If you are in the market for a new garage door, then there are a lot of options out there. However, you might be a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices that you will need to make. To help make your life a bit easier, here is an overview of the most common styles and materials used in garage doors:
Styles
Roll-up - The most common choice for suburban homes is often the roll-up door, which consists of several rectangular segments stacked atop one another.…
With your house being one of the largest investments you ever make, you want to be sure you do everything possible to protect it. Hurricanes cause thousands of dollars in damage. In fact, in 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused over $50 billion dollars in preliminary damages. Hurricanes can come up on your area at any time without much warning. If you want to protect your home completely, you have to be prepared ahead of time.…
Aluminum garage doors are cheap, easy to find and purchase and relatively easy to install because they are not as heavy as any other type of garage door. Unfortunately, the qualities that make these aluminum garage doors attractive to homeowners are some of the same qualities that make the doors so easy to damage or cause people to be careless with them. If you have a dent in one or more panels of your aluminum garage door, here are three things you can do to remove the dents.…
Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their garage door or garage door opener until it’s not working properly. Then, they are either stranded outside in the rain, sleet or snow or trapped inside with no way to open the door and get their car, van or truck off onto the driveway. One of the most common issues with garage doors is faulty springs. These are the parts that keep a constant level of pressure on the door, allowing it to open and close smoothly.…
Garage door openers are particularly long-lasting household devices. They’re fairly simple and uncomplicated machines, which means that they’re less likely to break down or need repairs than the more complicated devices in your home. However, even if you think your garage door is working normally, it may be obsolete or out of date, and you may want to think about replacing it with a new one. Here are a few signs that you need a new garage door opener.…
If you own a body shop, consider using your garage door as a great advertising platform. When your business is closed, the doors to your garage will be closed, as well. That provides you with a large amount of space that is going unused, unless you consider finding a way to promote your business on it. The following guide walks you through an affordable way to use your business’s garage door as efficiently as possible.…
About every three months, or four times a year, you should run through this simple garage door maintenance check list in order to keep your garage door functioning correctly and without any problems.
Clean Out The Door Track
The first thing you should do when you start your quarterly garage maintenance list is clean out the garage door track. The garage door track is the surface that your garage door runs on in order to open and close.…
Your street-facing garage door can easily take over the facade of your home. Therefore, a garage door with paint chipping or an awfully hideous color can really dampen the overall curb appeal of your home. So, if your garage door is shouting for a makeover, and you have your paint ready, here is how to give it one:
Step 1: Disengage the Door Opener.
Your garage door should have an electric opener. While this is convenient in most situations, it isn’t here.…
Has your garage door suddenly started closing faster than it used to? You may be dealing with a serious problem that can pose a safety hazard if it is not repaired, as the torsion springs may be damage. In this article, learn about torsion springs and why they must be in a good condition at all times.
What are the Torsion Springs on a Garage Door?
The torsion springs are in place because they are strong enough to hold the weight of a garage door.…
There are a number of DIY projects that you can safely do around the home and only a few that you should stay away from. Working with your garage door springs is one task to avoid. There are a few areas of your garage door system that you safely work with. Leave the coiled springs to a garage door repair company. Here are the parts of the garage door that you can work with and why the springs can be dangerous.…
