same time do
2:36
you want to put that work into a door do
2:38
you even like that door
2:40
so yes we can repair the door but we got
2:43
to talk about the investment value and
2:45
is the garage cold so you want to put
2:48
money into the door but you never go out
2:50
in the garage because whichever heat or
2:52
cold is going on outside makes it
2:54
unbearable in your garage so what can we
2:58
do to make your garage comfortable and
3:00
work for you and going from the trim to
3:03
the bottom rubber to the actual door
3:05
installation itself and what it's made
3:06
out of how about we get you into
3:08
something that you actually like and
3:10
gives you a good Roi or return on
3:13
investment for you
3:14
and John you know what's nice about
3:16
getting an entire new door is you have
3:19
the opportunity to get a new track
3:21
system new rollers new hinges new
3:23
everything the new seals and it is brand
3:27
new right so every it's like getting a
3:29
new car you're not just getting a new
3:31
transmission you're not just getting new
3:33
Wheels you're getting a whole new car
3:36
and it's not that expensive for a huge
3:39
makeover not only are you getting a
3:41
great mechanical device which is your
3:42
garage door but it you know
3:43
aesthetically
3:45
it's huge uh in general doesn't the
3:49
garage door make up to 40 of the facade
3:52
of people's homes yes it does it's the
3:55
number one curb appeal I mean I've had
3:58
I've installed new garage doors before
4:01
and then the Neighbors come home and
4:03
then they come up to me they see my van
4:05
it says garage door guy on it and they
4:08
come up to me and the house looks so
4:10
different they'll come up and be like
4:11
hey can I get your business card do you
4:13
paint paint houses did you just paint
4:14
their entire home it looks so different
4:16
I'm like no we just replaced the garage
4:19
door it's a huge huge deal
4:21
and John you know that can be done in a
4:24
matter of hours versus actually painting
4:28
a home which doesn't give you that brand
4:30
new garage door it doesn't give you that
4:32
feature so let's say that you just have
4:33
a builder grade garage door but now you
4:36
want some Dimension to it maybe you want
4:38
those external looking hinges like a
4:40
carriage house look maybe you want some
4:42
windows in it maybe you want an
4:43
insulated door let's talk a little bit
4:45
about that yeah so if we're going to
4:48
talk about reinvesting in your home and
4:50
giving your home like a facelift and it
4:53
comes upon insulation so some people you
4:55
have a Pandora which is just sheet metal
4:58
essentially that's stamped uh you have
5:00
vinyl backed uh which is just styrofoam
5:03
so it has this thing called polystyrene
5:05
it looks like this it's like the packing
5:08
foam for all your old Christmas stuff
5:10
that you keep in the garage that makes a
5:12
little snow globe every year when you
5:13
break it out to decorate these holidays
5:15
and then it's just got this nice little
5:18
glue that's it so this is just sitting
5:20
inside of a Pandora and the insulation
5:23
is is minimal it's not really do
5:25
anything because the typical exterior
5:27
wall if you got 2x4 exterior walls it's
5:30
going to range in between 13 to 15 R
5:33
value
5:34
but then you got two by six walls and
5:36
then that ranges from 19 to 21. so
5:39
just average home we're going to say is
5:41
around 13 on an exterior wall so that's
5:44
where we should start so that's going to
5:46
happen and polyurethane doors and you
5:49
can see in a polyurethane door it's an
5:51
injected foam and it fills all the
5:53
cracks and crevices in there and it
5:55
expands the structural rigidity the
5:57
insulation value the quietness because
6:00
it's heavy so if you get some nice nylon
6:02
rollers you get some good hinges we get
6:04
it up on a maintenance plan you're never
6:06
even going to hear that thing so
6:08
whenever you're picking do you want to
6:10
spend a little bit of money on something
6:12
that you're going to have to spend more
6:15
money down the line because you're just
6:18
getting a product that warps and shapes
6:20
and doesn't do anything and your water
6:23
heater you got a washer to dryer out in
6:25
the garage or do you want to invest a
6:27
little bit more and have like a
6:28
bulletproof door and essentially if your
6:31
garage is sealed and you have a good
6:33
insulated door we have a good trim and
6:36
weather seal and bottom rubber because
6:37
it doesn't matter how thick the door is
6:39
if I got all four corners of it exposed
6:42
to the outside it's not doing anything
6:44
but if I have good seal good
6:45
polyurethane
6:47
you should be able to open your man
6:49
dwarf to your kitchen or whatever you
6:51
have it and have it the same temperature
6:52
as your house
6:54
yeah it's uh really makes a big
6:57
difference I have a three-car garage and
6:59
both of my garage doors I've got a
7:01
double garage and a single and
7:04
years ago I replaced my 18 year old
7:08
garage doors that were barely working
7:11
with insulated doors that have the glass
7:15
in it the windows and those are double
7:18
pane so we're talking about a highly
7:21
insulated door with high r value yes yes
7:25
usually they can fill those with a argon
7:27
gas which is in between which is a good
7:30
filter and bracer between the R value so
7:33
insulated Windows depending on the style
7:35
the thickness of the door just if you're
7:38
gonna spend a little bit of money at
7:42
least let's fit in something that's
7:43
going to benefit you and you can get
7:45
your money back because garage doors
7:47
have the number one Roi of any home
7:49
improvement over your kitchen which is
7:51
going to go out of style in 10 years
7:53
over bathrooms over anything the garage
7:55
door is going to hold its value so
7:57
you're not losing anything and you're
7:59
going to save on your electricity bill
8:00
your home is going to look Stellar it's
8:02
going to look brand new this just makes
8:04
sense to get a good insulated door
8:07
for more information go to
8:10
a1garage.com all of John's contact
8:13
information with A1 Garage Door Service
8:15
is in the description of this podcast
8:19
John thank you so much I really
8:21
appreciate your expertise today
8:23
thank you so much Check A Pro Joe, I'll see
8:25
you next time