A typical late-fall service call in this area starts the same way: a homeowner notices the garage door is suddenly noisy, or it's started sagging on one side, or the opener strains more than it used to. Nine times out of ten, the door itself is fine — it's just showing the effects of months of humidity, afternoon downpours, and salt-laden air finally drying out as the weather turns. Rollers that were gritty and slow in September start squealing in November. Panels that swelled slightly from moisture now rattle a bit as they shrink back down. None of it is dramatic, but it adds up, and this is the easiest time of year to catch it before it turns into a stuck door or a broken spring.