Repainting And Resurfacing Your Aluminum Garage Door After A Ding

All it takes is one good ding with a car or truck fender and your garage door looks worse for the wear. Thankfully, this falls within the realm of residential garage door repair. Your repair technician can resurface the door and repaint it, so long as the "ding" is not that big. Here is how this process is likely to go. Tapping or Pulling the Ding Out Fixing a small dent in a garage door typically works the same way as removing a small dent from a car panel. Read More 

Home Safety: Is Your Old Automatic Garage Door Opener Still Useful?

Automatic garage door openers not only make it easier to operate your garage door, but they can also keep your home safe from unwanted visitors. If your garage door opener is an older model, it might not perform the necessary functions to keep your garage door safe from crime or damage. Here problems associated with an old or bad automatic door opener. Your Home Becomes Vulnerable to Theft Your automatic opener also relies on special built-in codes to keep your home safe. Read More 

Common Problems With Bi-Fold Garage Doors

You went with a bi-fold garage door because it was out of the ordinary and unique in form and function. However, now that you've had your new door in place for a few years, you have started to have a few problems. As cool as bi-fold garage doors are, they can have their fair share of operational issues just like overhead garage doors. The more you are capable of recognizing these problems when they first start, the less likely it will be that the door gets damaged. Read More 

Common Problems With Your Garage Door And Why A Repair Technician Is So Important

When your garage door opens and closes with ease, you probably don't think much about it. If you start to notice issues with your garage door, it opens too slow or doesn't stay all the way open, it's probably time to get a repair technician to your home to diagnose what is wrong. Even when you can figure out the problem on your own, repairing your garage door is not the easiest task. Read More 

How Long Should A Garage Door Last?

Nothing lasts forever and your garage door is no exception. This means that you can expect to change your garage door at some point in the near future. However, the question of how long the door should last is not necessarily straightforward. There are certain factors that negatively affect the lifespan of your garage door and there are other factors that can greatly improve its condition. Depending on which of these factors are working in your favor, your garage door may fail in a few years or serve you for a significantly longer time. Read More