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In this day and age, we all know sustainability is important, and finding a 'sustainable' garage door is the responsible thing to do. But in coastal and other high-velocity-wind areas, that takes on a whole new meaning- a garage door can literally save your home during a hurricane or intense storm.
Garage doors are unusually susceptible to wind damage than most other openings on the exterior of a home- this is due to sheer surface area. Two-car garage doors are at even higher risk. Unless...
Six Signs It's Probably Time to Replace Your Garage Door
Garage door replacement is, admittedly, a costly and time-consuming project. But in some circumstances, there's just no avoiding it. If you want to maintain your home's safety, integrity, and attractiveness, you may have to call for a new garage door installation. Here are some of the signs:
Cracked or Peeling Paint or Wood- this may only require some refinishing, to make up for the fact that finishing materials often erode and fall victim to the UV rays of the sun over time. If the wood...
Garage Door Logistics
On the whole, the price for a new garage door and garage door installation is somewhere between $400 and $2,000, although this figure varies widely with the size of the needed door and which material it's going to be made in.
According to surveys of manufacturer's figures, the most popular garage door style is currently the carriage-house style, in which the foots look like quaint, old-fashioned wooden singing doors, but actually open like the modern sliding or roll-up doors and are...
Garage Carpeting to Match Your Garage Door?
? Deciding what to do with the space behind your garage door has been a matter of frustration and excitement to homeowners ever since the invention of the electric garage door opener allowed for easy access. If you're planning to turn your garage into more of a room, one of the main, first-step questions you have to answer is what kind of flooring you're going to invest in.
In the last few decades, there has been a clear preference for various laminate and hardwood flooring options, because...
Garage Door Insulation Uses Polyethylene
There's been a lot of talk recently about garage door insulation- after all, you can get a tax credit for these energy saving garage doors that trap heat and prevent leakage, in turn allowing customers to lower their energy bills.
Normally, people just buy a kit or hire a garage door service person to install their insulation and go on- but what is it that makes certain materials bad at keeping heat and some good? For that, we turn to an explanation of polyethylene, the plastecine, waxy...
Garage Door Materials: Fiberglass
A lot of people bandy about the word 'fiberglass' without actually knowing just what it means.
Basically, a fiberglass garage door will look like wood, but be made of a more durable, water-resistant material. It happens to be one of the lease popular materials for garage doors, possibly because people don't really know what 'fiberglass' means. Fiberglass garage doors are made out of aluminum framing, and then overlaid sections of fiberglass paneling. Each panel is quite lightweight but hardy,...
What Kind of Garage Door is Best for You?
? Modern-day garage doors are not limited to the wood of centuries past or steel of decades past- you can also get garage doors in aluminum, fiberglass, and wood composites. But which of these many materials is most cost-effective and durable? Which looks best? We'll examine the pros and cons of each material, and suggestions of pricing and making a final decision.
Steel is by far the most often picked material for garage doors. They aren't terribly expensive, they're quite durable and require...
Composite Garage Doors Are Like Art
Wood garage doors are pretty, but can rot and break easily, and clearly show signs of weather. Steel can rust and dents very easily. Aluminum is lightweight, but a fairly unattractive, un-paintable surface. Vinyl is a good insulator, but looks fake-y.
If you want the best in design, hardiness, longevity, and looks, you might do best to pick a garage door that is made of composite materials. Composite garage doors bear bad weather conditions admirably, don't dent very easily, are natural...
The Garage Door Opener as an Intricate Machine
The most intricate and fussy part of any garage door is the garage door opener and its associated nuts, bolts, and hardware. You have to deal with the drive mechanism, the long tracks, the tightly-wound and dangerous springs, the brackets, and more. These all combine to make the garage door open nice and smooth time and time again, no matter how much you use it.
And then you must remember, not all garage door opener parts are created equal- in fact, each brand name and each model has...
Garage Door Styles Help Up Curb Appeal
This weekend, take a drive around a nice neighborhood and look at their garage doors. What works? What doesn't? Which styles go together?
By asking yourself these crucial questions, you can determine if the new garage door installation plan you have is a good one or not. Don't make the mistake of thinking any house can pull off a black door- or that an ultra-modern faηade would look great with French country doors!
On the other hand, sometimes bold contrast really works for a home. You might...
Garage Door Update
The garage door of your home is the site for the most trendy new fashion statements! Many homes are built such that the door is a highly important part of the visual faηade. Style-conscious people are now rushing in droves to replace their old, boring doors with the top-of-the-line, exciting new doors to increase the curb appeal of their home.
Especially those living in the suburbs or in a new development- those garage doors all look the same. Getting a new door means adding a personal touch...
Garage Door Screens- Effective?
? Because garages are so often an extension of one's home, and can and are often used as actual rooms instead of just storage spaces, people have been coming up with more and more creative ways to compensate for the irregularities garages have as rooms.
For example, inserting a garage door screen can be a great solution to the age-old problems that come with opening the fourth wall of a room, letting all manner of dirt, bugs, and leaves in. It may allow you to use your garage more often...
What to Look for in a New Garage Door
Are you building a new home, or doing an upgrade? Or are you just plain tired of your old, worn-out garage? Then you're probably considering new garage door installation- and the task can be daunting. It's a huge piece of machinery, one of the largest objects in your home, and you're probably wondering what the most important qualities are to look for.
Not all garage doors are equally good. There are many measures of quality and style to take into account. The 'best' choice is different for...
Garage Door Opener Mechanics: Winding the Spring
A lot of people think that they can just fix garage door opener springs on their own- after all, the process seems self-explanatory and simple enough. However, the winding itself takes a lot of strength, almost twenty directs pounds of it, in fact. That doesn't sound like much- you can lift twenty pounds no problem! But the motion isn't lifting, it's turning, and you have to keep all of that tension coiled for an extended period of time; you might end up exhausted, trapped without the...
A Brief Guide to Installing a Garage Door
Most people who require a complicated home project completed call a professional in to do it- it requires a certain skill set and a very patient disposition to complete such tasks on your own. Installing a garage door, for all that it may seem relatively simple, is one of the most dangerous do-it-yourself projects, not the least because it deals with one of the largest objects in your home: a garage door.
But here is a three-part, step-by-step guide for those who are comfortable with tools...
How to Install a Garage Door (Part Two)
How to Install a Garage Door (Part Two) We've already covered the removal of the old equipment in part one- emphasizing, of course, safety, as all of these parts are heavy and difficult to manage. Next is beginning installation of the new door. But before doing, so, be sure to check that you have everything! You don't want to be in the middle of a procedure only to realize that you are missing the brackets in question, or that you've misplaced panel fastenings.
Step Four: Level Your New...
Are Garage Door Openers a Security Risk?
? If you have an electronic garage door opener, chances are that a thief can gain access to your home quite easily.
Picture this? It's 7 am and you have just pulled out of your garage, on your way to work. Like any other day, you point your garage door remote towards the house, close the garage door and drive away. Meanwhile, a thief is parked nearby, watching you leave. He simply drives up to your home, points a code-grabber at your garage door, and opens it. Yes, it is that simple! Now,...
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