How to Weatherstrip a Garage Door
A garage door adds both security and access to your home. While a garage door can help control who comes in and out of your garage, it might not always be able to restrict what you can't see, including small critters and hot or cold drafts. Fortunately, you have a...
How to Tell If Garage Door Spring is Broken
If you're wondering whether or not you can open your garage door even if the spring is broken, there's a good chance you're stuck on one side or the other of it. Sorry about that. The short answer is that it’d be better if you didn't. If you’re able to get where...
Getting a New Garage? Find out How to Measure a Garage Door
In the U.S., 63 percent of housing units have a garage of some sort. Are you adding a garage to your home, adding an opener, or upgrading the door you already have? Then you might need to know how to measure a garage door. Measuring a garage door is easy when you know...
How to Choose The Right Garage Door Color
It's one thing to realize your current garage door looks a little outdated and another to figure out how to bring it up to par with the rest of your home. The right garage door can make or break your curb appeal. Not to mention, your garage door should give people an...
Garage Door Opener Maintenance: How to Keep Your Opener in Good Condition
Automatic garage door openers last, on average, 10-15 years. You can significantly lengthen the lifespan of both your garage doors and the opener by spending a little time once a year performing some basic maintenance. Read on to learn all about garage door opener...
Should You Convert Your Garage Into A Living Space?
When it comes to your garage, the possibilities are endless. Even though it already serves a lot of purposes, converting your garage can expand your living space and provide you with valuable additional square footage. If you're considering converting your garage,...
Chicago Garage Door Repair You Can Trust
As a homeowner, you have an extensive list of things you have to do on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis. If you're not careful, it can get overwhelming and become quite easy to forget about certain aspects of your property. Garage doors, for instance, might not come...
7 Common Garage Door Issues in Winter (And How to Prevent Them)
Your garage is a great convenience in the winter months. It not only protects your vehicle from the weather but also provides you easy access to your vehicle on cold, icy, or snowy days. But, garage door issues can impact this convenience and even cause other, more...
How to Insulate a Garage Door For Winter
The winter may be a season of excitement and stunning snowfall, but when it comes to keeping your garage insulated, the cold air can seriously complicate things. Especially if you use your garage to store important mementos, or even if you use it as a workstation,...
7 Reasons Your Garage Door Won’t Open
Imagine pulling into your driveway with a trunk full of cold groceries and your garage door won't open. Now you have to park and carry them all to another door to your house. It can be a hassle. There's no telling how long your door will be out of commision or how...