Archive: May 2025
12 Surprising Facts About Garage Doors You Probably Didn’t Know
Everyone loves a good bit of trivia — especially when it’s about something surprisingly relevant to everyday life. If you’re a homeowner, chances are you interact with your garage door more than you realize. As a team that specializes in residential garage door installation, repair,
Choosing a Garage Door Today Is a Lot More Complicated Than It Used to Be
Gone are the days when buying a garage door was as simple as making sure it opened and closed properly. Today, a garage door is more than just a functional panel—it’s a defining part of your home’s exterior, a critical safety feature, and in many
Suburban California Wildlife: Hank the Tank Hates Your Garage Door
Many Californians know firsthand how close neighbors we are with the local bears. There’s only so much we can do – they were here first, and they’re a little big to be scolding to get off your lawn. Well, in early 2022, one absolute behemoth
How to Organize a Cluttered Garage & Why You Should
Your garage is a significant part of the footprint of your home – up to 15% of total square footage, on average. But because it’s got a concrete floor and exposed beams, it’s often ignored more than other rooms in the house, especially when it
How to Keep Your Garage Cool during the Summer Months
Summers get hot. And more and more, they stay that way well into September, then start the process all over again in April. As summers become longer and hotter, keeping your home energy efficient and, more importantly, comfortable, can get difficult – especially in the
Garage Door Safety Tips for Homeowners
Our garage door, despite its size, weight and how much you use it, seems to be out of our mind almost all the time. That is, until it malfunctions and ruins your day, or worse, damages your car or injures a person. It’s not just
Why are There Cracks in the Cement Slab of My Garage Floor?
This is a question with a dozen different answers. There are several types of superficial cracks, there are purposeful cracks (believe it or not), and there are structural cracks from age or settling. Depending on the type of cracks you’re seeing form in your garage’s
Chamberlain’s New “Pet Portal” Is a Safe and Smart Doggy Door Option
While most garage door brands have “smart” options, we decided to zero in on Chamberlain’s latest offerings, since their new “MyQ Pet Portal” made such a splash at this year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show). In the tech world, “smart” originally derived from the acronym “Self-Monitoring,
Factors to Consider When Researching New Insulated Garage Doors
If you’re in the market for a new garage door, you naturally want it to look good. After all, as the largest front facing feature on your home, the door pretty much sets the stage when it comes to curb appeal. And that can have
Don’t Buy an Automatic Security Gate Without Reading This First!
If you live in Sacramento, you don’t need us to tell that crime is through the roof. And it’s only getting worse. If you use the app NextDoor, it seems that every day you hear about a neighbor having their car broken into, window broken,