MAC & CHEESE.
>> Tati: OVER TO YOU, CHUCK.
>> Chuck: THE MILD WEATHER WE'VE
BEEN HAVING IS CHANGING REAL
FAST, RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.
NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT
MAINTENANCE IDEAS BEFORE THE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES SETTLE IN.
OUR EXPERT FROM HIRE IT DONE IS
HERE, ADAM HELFMAN.
START WITH YOUR GARAGE DOOR.
>> YOUR GARAGE DOOR IS THE
LARGEST MOVING PART IN YOUR
ENTIRE HOME.
YOU OPEN AND CLOSE IT SEVERAL
TIMES A DAY WHETHER THE WEATHER
IS REALLY COLD OR REALLY HOT.
WE'LL LEARN ABOUT PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE TO MAKE SURE IT'S
OPERATING FOR DECADES TO COME.
♪
SO THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO
DO IS LOOK AND LISTEN.
IS IT MOVING SMOOTHLY OR JERKY
IN PLACES.
DOES IT OPERATE SILENTLY OR MAKE
GRINDING SOUNDS.
DOES EVERYTHING LOOK
SYMMETRICAL?
SO AFTER YOU'VE LOOKED AND
LISTENED, YOU MAY FIND AREAS
THAT MIGHT NEAT TIGHTENING UP.
THE HARDWARE IS WHERE IT STARTS
TO AGE.
IT OPENS THOUSANDS OF TIMES A
YEAR.
IT CAN LOOSEN THE HARDWARE.
TIGHTEN BOLTS AND NUTS WITH A
SOCKET WRENCH.
MOST HOMEOWNERS HAVE A METAL
ROLLER, METAL AGAINST METAL.
IT WILL WEAR AWAY.
WHAT WE RECOMMEND NOW IS THAT
YOU UPGRADE TO A NYLON ROLLER.
IT MAKES YOUR GARAGE DOOR
OPERATE A LOT QUIETER.
BUT HIRE A PROFESSIONAL TO DO
THIS.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, IT WILL
UPSET THE BALANCE OF YOUR GARAGE
DOOR.
♪
SO IF YOU END UP HIRING A
PROFESSIONAL TO MAINTAIN YOUR
GARAGE DOOR, A COUPLE THINGS
HE'S GONNA DO THAT YOU CAN BE
SURE WILL MAKE YOUR GARAGE DOOR
RUN SMOOTHER.
HE WILL TAKE YOUR SPRING, LUBE
BRING INDICATE IT, CHECK THE
TENSION, AND MAKE SURE IT'S SET
PROPERLY BECAUSE THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART OF THE GARAGE
DOOR AND WILL CHECK THE WIRING
AND THE CABLE TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE BALANCED.
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO HERE, A
SAFETY OR ELECTRIC EYE.
HE WILL CLEAN IT, CALIBRATE IT,
AND MAKE SURE THE GARAGE DOOR IS
RUNNING PROPERLY.
>>> NOW THAT WE'RE ON THE
OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE DOOR,
CHECK THE WEATHER SEAL AND THE
WEATHER STRIPPING.
THE WEATHER SEAL SHOULD BE
RUBBERY AND SOFT.
IF IT'S DRY AND CRACKED, IT'S
TIME TO BE REPLACED.
IT NEEDS T BE SOFT AND RUBBERY
AND FLUSH AGAINST THE GARAGE
DOOR OR YOU'LL LOSE A LOT OF
HEAT OUT THE GARAGE DOOR AND
THAT WILL COST YOU A LOT OF
MONEY.
>> Chuck: ADAM HELFMAN IS HERE
FROM HIREITDONE.COM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF IT AS A
STORAGE SPACE SO GOOD TO KEEP IT
BUTTONED UP.
>> IT'S OPENED ON AVERAGE 1500
TIMES A YEAR.
IT'S THE LARGEST DOOR IN YOUR
HOME.
SO IF IT'S NOT MAINTAINED, YOU
KNOW WHEN IT BREAKS, WHEN YOUR
CAR IS INSIDE.
>> Tati: OF COURSE.
>> YOU'VE GOTTA --
>> Chuck: YOU HAVE TO GO FOR THE
RED HANDLE.
>> Tati: AND WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE NEW INNOVATIONS.
>> WHEN PEOPLE OPEN AND CLOSE
AND HEAR THE LOUD NOISE, THIS
RIGHT HERE IS A STEEL ROLLER.
THAT'S WHAT 99% OF ALL OF THEM
ARE.
THEY'VE UPGRADED TO A NYLON
ROLLER.
AND IT'S LIKE A ROLLER PLAYED,
LIKE A WHEEL ON A ROLLERBLADE,
AND THEY REPLACE THEM AND IT
REDUCES THE SOUND OF THE GARAGE
DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING BY 85%.
>> Tati: WHAT?
>> SO HAVE THEM UPGRADED TO THE
NYLON ROLLER.
>> Chuck: SO A LOT OF THE NOISE
IS HERE.
>> Tati: I THOUGHT IT WAS THE
MOTOR OR SOMETHING.
>> I BROUGHT A HINGE, OKAY?
THIS IS A SAMPLE HINGE FOR A
GARAGE DOOR AND IT TWISTS.
THIS IS WHERE IT BREAKS.
AFTER 1500 TIMES OVER A FEW
YEARS, IT GETS WEAK AND BREAKS.
SO OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU GET A
TUNE-UP, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU
HAVE TO LOOK FOR AND DO IT
YOURSELF TODAY.
IF THERE'S CRACKS IN IT, YOU
NEED TO REPLACE THESE.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT A GARAGE
DOOR IS YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
BECAUSE THE SPRING THAT DOES ALL
THE HEAVY LIFTING, IT'S NOT THE
MOTOR IT'S THE SPRING AND COULD
INJURE YOU GREATLY.
SO DO NOT EVEN MESS WITH IT.
THIS IS THE LUBRICANT THAT THE
PROFESSIONALS USE.
YOU SPRAY IT ON ONCE OR TWICE A
YEAR, ON THE SPRING, AND ALL
MOVING PARTS.
AND IT WILL ALLOW IT TO RUN
SMOOTHER.
>> Tati: DO YOU HAVE ANY
SPECIALS GOING ON RIGHT NOW?
BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO MESS
WITH THE SPRING AND HAVE IT HIT
ME IN THE HEAD.
[LAUGHTER]
>> TYPICALLY A GARAGE DOOR
MAINTENANCE, THEY COME AND CLEAN
THE SPRING, THE ELECTRIC EYE AND
EVERYTHING, IT'S ABOUT $129.
FOR ALL "LIVE IN THE D" FRIENDS
AND FAMILY, GO TO
HIREITDONE.COM, $89 FOR A FULL
GARAGE TUNE-UP AND THAT'S GOOD
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> Chuck: GOOD IDEA!
AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT IT WILL
SAVE YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
IF YOUR GARAGE DOOR OR SOMETHING
ELSE AROUND YOUR HOUSE NEEDS
ATTENTION, HIRE IT DONE WILL
HELP YOU FIND THE BEST
CONTRACTOR.
>> Tati: AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING
HOW TO WORK WITH CONTRACTORS,
HIRE IT DONE HAS YOU COVERED.
YOU'LL RECEIVE KEY QUESTIONS