A garage might not serve as the most valuable space in most homes, but it is still worth installing, protecting and maintaining whether they are serving any specific function at any given point in time.

For clarification purposes, a garage door is a large door attached to a garage that either manually or electronically (by means of a garage door opener) opens and closes. They are often able to accommodate vehicles and other large equipment. They are usually made in different styles and compositions with larger sized doors comprising of jointed panels which roll into a space above the doorway. Doors are made of metal, fiberglass or wood and may be insulated to prevent heat loss.

Residential garage doors are opened and closed at least 1,500 times per year. Taking into consideration the raising of the doors at about seven inches per second, proper maintenance of garage door openers is …