How does one fill one's days now that everyone is forced to sit at home? It is the perfect time to do all those maintenance chores that were always postponed. Don't forget the garage door. Regular garage door maintenance guarantees a long life of the door. It also ensures optimal operation by preventing wear and tear and the jamming or breaking of parts.

Maintenance of Hörmann garage doors

Hörmann garage doors and gates are designed to be durable and easy to maintain. In case of wear or breaking parts, the entire structure will suffer minimally. Thus, the door cannot fall or break and endanger people. Moreover, all parts are designed to be relatively easy to replace. Nevertheless, it certainly doesn't hurt to perform some basic maintenance work regularly yourself.

^Cleaning

Most dirt is removed by first thoroughly rinsing both sides of the gate with water. It is recommended to clean the surface with a soft sponge and soap. To avoid damage to the surface layer, avoid using aggressive cleaning agents and scouring pads. Rinsing with water and simply letting it dry is all that remains. Thorough cleaning of the gate ensures that it remains clear and no mold or algae can attach to it.
Finally, simonizing the gate makes it shine like a mirror and also makes it water repellent for a while. This treatment is especially important for gates with a dark or bright (e.g., red) color that receive a lot of sunlight.

^Treat

With a few small, simple touches, one can continue to enjoy optimal ease of use.
While polishing the gate, one also easily checks the seals for damage, wear or shrinkage. One maintains the garage door springs by greasing them. This can be done quickly and easily by going over them with a cloth soaked in oil. The running rails should not be forgotten either. Dirt accumulates here. Removing the dirt and lightly greasing the rails guarantees smooth operation. For the bearings of the rollers or running wheels of the garage door, the bearings of the shaft and the hinge pins, it is sufficient to lubricate them lightly with oil.

Maintenance by a Hörmann professional

Certain maintenance issues, such as checking the balancing system or checking the spring break device, should be left to a specialist. You can always call on an authorised Hörmann specialist for this. By having the garage door checked by a specialist in good time, problems that can no longer be fixed due to lack of maintenance can be avoided.

Personalized Hörmann sectional ports with a new design

The Hörmann garage sectional door with modern large panels is available in 24 photo-realistic Duragrain decor surfaces such as rusted steel, concrete and various types of wood such as white oak, bamboo and teak. A large number of these Duragrain surfaces are provided with printed vertical profiling optics upon request. Hörmann thus offers an elegant solution for customers looking for an exclusive gate.Also with the new surfaces, the motifs are depicted in detail on the garage door with lifelike colors and are finished with an ultra-protective varnish for a permanently beautiful result. The Duragrain surface is UV- and scratch-resistant, so that both sunlight and scratches cannot damage the design. Hörmann thus guarantees a permanently beautiful and colorfast door appearance.