If your garage door is not working properly, you may be wondering if you need to call a repair technician. You should never attempt to handle a repair on your own that you are not sure about, but sometimes you may think there is an issue when it is just something simple that can be…

Common Garage Door Problems That Require Repair If you have a garage door, you will eventually find yourself needing a garage door repair service. All garage doors have problems at one time or another, and while routine maintenance decreases the chances of major issues, parts do wear out and age. While there are hundreds of…

Garage Door Summer Maintenance You probably take your garage door for granted. You do not realize how much you depend on it until there is a problem. There are several things that you can do to protect your garage door and to prevent those unexpected and inconvenient problems that result when your garage door stops…

Why Is Garage Door Maintenance Important? If you think garage door maintenance is an inconvenience, you should think again. Routine maintenance can catch problems before they cause your major headaches, can improve safety, and can cut down on your long-term repairs while also improving the lifespan of your garage door. You should establish a relationship…

Protecting your garage door from hail If you’ve ever been caught out in a hailstorm, you know that even smaller balls of ice are painful reminders of nature’s moodiness. Hail also inflicts all manner of damage on plants and other foliage, roof shingles, cars, windows of homes and office buildings, and most anything else in…

How to choose a garage door that will last A garage door is the largest single moving component of a home and a quality door will last for decades. If you are in the market for a new door or perhaps replacing one that is damaged or worn, it is important to take your time…

Why you should never attempt to handle garage door repairs on your own If you are like many DIY-savvy homeowners out there, you love a good project. You can’t wait for the weekend and taking on the latest challenge, whether it is an expansive landscaping effort, shoring up that retaining wall, repainting siding or addressing…

Garage door roller maintenance basics Quick, what is the largest moving part of a home? If you answered garage door, you nailed it. Not all homes have automatic garage doors, of course (or garages for that matter), but that enormous portal is a heavy, hard-working component in many people’s lives. A typical garage door runs…