Everything You Need to Know About a Direct Drive Garage Door Opener
If you are in the market for a new garage door opener, you may have heard of direct drive openers. But what exactly is a direct drive opener? How do they work? And are they right for your home? In this blog post, we will answer all of your questions about direct drive garage door […]
Top 5 Carriage House Garage Doors
These are my top five favorite carriage house doors. A carriage house door to me would be one that you’ll see paired with decorative hardware, the decorative handles and strap hinges made to look like a pair of swing-out doors rather than a standard overhead door. It is a standard overhead door and works just […]
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 […]
Home Insurance and the Garage Door: Does Home Insurance Cover Garage Door
One of the most important pieces of your home is the garage door. Not only does it keep your car safe, but it also protects all of your belongings from the weather and thieves. Unfortunately, many homeowners don’t know whether their home insurance policy covers their garage door. In this blog post, we will discuss […]
How To Measure Garage Door
Today, I’m going to show you how to measure a garage door. At first glance, we have what appears to be a two-car wide single door so most likely it’s a 16 x7, but we’ll put the tape measure on it and we’ll find out for sure. Measure the Finished Opening. The first step to […]
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 […]
When is it time to replace a garage door?
Is your garage door looking a bit worse for wear? Are you starting to notice that it’s not closing as smoothly as it used to, or that the weather is starting to take its toll? If so, then it might be time to start thinking about replacing your garage door. A new garage door 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 […]
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 […]
Liftmaster Smart Garage Camera
Today I’m looking at the new Smart Garage Camera from Liftmaster. We just got a few of these the other day and we started to play around with them. You can add the Smart Garage Camera to your existing Liftmaster myQ account. MyQ is the technology that allows you to operate your garage door with […]