Standard garage door springs store enough mechanical energy to cause serious injury or death when they fail — yet most homeowners are never warned about this at installation. Two fundamentally ...

Your garage door is sending distress signals you've probably been ignoring.

Maintaining your garage door is a fairly simple do-it-yourself project. Darrell Peruch, of A-Authentic Garage Doors, says homeowners can help keep it in good repair by giving it a monthly inspection.