Sectional garage door servicing and safety checks in Bristol

Sectional garage door servicing and safety checks in Bristol: what to expect

How often should a door be serviced?

For a powered door used every day, once a year is sensible. A lightly used manual door can go longer, though we would not leave it more than two years. Commercial doors that open many times a day need more frequent visits.

What does a service include?

A visual and hands-on check of every moving part, tightening of fixings, lubrication of hinges, roller bearings and springs, a balance test, adjustment of cables, seal checks, and a test of force limits, auto-reverse, photocells and the manual release.

Why test the force settings?

A powered door that closes too hard can hurt someone. Testing the force limits and reversal is one of the most important parts of a service.

Which options can you choose?

• Lubrication and adjustmentHinges, rollers, springs and cables.
• Safety testForce, reversal, photocells and release.
• Annual serviceOne visit a year.
• Written reportWhat was done and what is wearing.

How much does a sectional door service cost in Bristol?

Guide price: £95–£150 inc VAT. We agree the visit price before we come; parts and any further work are priced before we do them.

This is a chargeable visit, priced up front. If parts are needed, you get the price before any further work is done.

Safety points for customers in Bristol

If a spring has broken, a cable has come off or the door hangs crooked, stop using it, keep people and pets clear and do not try to force it open or closed. Leave the operator unplugged until the engineer has checked it.

A garage door fitted with an operator counts as a machine under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, whether it is at home or at work. Whoever puts the complete powered door into service must check it against BS EN 12453, including measuring closing forces with a calibrated meter, and issue a Declaration of Conformity and apply UKCA or CE marking (CE marking in Northern Ireland). That includes motorising an existing manual door, which is why a conversion is always set up and tested as a new powered door.

Postcode districts in Bristol

• BS1
• BS2
• BS3
• BS4
• BS5
• BS6
• BS7
• BS8

What happens next?