The Montana summer heat is tough on every part of your home, and your garage door is no exception. If you want to maintain the smooth and reliable function of your door, you’ll need to invest some time and effort into protecting it throughout the summer. In Kalispell, MT, the team at Kalispell Overhead Door Service explains what the biggest threats to your new garage door are this summer and how to protect it.

The Impact of Summer Heat on a Garage Door

Possible Issues to Consider

The longer days of summer mean that hours of direct sunlight beat down on the door each day. As the door heats up, electrical components inside may overheat. This can cause the door to malfunction, making it fail to open or register an obstruction that’s not there when you try to close it.

Montana’s summer thunderstorms can be a threat as well. Lighting strikes often cause electrical power surges that can destroy the components of the door or lead to power outages in your neighborhood, which will make the door fail. The humidity that builds in the air before these storms can also make the door track sticky, which impacts the smooth function of the rolling door.

How to Protect the Door

To prepare your overhead garage door for the challenges of summer, talk with a contractor about the location of your door’s sensors. If they can be moved to an area that doesn’t get so much direct sunlight, such as in an area shaded by a tree, they will be less likely to overheat and malfunction. Installing a surge protector in your garage will protect your door from those electrical storms, and if you want your door to work reliably in power outages, you can have a backup generator installed. Lubricating the door tracks will protect the wheels from that sticky humidity as well.

Because you use your garage door every day, and it’s responsible for keeping your home both secure and accessible, protecting it from summer threats is a smart choice. The highly skilled contractors at Kalispell Overhead Door Service have been serving the homeowners of Flathead County with garage door installation and service since 1999. Contact them at (406) 755-4120 to schedule an appointment with an expert.