Put off vetting a garage door company for one more season and here's what it usually costs you: a door that fails during the first big afternoon storm, a spring that snaps while your car is trapped inside, or a "repair" that holds for a few weeks before the same problem comes back. In a place where humidity swells wood panels, salt air rusts hardware, and wind-driven rain tests every seal on the door, the contractor you pick matters as much as the repair itself. A bad choice doesn't just waste money — it leaves your garage, and sometimes your whole house, exposed right when the weather is at its worst.