With temperatures hovering in the single digits lately, you may decide to just hibernate for the next few months until you can step outside without adding five layers of clothing. That may be fine and well for you, but your garage door doesn’t have the luxury of staying warm this winter. Snow squalls and deep freezes can have negative effects on your home’s garage door, which means you can’t neglect care and maintenance now!
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Garage Door Checklist: Safety, Material and Function
In our last blog, we talked about aesthetics when choosing a new garage door. Today, we’ll talk about going beyond the appearance and into the bones of the door to address functionality, operation and safety. Here are some tips to think about:
Making an Impression with Your Garage Door
Your garage door is likely one of the focal points of your home. As such, it has to stand out – in a good way – for a lasting impression on guests, an increase in curb appeal and an overall aesthetic complement to the rest of your home. Does your current garage door do all that? If not, and you’re looking to take on a renovation project that includes a facelift for your garage, consider making an impression with a new door.
6 Garage Door Maintenance Tips
As the largest moving part on your home, the garage door operates several times a day, every day, throughout all seasons. That’s a lot of expectation to put on such a critically functioning piece of equipment. You wouldn’t drive your car for years without taking it in for periodic service, regular tire rotations and oil …
Garage Door SOS: Can You Repair or Must You Replace?
Generally, repairs are much less costly than replacement, so it stands to reason you will try to salvage your garage doors when possible to save some money. The key is knowing when a repair is in order and when replacement is ultimately a more cost effective solution. A lot of this will have to do …
An Intro to Garage Doors
If you’re like the average homeowner, you buy one, maybe two garage doors in your lifetime. Because you’re largely unfamiliar with them, aside from how to operate the openers or perform some very basic maintenance, it can be helpful to educate yourself on garage door terminology. This can help you when speaking with your garage …
Common Questions from Customers
As a well-known garage door company operating throughout Michigan, we get a lot of questions from our valued customers. We thought it would be helpful to share those questions with you in hopes the answers are helpful. Why Won’t My Garage Door Close? Garage doors seemingly have a mind of their own sometimes, opening or …
LED vs. Standard Bulbs: What’s Best for Your Garage Door?
You may have gone throughout your house in recent years switching out your traditional bulbs for LED ones in an effort to become more energy efficient. This is great – they do make a difference in normal applications with things like lamps, overhead lights, etc. However, when it comes to your garage door opener, they’re …
Importance of Garage Door Safety
Not only is your garage door the focal point of your home in many ways, it also welcomes people in, protects your vehicles and other equipment, and provides a convenient point of entry and exit. One thing many people neglect to think about is the safety aspect of their garage door. The U.S. Consumer Product …