Gate Maintenance
Maintaining your garden or garage gates involves more than just giving them a coat of paint once a year. There are many working parts to your gates, some very heavy, other intricate. Left untouched for years, your gates might seize up, or worse still you may get trapped in them when they close by themselves. Professional gate maintenance every six months or annually will ensure that your gates are always in correct working order.
Professional Gate Maintenance for Safety
When you had your gates installed they will have come with a warranty. If this has long since run out you may decide to try and fix your gates yourself. This is a mistake. You could end up further breaking the mechanism, or you may hurt yourself whilst trying. You may also think that you have successfully repaired your gates, only for them to malfunction and completely break. As well as fixing gates, your local gate maintenance specialists can ensure that your openers are always in the best working order and that they are safe.
Regularly maintaining your gates will save you a lot of money in the long run. Specialists will be able to spot parts that are worn and need replacing before they actually seize up or break. Ordering maintenance for your gates once or twice a year will save you money in gate repairs in the long run. The frequency with which you order a maintenance check from your gate specialists will depend on how often you use your gates. Domestic gates may only be opened a couple of times each day. Commercial gates will be opening and closing all day long.
If you own a commercial premise, then it even more important that you do not try to tackle your gate maintenance alone. If an accident occurs on site, and it was due to your gates not having been maintained professionally, you could be sued. This is certainly something that you should be avoiding when running a business. Even if you have an equipped handyman who works for you, you should always choose the professional team who installed your gate system to carry out routine work and maintenance. If your gates are old and you do not know who installed them, contact your local gate repair specialists in Bristol for sound advice.
These are just a few reasons why you should always opt for professional help when it comes to maintaining gates. Gates are heavy, and automated gates are full of complex parts you will not understand. Trying to fit your own replacement parts to your gates is simply asking for trouble. You may find that your gates are no longer under warranty, that you buy a substandard part, or that an accident occurs and that it is your fault. Call in your gate repair and maintenance specialists in Bristol today for sound advice on how to maintain your gates, when to have them repaired, and finally, when to have them replaced with the most up to date automated mechanisms.
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