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You naturally want your garage door to last for a long time. If you are like most people, you do not even think about your garage door very often. The only time you think about it is when there is something wrong or when you start to notice rust spots.

With all the tasks that need to be completed when running a small business considering your garage doors may often slip off the list of priorities. Even though your larger doors aren’t in the residential category, as they are likely 10 feet wide and 12 feet high, they still need to be properly maintained.

electric garage door opener is going to last from about 10 to 15 years. However, that doesn’t take into account that there may sometimes be changes in government regulations or there may be large technological upgrades that make upgrading sooner a good option. (As an example, after the tremendous wildfires in 2017 in California, which were followed up by even more destructive fires the next year, that state’s governor chose to sign a bill saying that all residential openers sold new now must include a battery backup.) It’s also worth noting that some openers, such as the LiftMaster’s Elite Series last longer, while those that are extremely inexpensive may not even last 10 years.

When you think of your garage, what comes to mind? Is it just a place to store your car? Or is it just junk storage? Is it an unused area of the home that you rarely even think about? Chances are good that even if you park your car in the garage on a regular basis, you don’t really think much about the garage itself.