Most of us don’t spend any time worrying about our garage door. We press the button on the remote, and as long as it opens and closes, we don’t give it any thought.
Here are some important facts to remind you that you should pay particular attention to your garage door:
- The garage door is the largest moving component of your home.
- It represents from 30 to 40% of the facade of your residence.
- If you are like 70% of homeowners, you use your garage door more often that your front door to enter your home.
The thing that makes us take action faster is when we are fed up with something and we are on the brink of losing our minds. Here are 7 of those annoyances explained so that you’ll do something to resolve them.
Tired of freezing?
More and more homeowners are using their garages as extensions of their home. Garages are no longer just a place for parking our cars. We use them for doing handiwork, a workshop, or as a place for the kids to play safely.
If you are using yours in one of these ways, you know how unpleasant it is to spend time in a cold, damp garage. Put your comfort first and opt for a garage door with at least an R‑12 level of insulation. In addition, make sure that the garage door is equipped with adequate weatherstripping – between the door sections, at the bottom of the door and around the perimeter of the door, while avoiding any thermal bridges such as steel end caps at the edges of sections.
Tired of painting it?
Is there anything more annoying on a beautiful Saturday morning than having to paint your wood garage door or old metal garage door?
Nowadays, most all garage door manufacturers offer weather-resistant, oven-baked paint. Get information about the number of coats of paint applied to a door, including the type of galvanization to resist rust. Remember that a baked-on paint is more resistant than that applied using a paint spray gun in a paint shop.
Tired of straining?
Most garage doors come with an electric garage door opener. Did you know that if you needed to lift your garage door manually, you’d only need one hand? A well-balanced door should weigh between 8 and 10 lb. (3.5 and 4.5 kg)
Even if you have an electric door opener, remember that it only replaces human strength, so that consequently, it is meant to lift and push down the same weight you would do yourself. However, a door opener is able to lift up to 250 lb. (110 kg.). This also means it can push down that same weight, so be careful if you place your foot in its path.
Tired of looking at it?
Like we said at the start of this blog, a garage door can represent up to 30 or even 40% of the front of your house. If you are planning on selling your home, what is the first thing potential buyers see when they park their car in your driveway? Ah, yes, your “less-than-beautiful” garage door!
If you speak about it with real estate agents, they will tell you that if your garage door is attractive and in good shape, you can sell your home faster. And there’s certainly not a lack of new door designs today. Whatever the style of your house is, you’ll find a garage door model to compliment both it and your front door. In addition, if you add windows to your garage door, try to find the same model as in your front door.
Tired of it being so noisy?
It’s especially annoying when your bedroom is right over the garage… right? We all have a tendency of putting off things that annoy us today to tomorrow. We tell ourselves “it’s not that bad – it can wait”. But, think about your safety and that of your loved ones. The source of the noise coming from your garage door system could be a symptom of something serious.
It only takes a few minutes to identify the source. If you don’t have time, entrust the task to a garage door specialist. They can certainly perform a tune‑up service call to resolve the situation.
Tired of constantly paying to repair it?
This could signal that it’s time to change your garage door system. Not convinced yet? Then take a look at this article from Remodeling Magazine. It reports that a garage door is in third place on the list of best returns on investment when renovating a home. For an average purchase price of $1650, you can recoup 91.5% if you sell your house in the following year. When you look at it a little closer, $1650 compared to a property evaluated at $250,000 represents only 0.7% of its value. Don’t you think that’s a good investment?
Tired of getting wet because your opener won’t work?
A big chunk of service calls to garage door specialists is about electric garage door openers. If your door opener is as old as Adele, now if the time to change it. It’s not only a question of safety, but also reliability.
Since 1993, door openers come equipped with not only two automatic reverse systems, but more importantly, a system of rolling codes so that your access code can’t be stolen. Since 2014, you have even been able to buy a door opener that can be operated from a smartphone wherever you are in the world.
Also, be aware that some models of door openers can be equipped with an emergency battery to cover situations when there is a power outage.
Are you convinced?
Contact us at 724-834-8450 if you have any questions about the situations described in this blog. You can also send us a request for an online quotation.
Lastly, if you’ve decided to change your garage door, build a virtual version by using our Design Centre and create your dream garage door. As well, take a few moments to view our image gallery. There, you can find lots of ideas for your project.
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