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How to Prepare for a New Garage Door Installation

It is finally time to install your new garage door! What can you do to prepare for your garage door & opener installation to help ensure a smooth professional installation? There are several simple steps you can take that will make it much easier for you and the...

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Best Practices for Keeping a Cool Garage

Most garages get hot over the summer. In a lot of places, summers are getting hotter, which means garages are getting hotter, too. But there are ways to cool them off! (Garages, that is, not summers.) While the main reasons garages can become so hot are a lack of...

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6 Common Garage Door Repair Problems

6 Common Garage Door Repair Problems After reading our blog post on six of the most common garage door issues, you’ll learn: ● How to identify which issue may be to blame for your malfunctioning garage door ● What to do once you’ve uncovered which issue is the source...

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8 Interesting Garage Door Facts!

Approximately 82 million homes have a garage. Which means that approximately 82 million homes have a garage door. That doesn’t even count the industrial and commercial garage doors, fire doors, security grilles, and more. Doors are opening overhead all over. But they...

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When is it Time to Replace Your Garage Door?

Some people are reluctant to replace their garage door, even when it is clearly time. Some people are too quick to replace a garage door that only requires a simple and cheap fix. You don’t want to make an unnecessary investment in a new door if repair (or even...

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Keeping Your Garage Energy Efficient

.During the peaks of winter and summer, utility bills tend to spike heavily. Your garage is likely a huge contributor to those bills, but it does not have to be! Increasing garage energy efficiency should be one of the first steps to drastically diminish your energy...

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Is Your Garage Door Good Funny or Bad Funny?

If your garage door is acting funny… is it a bad funny that needs fixing? Or is it a good funny that you created? Let’s start with the bad… 1. The Door Won’t Close If your garage door is stuck open, first check to see if there are any obstructions blocking the door....

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Tips on Garage Door Openers

So, now you have a garage door. But you still have to have a way to open and close it! There are many options available for garage door openers. Here is a little bit about what you will want to know when purchasing or replacing your opener. Safety First Automatic...

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12 Tips to Keep Your Garage Door in Shape

Your garage door is something you likely use every single day. It is the largest moving part in your entire home, and is used multiple times a day, at all hours and in all seasons. Hopefully, it operates smoothly for decades - or until you decide to replace it on your...

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Lost Your Garage Door Opener? Here’s what to do!

Most people lose or misplace items on a regular basis - and the garage door opener is not immune. Not only is it more common than you may think, but it is also exactly as annoying and frustrating as you might expect. Even if your opener always stays in your car, it...

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