2017

  • Dealing With A Noisy Garage Door? Here's How To Quiet It Down

    Garage doors can get noisier as time goes on. However, the resulting clatter can quickly turn into an annoyance for your neighbors and anyone living above your garage. The noise your garage door makes may also be a sign that it could use some well-needed maintenance. Here are some tips you can use to stop your garage door from making those annoying rattling, screeching, and clattering noises. Tighten Up Loose Hardware [Read More]

  • Tips To Follow When Replacing Your Garage Door

    An automatic garage door is an extremely useful feature for your home. However, garage door installation can be an intimidating and complicated task that will eventually have to be done. In order to make sure that this improvement project goes smoothly and you get good value for your money, you will need to be particularly mindful of a few considerations.   Understand The Role A Garage Door Will Have On Your Home's Comfort [Read More]

  • Good (And Not So Good) Garage Door Materials For A Heated Garage

    If you pay to heat your garage, you need to put some thought into your garage door selection. Choose the wrong door, and you could end up losing all of your heat through cracks in the door or a poorly insulating material. Some garage door materials work really well for heated garages while others do not. Here's a closer look. Best Option: Fiberglass Doors Fiberglass itself is very lightweight, so manufacturers can add insulated backing to a fiberglass door without making it so heavy that it burdens your opening mechanism. [Read More]

  • What Can You Do To Facilitate A Garage Door Choice

    When you're looking at new garage doors, you might feel like there is an endless number of choices. So, which door is right for your home? Here are some ways to make a personalized decision. Look at Doors In Person Instead of shopping online for doors and facing an endless number of choices, visit a garage door center to see some options in person. This has the effect of narrowing down your choices to a manageable number of quality options. [Read More]

  • What You Can Do To Keep Your Garage Door In Good Condition

    Although it's easy to overlook it, the garage door is one of the most important parts of your house.  It has the functional role of lifting and allowing you to park your vehicle in a safe place that is away from the elements, and the aesthetic position of enhancing your curb appeal and making your house appear even better.  Because a working garage door is very essential there are a few things you need to do to keep it in good condition. [Read More]

  • 4 Reasons To Install A "Smart" Garage Door

    Garage doors generally provide the main entrance to the home for homeowners since most homeowners park their vehicles in the garage and then enter their home through the door that attaches the garage to the home. Since garage doors are used so heavily in this way, you want to always have the best features. Nowadays, garage doors can be controlled through an app in your home. These are called "smart" garage doors. [Read More]

  • 2 Important Considerations When Buying New Garage Doors

    Garage doors are usually a very important part of the style of your home exterior. On many homes the garage sticks out and is the closest part of the house to the sidewalk. It really is often the first thing that people see when they pass your house. There are many reasons to invest in new garage doors besides just updating your home style. New garage doors can also make your actual garage space more usable by adding insulation and making it more comfortable. [Read More]