Garage door repairs and gates in West Auckland
Across West Auckland the jobs are much the same as the rest of the city: garage door repairs when a door goes noisy or heavy, openers added to older doors, new doors for new garages, and electric gates on bigger sections. Pick the one that fits and add your postcode.
If it is a gate, have a rough idea of its width and how far it is from power. Dominator sizes its sliding gate openers by the weight and width of the gate, and any new wiring goes to a licensed electrician.
The wet side of the city
Rain is the local story more than wind. NIWA says the Waitākere Ranges get higher rainfall totals than urban Auckland and the east coast, and it counts 209 rain days a year at Henderson. Hilly areas there get more frequent showers as well.
Damp matters for a steel door. Dominator's warranties leave out corrosion or damage from salty or damp conditions, and it says every exposed steel surface needs some care. Keep the door washed, and keep leaf litter and wet debris clear of the bottom seal and tracks.
Calmer than the airport, until it isn't
NIWA says Whenuapai is more sheltered than Auckland Airport, at 14 km/h on average and 48 days a year with gusts over 63 km/h. Severe storms still reach this side of the city. NIWA records a hail storm near Kumeū in November 1984, with hailstones up to 2.5 cm across, that damaged sheds and houses.
It also records the tornado of 6 December 2012 that swept through Hobsonville, near Whenuapai, damaging 150 homes.
Around West Auckland
The council
West Auckland is in Auckland Council's area. Check with the council before any work that changes the opening or the framing.
The west coast beaches
NIWA describes a black sand coast exposed to swells from the Tasman Sea and the Southern Ocean. E2/AS1 adds Zone E for breaking surf beach fronts, BRANZ notes, so ask about it if you live close by.
Near the harbour
Exposure Zone D also reaches 500 m from a harbour, so homes on the upper reaches of the Waitematā count too.
What we would do
If the door is close to the bush or under big trees, keep it rinsed and the tracks clear. Wet leaves sit against the seal and hold damp on the steel, and a few minutes with the hose beats a corroded bottom rail later.