Five Important Garage Door Maintenance Tips

Posted on 4 September 2017

Your garage door is the largest moving part and has the highest chance of unnoticed wear and tear in your home. On the average, your overhead garage door goes up and down more than a thousand times a year. However, garage door repair and maintenance is often overlooked by homeowners. There are at least five important garage door maintenance tips that should be done at least once or twice every quarter: [Read More]

3 Things That Can Cause Your Garage Door To Become Stuck

Posted on 28 June 2017

If your garage door is jammed in the mid-position, you might have to call a professional for repairs. There are several things you can do to maintain your door, but a professional usually needs to make repairs due to the weight of the door and the tension on the springs. Still, you want to have some idea of what's causing the problem. Here are three things that might be to blame. [Read More]

5 Issues That Could Lead To A Noisy Garage Door

Posted on 16 June 2017

Noisy residential doors, such as the garage door, can be more than just an inconvenience for you and others in your home. Left to its own devices, it can cause enough of a racket to disturb your neighbors, as well. A noisy garage door can also be a sign of future problems you'll have to deal with later on. The following gets to the heart of your garage door's noise problem, along with some tips on how to quiet the clamor its causing. [Read More]

Got An Older Garage Door But Don't Want To Replace It? 2 Tips To Improve The One You Have

Posted on 6 June 2017

If you have an older garage door but it is not in your budget to replace it right now, there are things you can do to improve it. This will help your garage door last longer to give you time to save for a new one. Below are two tips on how you can do this to help you get started. Repair the Garage Door Even if you have small problems with your door, such as it closes and/or opens slower than it used to or it is louder than normal, you should repair them. [Read More]

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Finding Better Garage Doors

After we listed our home for sale, our real estate agent told us that there might be something about our house that would hold us back: our garage door. We were a little surprised, but as soon as the first potential buyer mentioned the issue, we realized that our agent might be right. We decided to completely upgrade our garage door, and it made a huge difference. This blog is all about finding a better garage door, and what to look for in upgrades. You never know, your home might look a lot better with a brand new garage door--especially if your garage faces the street.