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When purchasing a new garage door, the choice isn’t always clear, as it is something you only buy one to three times during your lifetime. To make it easier for you, here are 5 important points to consider before making that purchase.

You’ve decided to turn your garage into a workshop or a workout room, so you know you’re going to need a garage door that doesn’t let in too much cold air. Here are 5 things you’ll need to look at closely when the time comes to buy a new garage door.

Are you in the process of turning your garage into a viable workspace? If so, just think of all of the projects you’ll be able to complete, once you’re finished! Before you get started, on your first project, you need tools.

Most residential garage door openers are installed above the center of the door, a style called a trolley bar. A more recent addition to the market is a model that can be installed on the side of the door, called a Jackshaft garage door opener. This type of opener is used for specific applications and is best known for its commercial uses.

Before you get it in your head that buying a new garage door is about picking the door and someone to install it, you should know there are a few things you should think about first. For obvious reasons, you’re going to want to work with a garage door dealer that has a top-notch reputation. You’ll also want to work with one that provides a warranty to back up the work that they do. But, how do you go about finding such a garage door dealer? Here’s what you should do:

What if you could control your garage door just as easily from the far corners of the earth as you could from your own driveway? Does that sound crazy? It’s actually not.

Not only is your garage door the largest door in your home, it’s also the single largest moving part as well. So hopefully it makes sense that you should want to take care of it as much as possible. That’s one big part to need to replace, for one thing. Plus, if it stops working, you’re going to have quite a hassle on your hands.

Many homeowners have garages that are so disorganized they can barely get their car in them. This has the unfortunate effect of removing from the use of one of the most valuable spaces a homeowner has in their entire home. Here you’ll discover some easy solutions to organizing your garage and, as you’ll see, it probably won’t take as much time as you think.

Homeowners seem to be always looking for more storage space, especially when there is limited outdoor room to build an attached garage or storage shed. Let’s see how a basement room can be turned into a garage. To do this, one homeowner replaced the patio door in his home with a 6’10” wide by 6’6″ high garage door. He also added the convenience of an electric garage door opener.

Does the thought of trying to improve your home’s curb appeal sound intimidating or difficult? While it might take a bit of effort, it’s actually nowhere near as difficult as you might imagine.