Getting a new garage door is an exciting moment in everyone’s life. But it’s also an expense, and indeed a considerable one. So, the effort here is to tell you how to keep the existing overhead garage door in good shape for as long as possible. Read More
Time for Garage Door or Opener Replacement?
Let’s start with a fact. Most garage doors today are automatic. In other words, they work with an electric opener. Here’s another fact. When the garage door stops working, there is more than one reason for the problem. Simply put, it’s not always the opener’s fault.
Garage Door Trends for 2020
Garage door replacement projects have been at the top of the home improvement list for quite some time now and as it seems, they will continue to triumph this year too. The only difference is that the trends change, and that’s natural. Read More
Why Wind Load Garage Doors & Hardware Make a Difference
Are you questioning the importance of reinforced garage doors in hurricane-prone areas? Time to reconsider. Just picture the force of winds running with speeds of at least 80 mph. That’s fast and only the average speed of winds during category 1 hurricanes. Let’s fast forward to category 5 hurricanes. The wind speed is at least 157 mph and often reaches 200 mph. While you are thinking of the catastrophic effects of such storms and hurricanes, think about your residential garage doors too. Read More
Small Tips to Avoid Big Garage Door Repairs
Some garage door repairs here and there are not avoidable. Every garage door owner knows that parts wear and need to be replaced at one point. Mishaps happen. Anything from bad weather to wear may arise the need for repairs. But dealing with some minor issues is totally different from facing urgent situations. And your concern should not be only about the cost of the garage door repair service, but primarily your safety. Read More
Garage Door Replacement vs Makeover
There are some great garage door makeover ideas, if you want to smooth out the wrinkles that come with age. Let’s face it. Wear and tear takes its toll. The temperature fluctuations, the weather, and the daily cycles all leave their mark. Some garage door repairs and maintenance will do the trick for years. But there comes a moment when the garage door gets old and you need to make a very hard decision: replace it or not. Read More
The Potential Risks When You Use an Old Garage Door
The older garage doors get, the more dangerous they become. That’s a generic statement, but true. What do most people think? “Well, as long as my overhead garage door still goes up and down, why should I replace it?” Thinking this way is only natural, but the risks are still there. Read More
How to Fight Garage Door Condensation
Condensation is likely to happen in garages where vapor in warm air makes contact with cold surfaces or colder gasses. When garage doors are insulated and garages are heated, they become the perfect environments for high condensation especially during the cold winter months. Nothing is good when it comes to condensation in the garage. Read More
The Garage Door Trends in 2019
The 2019 garage door trends are exciting because they combine the comfort of new technology with the vintage of old classics and the sleek elegance of modern elements. How do all these fit in one equation? Well, that’s the beauty of our all-permitted age. Modern architecture has gone bold just like the color options but without disregarding the timeless charm of some vintage elements. Read More
The Multiple Roles of Garage Doors in Your Life
Have you ever thought of the ways garage doors affect your life? And since most of them move automatically thanks to the opener, we mainly talk about electric garage doors. The truth is that we never think about it because we only bother to open or close our overhead door. Read More
