Whether you have an attached or unattached garage on your property, proper insulation of the walls, roof, windows, and garage door make a big difference for comfort and condition of your vehicles, equipment, and any property stored within. If you have a garage that shares a wall with living spaces inside your home, the insulated … Read more
While the garage floor is not something most people care about as much as the hardwood in the den or the stone tile in the kitchen, there is no reason to ignore its protection. One of the biggest culprits in floor stains and deterioration is moisture. It drips off parked cars, comes in underfoot, and … Read more
There comes an unfortunate time in every garage doors life when it needs to be replaced. Garage doors are something that we use everyday for our safety, convenience, and the protection of our vehicles and storage, but it isn’t something that we think about that often. We often pull the car out of our garage … Read more
Managing garage door safety certainly becomes a bit more complicated as the summer months arrive. Summertime is when the kids come home from school. Often, your garage sees a lot more use during the warmer months. During this time, you try to sneak in and out while dodging a rain storm. Or children need access … Read more
Garage door openers generally last a long time since they are simple mechanical devices. However, there are times when you’re left with no choice but to replace your garage door opener with a new model that offers greater safety and security. Here are the five signs to look out for that indicate it’s time to … Read more
Early each morning you open the garage door to drive off to work and are met with a horrible squeak or squeal that could wake up the whole block. You come home after a long day and get to hear it again when you close and lock the garage door for the night. Not only … Read more
So what do you do with all the stuff you don’t need when you want to get rid of clutter? Store it in the garage, of course! We know this is what most people do, but it would be a mistake to store everything in the garage. In fact, there are some things that you … Read more
An attached garage is one of the least efficient areas of any home construction. In fact, many of them do not have much insulation on the exterior walls at all. Instead, builders construct the home with extra insulation only on the wall the garage shares with the house. Even with that protection, it makes sense … Read more
It is pouring rain and you have five bags of groceries and a sleeping baby to get into the garage and house safely. At this moment and in many others, the regret of not having an automatic garage door opener installed has returned. It seemed like such a bother at the time, and the expense … Read more
When you notice some of the common signs of a broken garage door spring, such as failure to open, uneven opening, and physical abnormalities in the mechanism, you might consider getting a kit and replacing it yourself. In most cases, calling a professional garage door repair company is a better option. Not only is it … Read more