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7 Brilliant Hacks for Preventing Accidents in the Garage

You would think that parking your car in your garage would be easy. After all, you have a lot more room to maneuver than you often do in crowded parking garages and parking lots! Unfortunately, sliding your car into the perfect space in the garage isn't always as easy as it sounds. If you use your garage for storage, you may find that space disappears fast, leaving you with a thin margin of error. Suddenly, you're trying to slide your car into precisely the right spot every time--and before you know it, both your car and your garage are picking [...]

By |March 3rd, 2017|News|Comments Off on 7 Brilliant Hacks for Preventing Accidents in the Garage

Smart Garage Door Opener Apps

In recent years, our smartphones have replaced a number of tools and gadgets. Does anyone use an alarm clock anymore? How about a date book? And let's not forget the old fashioned phone book, we are pretty sure it's greatest usefulness is now to be used as a booster seat. Our phones are able to control all sorts of things in our house with the help of apps. We can monitor our home security systems and can even turn them off and on remotely with the use of specialized apps and the Internet of Things (IoT). Garage doors are no [...]

By |December 17th, 2016|Garage Door Services, Garage Doors, News, Residential Garage Doors|Comments Off on Smart Garage Door Opener Apps

Holiday Decorating Ideas for Your Garage Doors

With the holidays arriving fast, you want your home decked out to look merry and bright--and that includes your garage door. It's a big, open canvas that can be treated to a variety of decorating styles that will help it to stand out from the other homes around you. Decorating your garage doors for the holidays will bring out the holiday spirit in your home as nothing else can, tying together the rest of your decorations and making your home one of the merriest places on the block. In many cases, when people decide to decorate their homes for the [...]

By |December 11th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Holiday Decorating Ideas for Your Garage Doors

Types of Automatic Driveway Gates

There are many different types of driveway gates, and benefits for each type. The three main benefits to having a driveway gate are curb appeal, security, and an increase in the property's value. Security With regard to security, one of the most important functions of a driveway gate it to help keep children and pets safe from dangerous areas, such as busy streets, especially if the gate borders a perimeter fence. Driveway gates can also help prevent unauthorized vehicles from entering a given property whether the residents are home or not. Curb Appeal Today’s driveway gates are much more elegantly [...]

By |September 20th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Types of Automatic Driveway Gates

Types of Garage Door Springs

Few people care about garage door springs, but knowing a bit about them can help you choose the right type for your home or business. The first thing to know is that garage door springs are incredibly tightly wound, creating a lot of torque. Experienced technicians have sustained injury dealing with garage door springs, so know that tampering with them can have dire, painful consequences. Always be safe; wear goggles, pay attention, and keep your face and loose clothing away from active parts. There are two major types of garage door springs. Extension Springs Sectional extension springs stretch along a [...]

By |April 24th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Types of Garage Door Springs

How to Choose the Right Garage Door Opener

When it comes to picking out a garage door opener for your home, you may be overwhelmed with the selections available. All garage door openers allow you to open your garage with the press of a button, and add safety and security features that beat out manual garage doors any day. The subtle differences in garage door type and features are what can make this decision somewhat difficult, but this buyer’s guide should help simplify the decision-making process considerably. We’ll talk about the types of garage door openers available, opening speeds, noise levels, and safety and remote access features, so [...]

By |April 9th, 2015|News|Comments Off on How to Choose the Right Garage Door Opener

Easy Ways to Organize Your Garage

As the weather warms up and sunlight spills into your home, the need for spring cleaning is in the air. Do toys and junk come tumbling out when you open your garage door?  Make a real impact this season by cleaning and organizing your garage, turning it back into a storehouse for your vehicle. The steps below will help you and your family turn your garage into a dynamic organized space for your car and tools, and maybe even some storage for last season’s apparel. Separate….SEPARATE! To declutter your garage, first you must separate items most important to you and [...]

By |March 27th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Easy Ways to Organize Your Garage

Buying a Garage Door Tips

Even if you have lived in your home for many years, buying a garage door is something you may not have ever done or have only needed to do once in the past. If you are building a new home, your contractor will install a garage door that is builder grade, but does not represent your personal style. So before you go from store to store or get the run around from a contractor, there are some basic questions to ask yourself to narrow down the type of door you want and need for your home. What Garage Door Style [...]

By |August 27th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Buying a Garage Door Tips

Behind The Garage Door – Where Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Have Started Part 2

In Part 1 of Behind The Garage Door, we mentioned the top 4 multi-billion dollar companies that started in their home garage, which included Google that started in 1996, Apple that originally started in 1976, Amazon that started in 1994, and Hewlett-Packard that started all the way back in 1939. As we conclude the two part series, you will learn about the last four well-known multi-billion dollar companies that started right behind their home’s garage door. Disney Studios- Known by kids and adults of all ages that have enjoyed years of animated stories and fairy tales, Disney was also started [...]

By |August 20th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Behind The Garage Door – Where Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Have Started Part 2

Behind The Garage Door – Where Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Have Started

Over the years, many homeowners use their garage door space for all types of uses; it is used for the obvious reasons like parking their cars, storing yard equipment, storing kids’ toys, storing food and drinks in an extra refrigerator, and much more. More frequently, especially in Dallas, garage doors are used much more than the front door to get in and out of the house. What we don’t typically think of the garage being used for is to start a business, although many of us have done work on the side like working on a friend’s car, working on [...]

By |August 8th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Behind The Garage Door – Where Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Have Started