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For Garages With Only One Access Point, A Vault Release Is Essential
Many garages are attached directly to homes, but there are instances when a garage is a stand-alone structure with no second access. Typically found in some of Portland’s classic older homes or for multi-unit condos or apartments, these garages can pose a big...
Simplify Your Garage Door Operation With a Keypad
Garage doors have come a long way from the days when they had to be manually lifted and closed. Today, garage door operations can be controlled through the touch of a remote, an app, or a keypad. While convenience rules, don’t overlook security for your garage door...
It’s Garage Door Safety Month
At Overhead Door Company of Portland, June means Garage Door Safety Month. Initiated by the International Door Association (IDA) and Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA), this month is dedicated to promoting safety awareness and encouraging...
A Guide to Choosing a New Garage Door
After years of handling all the ups and downs, your garage door will eventually reach the end of its lifespan. Finding a replacement won’t be easy, sifting through all the options. Still, with some forethought and the support of the professional team at Overhead Door...
Reduce the Noise of Your Garage Door
Modern technology has greatly reduced the sound your garage door makes as it opens and closes, but as the various garage door parts kick into motion, there will always be a bit of noise. However, if that once gentle hum has transformed into a noise that rattles the...
Repair or Replace Your Garage Door Remote
Despite the Homelink systems on modern cars that connect directly to garage door openers, our customers still seem to lose their garage door remotes and call us for help. It’s not our job at Overhead Door Company of Portland to ask why or how, but rather to remedy the...
Don’t Leave a Crooked Garage Door Hanging
If you’ve noticed your garage door is running louder than normal, seems to shake more than usual, or allows sunlight to stream through gaps along the door edges and bottom, you likely have a crooked garage door. A crooked garage door may still function, but ignoring...
Driveway Gates Add Security and Sophistication
There are numerous reasons to install a gate for your home’s driveway, from practical and functional to aesthetic and even emotional. Whatever your goal is for a new gate, the professionals and Overhead Door of Portland can help you find just what you need and ensure...
Keep Out the Chill With a Wind-Resistant Garage Door
Damaging winds are not something often associated with the Pacific Northwest. We don’t have hurricanes and tornadoes are rare. However, from Pineapple Express events to winds funneling up through the Columbia River Gorge, our winds can howl. If you’re in a wind-prone...
Time to Winterize Your Garage
It may not officially be winter until December 21, but winter weather has already arrived in the Pacific Northwest. With weeks of frosty temperatures, relentless rain, and even snowstorms, the region has settled into its characteristic winter weather— and there’s...
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For Garages With Only One Access Point, A Vault Release Is Essential
Many garages are attached directly to homes, but there are instances when a garage is a stand-alone structure with no second access. Typically found in some of Portland’s classic older homes or for multi-unit condos or apartments, these garages can pose a big...
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