When your home needs a big burst of curb appeal on a little budget, there’s one surface that can act like a giant blank canvas: your garage door. It’s amazing how much a little hardware and some windows can transform an otherwise bland surface into a door that tells the story of your home and its unique architecture. Choose Windows to Let the Sun Shine In If you’re considering a new garage door, don’t skimp on the extras. The few dollars you spend on upgrading to a model with windows can pay dividends in curb appeal when you resell your home....
The garage door is the heaviest movable object of your home, weighing in the neighborhood of 400+ pounds. We put our trust in the rollers, tracks, and springs when the door cycles up and down, often with a car or a person underneath as it opens. The component that performs most of the work is a spring, and it does so under hundreds of pounds of torsion. Unfortunately these springs can often break, rendering the door immovable and trapping a car either inside or outside the garage. For everything you need for your garage door spring replacement, we recommend the...
Before beginning any project ensure that you have all the materials necessary to complete the job. The size of the door will determine the cable size, for example a 7ft door you will use an 8’6” cable. Sizes of the tools used for this project may also vary in size, have various sizes available. You will need vice grip or locking pliers, replacement cables, winding bars, wrenches, sockets, ratchet stepping ladder, gloves, and safety glasses. No loose fitting clothes or jewelry should be worn, proper foot wear like work boots, gloves and safety glasses are all recommended to be worn...
The main benefit of changing your garage door system from a one spring, into a two spring system is first and foremost SAFETY. If a torsion spring breaks, there is nothing supporting the door. Generally the opener is not going to be able to support the door by itself. This means if the spring breaks while the door is opening then there is nothing to keep it supported and open. It then comes down with a BANG. And this can lead to serious injury or even fatalities. The other reason to uses a two spring system is cost.. The benefit...
There is a slippery slope when it comes to home ladder ownership. On one hand, a ladder is almost a necessity to own, used for doing garage maintenance, clearing out gutters and fixing your own garage. At the same time, when the ladder is not in use it can be a huge space-waster and having to move it around isn't worth the hassle. There's a pretty easy solution for those who own a garage — installing ceiling brackets to store the ladder out of the way when not in use and conveniently grab it when it's needed. Here are some...
