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Have you been hearing loud grinding or screeching sounds from your Dallas garage door every time it is opening or closing? If your garage door is waking up your family members when you leave in the morning or when you get home at night, it’s best to figure out the issue causing the annoying noises and put them to a stop before your family starts making park your car on the street, or before your garage door malfunctions and someone ends up getting hurt. Because no automatic garage door opener runs perfectly silent, the door will make noise when opening [...]

While overhead doors are convenient, most people don’t think about the safety issues surrounding them. You should always use your best judgment when it comes to overhead doors. Make sure your doors are using a forced feedback system and have infrared monitors (it’s actually federal regulation that they do). Keep the area around the wall buttons well lit and free of clutter so you always have easy access to them. I’ve spoken to many customers around Dallas that are concerned about security as well, so also make sure that you have a keypad for your door. Keypads can help [...]

Many people don’t know what to look for before making a choice in which overhead door to buy. Here’s a very cursory list of what you’ll want to consider: The thickness of the door Thicker doors will last longer than thinner The gauge of the door How long the warranty is What springs are used with the door Like I mentioned in my last post, the spring choice can make a huge difference How good is the hardware package Pay attention to the bearings and wood quality Be weary of other companies around Dallas that claim that most doors [...]

I was supervising a job in Frisco when I realized that most people just stick with the kind of garage door their house comes with when they move in. However, not many people know that there are numerous different types of garage doors, and each comes with its own unique advantages. For instance, some people may want to go with a thicker door, because they tend to be sturdier and last a bit longer than thin doors. However, thicker doors can be heavy and wear on their tracks [ask Jason if this is true]. Thinner doors don’t tend to [...]

My last post was about how long a garage door can last given proper maintenance. After being contacted by a customer in McKinney, I wanted to take this opportunity to delve a little deeper into what proper maintenance actually entails here. There are a lot of little things that need to be taken care of, such as: Tightening all of the bolts, track bolts, and hinges (something I touched upon last time) Taking care of the larger components Making sure that the opener chain for the door is in place and functioning smoothly (it may need to be tightened [...]