The Best Garage Door Rollers
If your garage door has been making a lot of noise lately, it might be time to replace the rollers. This is a relatively easy fix, and it will make a big difference in the overall operation of your door. Keep reading to learn more about the best garage door rollers on the market. Steel […]
Garage Door Openers Demystified | Belt Drive vs Chain Drive Garage Door Opener and Side Mounts.
Today, I want to talk a little bit about garage door openers. There are several different types. Many people ask me what’s the best. That really depends on the application. The three main types of openers that we primarily focus on are, the chain drive, the belt drive, and the side-mounted jackshaft operator. Most garages fall […]
Traditional Garage Doors
Today, I want to do a follow-up to my original style guide, where I went over three main styles of doors that I like to separate into traditional, carriage house, and modern garage doors. Today, I want to focus on the traditional garage doors. That will mostly be your raised panel doors. Most commonly you […]
How to Close Garage Door Manually in an Emergency
You are getting ready to run out the door. You are in a rush, you hop in the car back out of the garage and go to close the door and it will not close. Luckily there is an emergency release to close the garage door manually until a qualified garage door service technician can […]
Top 5 Garage Doors
Today I want to talk about my top 5 garage doors. This is a list of doors we’ve installed that I like working with and doors that when we’re all done, I think look great. Clopay Canyon Ridge To start it off with number five I went with the Clopay Canyon Ridge. The Clopay Canyon […]
How to keep from backing into your garage door.
If you are regularly backing out of your garage, it is important to be extra careful. This is especially true if you are distracted from your normal routine. Here are some tips to help you avoid accidentally backing into your garage door: Always look behind you before backing out. This will help you avoid any […]
Garage Door R Value Explained
I’m going to be talking a little bit about garage door R-value, R-value is used to rate how well-insulated a garage door is. It’s a term for rating insulation that you will see on your regular home insulation as well as windows and other things that provide some sort of air barrier you’re going to […]