When you hit the button on the wall-mounted unit or remote control to close your garage door, you expect it to close all the way, thus keeping your garage’s contents protected from outdoor elements. Yet seeing a bright beam of…
As you pull in or back out of the driveway, you expect your garage door to open or close at the click of a button, and when it doesn’t, it can be mildly infuriating. However, more often than not, when…
Like any piece of technology that keeps your home functional and comfortable, your garage door opener is not going to last forever. While proper maintenance and service can help you get the most mileage out of your garage door opener,…
Over time, any faithful metal garage door is bound to develop some rust, which makes knowing how to remove garage door rust an important skill for any homeowner to learn. Rust stains are common in humid, coastal regions and are…
A noisy garage door can be incredibly irritating and may often be a telltale sign that something within your garage door unit is about to go wrong (or already has). Fortunately, it’s not all that uncommon for a noisy garage…
A dated or unsightly garage door can ruin your home’s curb appeal in a hurry, but with a few garage door makeover ideas (and a little handy work on your end) you can give your old garage door a new…
When your garage door needs fixing, and you’re looking to save some money, you might wonder about the prospect of DIY garage door repair as opposed to just calling in the pros to handle it. Chances are, this is not…
Your garage door and garage door opener are built to last a long time. How long exactly? That depends on a million or more factors that are frankly out of your control or ours. Torrential weather, hockey puck target practice,…
Weighing well upwards of 100 pounds each, your garage door is the largest moving component of your home and is potentially one its most dangerous. An estimated 30,000 people are injured by garage doors every single year. Fortunately, there are…
If your garage door is slow to open and close, don’t panic. In many cases, a slow garage door can be fixed on your own for a few bucks or even nothing but a few minutes of your time in…