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The Benefits of Insulated Garage Doors

November 18, 2016Articlesadmin

Let’s start with a statement: insulated garage doors are good for you! Before you throw away the idea or turn your back to even thinking about it, consider two things: your needs and what insulated doors do. It’s the combination of the two which makes energy efficient doors so important (they are not called like that by accident). Your needs are straight forward. You probably want to enjoy good temperatures indoors and don’t freeze to death when you go in the garage Continue reading →

Get Metal Garage Door Parts Checked Before Winter

November 2, 2016Articlesadmin

winter garage door It might be a beautiful season, but winter often arrives with snowfall and the freezing weather causes many difficulties. Your garage door will be dysfunctional and noisy if you don’t take care of it in advance. Low temperatures affect metal and since most parts are made of steel, you won’t be happy with the way the door works. Let’s see how the door moves. Simply put, the minute you press the clicker, Continue reading →

Do You Recognize Garage Door Spring Problems when You See Them?

October 22, 2016Articlesadmin

springs Problems differ and so are their consequences! Some might almost go unnoticed and some will shake our lives. Despite the fact that all garage door problems are serious, they don’t all have the same effects to our lives. Weather stripping issues will keep the garage cold till seals are replaced but spring Continue reading →

Check the Electric Opener Monthly

October 13, 2016Articlesadmin

Having Strong Garage Doors Is Important If you think it’s far stretched to check the electric garage door opener monthly, think of your kids and their safety. Think of the money you have invested in your garage door and your car. Think of your own safety and your convenience. The initial purpose of electric openers is to allow you to move the garage door automatically. Although this is a fact, it is also ancient history. Automatic openers were initially produced for this purpose and still today this is their basic mission but we have come a lot way since the very first operators. Continue reading →

Basic Safety Garage Door Tips

February 10, 2015Articlesadmin

safety If you own a garage door, safety is your business, too! Do you think it’s accidental that governments, special laboratories and garage door industry members have come together into a common effort to put an end to accidents? Even one death due to garage door issues could be one too many. It’s our business because this could be our child. It’s our business because the numbers are astonishing and have been for many decades now.

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Avoid Garage Door Problems over Christmas

December 18, 2014Articlesadmin

Avoid Garage Door Problems in Christmas Don’t you have enough dealing with problems all year long? Don’t you deserve some peace and quiet at least during Christmas? Though, who can actually foresee all possible garage door problems! You may go to bed knowing that your overhead door works fine and wake up to find out that the door won’t move!

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Enjoy this Upcoming Winter with Insulated Garage Doors

November 7, 2014Articlesadmin

Defending the value of insulated garage doors is not just green-talk. Despite their importance to the protection of the natural environment, they are the best solution for good indoor temperatures. If you still feel cold in the house in spite of the home door and window insulation, just remember how big your garage door is.

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How to Protect Garage Doors from Winter

October 20, 2014Articlesadmin

Protect Garage Doors from Winter You might like the chilly winter days but garage doors might have a different opinion. It’s not odd that they groan during cold days and the movement is stiff. That’s the natural reaction of a mechanism comprised mainly by steel parts. They simply freeze and as one steel part rubs against another, loud noises are produced making the movement of the door more difficult and giving you a headache.

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Appreciate All Garage Door Parts

September 9, 2014Articlesadmin

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It’s hard to distinguish among garage door parts in terms of their importance. We often talk about springs and electric openers and disregard the other parts, especially the tiny hardware. Does that mean they’re of less value? Quite the contrary! The truth is that all component parts are invaluable and, therefore, their maintenance and the frequency of their inspections should be relative.

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Having Strong Garage Doors Is Important

September 4, 2014Articlesadmin

There are many reasons why we need strong garage doors and why we shouldn’t invest money in cheap and unreliable materials. Most definitely, the power of our overhead door is subject to the local conditions of our home in terms of climate, expectations, neighborhood or use. The truth is that special conditions require special garage door construction and preparation.

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