How to Guides for Garage Door Repair & New Installations

Insulating a Garage? The Benefits of Faced Insulation

11/16/2020

Thinking about insulating your garage — not just the garage door, but the actual garage itself? It’s a good idea, and something worth considering. Like an insulated garage door, an insulated garage helps to control the temperature of not only the garage but the entire

Why the Cheapest Garage Door Spring Isn’t Really the Most Cost Effective

11/9/2020

Is the movement of your garage door all out of whack? Does it jerk when lifting and lowering, or have trouble moving along the tracks? Most likely, your garage door springs need repaired or replaced. The springs on your garage door are one of the

5 Unconventional Businesses that Need Overhead Garage Doors

10/26/2020

It’s not just industrial warehouses that need commercial overhead garage doors. In fact, restaurants stand to benefit from overhead doors because they are a convenient way to provide customers with outdoor access on warm and sunny days. Greenhouses likewise stand to benefit for similar reasons.

Considering Repairing Your Garage Door Springs? What You need to Know

10/20/2020

If you don’t give much thought to your garage door, you’re not alone. Most people take their garage doors for granted until they need to be repaired or replaced, not realizing that some simple garage door maintenance and seasonal inspections can save you time, bother,

How a New Garage Door Fixes These 5 Suburban Hassles

10/12/2020

If your garage door is old and beat up, a new garage door will obviously improve the curb appeal of your home, and by extension, its resale value. But on a more immediate level – have you considered how improved and convenient your daily routine

Selling Your Home? 4 Ways to Boost Property Value

09/28/2020

Thinking about selling your home? The market in Sacramento, California just keeps getting better and better. Property values only continue to accrue in suburbs like Davis, Gold River, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, and Rocklin with no sign of stopping. Many are flipping their homes and

Garage Door Parts Explained

We don’t often think about our garage doors — until they need to be repaired or we’re in the market for a new one. Then it’s a good time to do your research. You might start with the parts of a garage door. Your garage door springs are the metal coils that do the heavy lifting in raising or lowering your garage door. The drums are two parts that sit on either end of your torsion spring, rolling the cables out or in as your garage door goes up and down. The track is what keeps the garage door moving in the right direction. The wheels are what run along the track and provide the garage door its fluid movement. The bottom seal is the rubber tubing at the bottom of the garage door that helps seal out dust, water, debris, and pests during storms.