Halloween is around the corner, a time where witches, ghosts, monsters, and more roam the streets searching for their treats. If you love Halloween, then you may want to go the extra step and decorate your garage door for the holiday and increase the fun. If you need some ideas on what to do, you … [Read more...]

This is a fairly common question with a slightly complicated answer. Actually, there is a set of answers. The problem is figuring which one that is. The other issue is preventing it when possible. Whether you fix your garage door yourself, (we do not recommend it) or hiring a garage door repair … [Read more...]

North America has more sectional garage doors than any other kind. The height of these garage doors is about 18-24 inches or in centimeters, that is 46-61 cm. This type of garage door is more often than not equipped to have an automatic garage door opener. In Europe, it is not the same. Europe has … [Read more...]

Do you or your spouse spend a lot of time in the garage? If so, it may be a project you are working on or building, or a place of shade, or maybe it is just a place to store your stuff. Whatever you use the garage for, it is somewhere you spend a lot of your time in. If you are like most people, … [Read more...]

It might be almost fall for some of us, but for many folks, summer just isn’t going anywhere. The calendar might say September or October but the thermometer still says summer. Regardless of the temperature, it remains to be a great time to clean out your garage. Don’t start procrastinating on this … [Read more...]

Yes I know this sounds silly, but for some, this may actually be the case. I am not telling you to buy a new garage door opener over going to therapy though, so don’t do that unless your problem is below, then please do! Do you and your partner argue over who left the garage door open, or whether it … [Read more...]

Bad and inclement weather is never a good thing for anyone. Unfortunately, it does happen and it happens far more often than any of us would like. There are usually many things that need to be repaired or replaced after a storm or other natural disaster. Your garage door and other parts of your home … [Read more...]

Your garage door parts can start to wear or fail as early as 6-8 years after your last service or install. It may seem like a long time, but if you forget to get your garage door checked before this time, you can experience serious damage or injury or even death in worse case scenarios. You could … [Read more...]

If you live in any state where it regularly goes below freezing during the winter, you may have a problem. Actually, you might end up having several problems in the long run. Ice and water from melted snow can seep in under your garage door and literally freeze it to the ground it rests on. That is … [Read more...]

If you have a full view aluminum garage door or another similar style of garage door, you may have privacy issues. The good news is that it can be fixed. The bad news is that your nosey neighbors might just talk to you more. It can be very irritating to always have someone peering in your garage … [Read more...]

This is a question that many people have these days as the popularity of street art rises. Some of it looks pretty good and is not a problem. The problem is when vandals use your home as a canvas for graffiti that neither looks good nor is appropriate for the general viewing public. It is bad for … [Read more...]

Well, this awareness month sure crept up on most of us. Actually, most of us just thought of April as the month that starts with April Fool’s Day. There is definitely no pun intended in the fact that it is also National Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a disease that prevents sufferers from being … [Read more...]