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Section 9 | Home Care & Maintenance Maintenance Guidelines • Painting: Steel-clad doors are maintenance-free and require little attention except for painting and upkeep from dents and scratches. Doors that are east or west facing will require more frequent repainting due to the heat of the sun. • Weather-stripping/Threshold: Weather-stripping on exterior doors helps maintain the home’s energy efficiency, preventing the loss of conditioned air, and reducing the infiltration of outside air. Weather- stripping must remain in place to operate effectively. • Replace weather-stripping that becomes loose or damaged. • The sweep weather-stripping at the bottom of the door may require replacement. To replace, remove the sweep and match with a replacement available at hardware stores. • The threshold should be adjusted seasonally to accommodate normal expansion and contraction. To raise the threshold, adjust the screws on the wood portion of the threshold. • Storm Doors: Please note: Installing storm doors to your exterior doors will void your door warranty for warping, painting, staining, and the integrity of any plastic molding present on the door. DOORS - OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR Your overhead garage door is mounted with rollers and tension springs for easy operation. It may also come with an electronic garage door opener. Garage doors do not completely seal against the elements in the same manner as your other exterior doors, so you may see some light on the sides of your door. This is normal. Maintenance Guidelines • Aftermovingin,youmaywishtochangethecodefor your electric garage door opener, if installed. Please refer to the manual that came with it for specific instructions on how to do this. However, you may have an opener that changes the code automatically each time you use it. • You may want to add additional weather stripping to seal the edges of your door against the elements. Most hardware stores carry this product. • If you do not have an electric garage door opener installed, but wish to add one after you are in your home, make sure to hire a company that warrants their work. Unless the opener is installed by the door manufacturer, the warranty on your overhead door ends. If you are not sure of the door manufacturer, call our Homeowner Service Department for help. • Do not leave garage doors open for long periods of time, as this can cause inward warping. • The repetitive movement of opening and closing can loosen the screws that fasten the hardware to the garage door. Check and tighten these once a year. Oil the moving parts of garage doors every six months. • If the door lock becomes stiff, apply a silicone or graphite lubricant. Do not use oil on the lock as it will stiffen in the winter, making it difficult to operate. • Every 6 months, apply a 30 weight automobile oil or similar lubricant to all moving parts. At the same time, check to see that all hardware is tight and operating as intended without binding or scraping. Avoid over-lubricating these parts to prevent drips on vehicles or the concrete garage floor. • For your safety, do not allow anyone except the operator near the door when it is in motion. Keep hands and fingers away from the door while it is in operation. Do not allow children to play with or around the garage door. • Garage doors use high tension springs that make homeowner repair dangerous. Please contact a garage door company for spring repairs. • In the event of a power failure use the manual release cord to open the door. DOORS - SLIDING GLASS DOORS Your home may have one or more sliding glass doors. To help you guard against walking into a closed sliding glass door, apply decorative decals at eye-level to help lessen this hazard. Maintenance Guidelines • The tracks for sliding glass doors are designed to allow water to drain away from the door. Small weep holes are installed on the bottom track for this purpose. It is important that you clean the tracks regularly to keep the door sliding freely and the Edition July 2019 | 61