Residential garage door maintenance
A yearly tune-up keeps your door quiet, balanced and safe, and catches a worn spring before it snaps on a cold morning.
What we do
A residential garage door tune-up is a 25-point inspection that lubricates the moving parts, tests and adjusts spring balance, checks the safety reverse and sensors, and tightens hardware. All American Garage Door offers a single tune-up or an annual plan with priority scheduling and discounts on repairs.
- 25-point inspection
- Lubrication of springs, hinges, rollers and bearings
- Spring balance test and adjustment
- Safety reverse and photo-eye test to UL 325
- Hinges, brackets, cables and drums tightened and checked
- Opener force and travel settings
Signs you need this
- Door is noisy, jerky or slow
- Door won't stay put when stopped halfway
- It's been more than a year since anyone looked at it
- Springs are near the end of their cycle rating
- Opener strains or reverses
Winter Ready Lube & Tune-Up: $49.99
Cold weather is hard on garage doors. Get yours checked before the first freeze.
- 25-point safety inspection
- Lubrication of springs, hinges, rollers and bearings
- Spring balance test and adjustment
- Safety sensor and auto-reverse test
- Opener force and travel limits set
Add-ons: new bottom seal $99 (double door $149) · quiet 10-ball nylon rollers $79 per door. Each additional door's tune-up is just $29.99.
Pick the plan that fits your home
Single Tune-Up
- 25-point inspection
- Lubricate springs, hinges, rollers and bearings
- Spring balance test and adjustment
- Safety reverse and sensor test
- Tighten hardware and brackets
Annual Plan
- Everything in the tune-up, every year
- Priority scheduling for repairs
- Discount on parts and labor
- Reminder before your visit is due
- Opener force and travel settings checked
Also for your home
From call to fixed
1. Call or book
Tell us what's going on. For urgent problems we give you a price range on the phone and the earliest arrival time.
2. Written price first
We inspect the door and give you a written price before any work starts. No hidden costs, no upsell.
3. Fixed and tested
Our trucks carry the common parts, so most jobs finish on the first visit, with a balance and safety reverse test.
Residential maintenance FAQ
How long do garage door springs last?
A standard torsion spring is rated for about 10,000 cycles, and every time the door goes up or down counts as one cycle. Open and close it twice a day (4 cycles) and the spring lasts roughly 7 years. Open and close it four or five times a day (8 to 10 cycles) and it's closer to 3. High-cycle springs last longer and come with longer warranties: 5, 7, 10 years or lifetime.
How often should a garage door be serviced?
Once a year for most homes. Doors used many times a day, or commercial doors, benefit from service every three to six months.
What's included in a maintenance tune-up?
Lubrication, spring balance adjustment, a safety reverse and sensor test, and tightening of hinges, brackets and cables. See the residential maintenance page for the full list.
Residential garage door maintenance near you
From our shop in Blue Springs we cover 27 cities across the Kansas City metro.