King Tide Season Puts Seawater Where the Door Meets the Floor
The autumn tides bring the sea up through the drains on a sunny day. The salt it leaves in front of the garage door keeps working long after the water has gone.
Rust on a Spring Is Not Cosmetic. It Is a Shorter Spring.
A garage door spring is rated in cycles, and corrosion reduces that rating. In South Florida humidity the coating is the part that decides how long it lasts.
Salt Air Does Not Attack the Door. It Attacks the Six Inches Nearest the Floor.
In coastal Broward the garage door outlasts its own hardware. Corrosion concentrates in specific places, and one of them holds the entire weight of the door.