If you are tired of looking at a faded, stained or rusty garage door every time you arrive home, you’re certainly not alone as can be evidenced by the many do-it-yourself ideas on Pinterest for garage doors. If you would like to update the appearance of your door, leaving it looking like the day it...
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The holiday season is a time for joy, happiness, and holiday cheer. Unfortunately, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), it’s also a time when many homes are burglarized. “Nearly 40,000 burglaries occur annually in the U.S. during November and December alone!” More time spent away from home during the holidays – whether it...
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A garage door is a deceptively simple-looking mechanism. Something that is designed to provide convenient access to your home 2 to 4 times per day* at the push of a button, as well as protect your vehicle from the elements doesn’t seem very menacing. However, as we mentioned, looks can be deceiving. Your garage door...
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A common belief among homeowners is that garage doors are raised and lowered by garage door openers. The reality, however, is that the majority of the work is done by the springs. This makes them much more important than most people believe! The springs provide counterbalancing force to safely raise and lower the garage door...
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Your garage door is an amazing tool that over the course of a year goes up and back down again more than 1,500 times. It is also one of the most neglected parts of a home. All things considered, this is quite concerning. A neglected garage door can pose significant safety concerns, and who wants...
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Your garage door often provides convenient access to your home, and as such is used four times per day, which implies that you trust it to function optimally. That is until it unexpectedly doesn’t! If you want to trust your garage door to remain free from any of the following issues, which can unfortunately create...
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Many people don’t enter their homes through the front door. They come in through the largest portal, a space that often serves double, or triple duty. This is the case for many garage door owners. In the 20-x-22 foot space of a two car garage is where you will often find tools, holiday decorations, and...
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There are things we do routinely, then there are things they are often regulated to the one time of year that signals a fresh start, spring. Because who doesn’t like giving the interior and exterior of their home a mini facelift every now and then? Let this list of home maintenance tips be your inspiration...
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