Garage Door Safety Inspections Shepherd, MI
Shepherd garage door safety inspections runs through our shop constantly. Set in Michigan's continental-climate region, these doors meet road salt and snowmelt that corrode the lowest hardware, summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, and doors frozen to the slab on the coldest mornings, and we choose parts that outlast it.
If you've owned a garage door through a few Shepherd seasons, you know the pattern: a humid continental climate — hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters, with sharp freeze-thaw swings between seasons brings road salt and snowmelt that corrode the lowest hardware, summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, and doors frozen to the slab on the coldest mornings. We size and protect replacements accordingly.
When Shepherd doors quit, it's usually doors frozen to the slab on cold mornings, corroded low brackets from winter slush, humidity-swollen wood doors in summer, and rusted hardware from snowmelt and road salt. Our diagnostic isolates the true cause so the fix actually lasts.
Safety inspections are formal, documented evaluations of the entire garage door system — useful for home sales (preempt buyer-inspection negotiations), insurance audits (some carriers require periodic verification), post-incident review (after a near-miss or actual injury), and rental-property compliance. The inspection covers every safety-critical component plus structural items, and produces a signed PDF report that meets the documentation needs of most buyers, insurers, and property managers.
Our standard report covers: UL-325 compliance (photo-eyes present, aligned, and triggering auto-reverse on obstruction test), spring health (visible wear, age, cycle estimate), cable health (fray, corrosion, secure termination), drum and shaft integrity (set-screws tight, drums spooled correctly), opener motor and gear health (audible inspection, force/travel calibration), photo-eye function, manual-release operation, balance verification, and structural items (track alignment, bracket fasteners, panel integrity, hinge condition). Every check is photographed and the report includes the photographs.
Inspections take 60–90 minutes. The signed PDF is emailed within 4 hours of completion. If we find issues, we present a separate flat-rate quote for any repairs — you can address them during the same visit, schedule a return, or share the report with the relevant party (buyer, insurer, etc.) and decide later.