When it comes to increasing the value of your home in these days of rapidly falling house prices, the term ‘you get what you pay for’ couldn’t be more relevant. After all, alterations to buildings cannot be quick-fixes; to increase the value of a property, changes have to be made to last. With regards to purchasing a new garage door, to increase the value of your home, it is therefore sensible to totally avoid the end of the market dedicated to super-budget roller garage doors.
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Manual vs. Automatic Garage Doors
November 15th, 2010Automatic garage doors make parking in the warmth and safety of your garage just as quick as parking on your driveway. Not only will your insurance premium drop, you won’t have to deal with horrible weather, cold mornings and dark evenings at the start and end of your day. Below are some comparisons, to further clarify the advantages:
Manual Garage Doors
Can be heavy and dangerous to operate, especially for the elderly. At this time of year, with ice on the ground most mornings, it can be highly dangerous to try and open a heavy garage door.
Require the user to get out of their car, exposing them to the elements which, at this time of year, can never be a good thing.
Rarely have built-in lighting, which places the user in dark conditions both inside and outside the garage. Not only is this dangerous, it’s also highly unpleasant.
Automatic Garage Doors
Open at the press of a button, allowing anybody to open any size or weight of garage door, without any risk.
Can be opened from the warmth and shelter of your vehicle, protecting you from the cold, rain, hail, snow, or whatever foul winter element is assaulting you.
Automatic courtesy lights not only make it easier to navigate the vehicle into the garage, they also mean you are not left in the dark when opening or closing you garage door.
Vertico Garage Doors
November 10th, 2010If headroom is an issue for your garage door, it is worth considering a modern solution to this practically ancient problem. Vertico garage doors, for example, help you make the most of the size of your garage by folding up into slats, which slide to the side of the door, instead of to the top. The amount of headroom required for these garage doors to open is therefore minimal, allowing even the smallest garages to benefit from the added security and convenience of an automatic garage door. Read the rest of this entry »
Advantages of Automatic Garage Doors
November 3rd, 2010When considering the advantages of automatic garage doors, it is sometimes tricky to see past the automation and notice the other benefits. After all, not having to get in and out of the car to open the garage door manually – especially at this time of year – is quite the temptation. Read the rest of this entry »
Furious Woman Drives Car Through Garage Door
October 30th, 2010Just a quiet Friday night in Oxford – nothing out of the ordinary to report. Somewhere over on Towantic Hill Road, an argument kicks off between a man and a woman, resulting in the woman storming off and driving away in her car. Silence returns to the peaceful neighbourhood, where the up-coming Halloween celebrations are about the scariest thing for miles around. Read the rest of this entry »
Lubrication: Protect Your Garage Door This Winter
October 25th, 2010Autumn and winter are not good seasons for your garage door. Cold air, rain and snow all contribute to to processes of rusting and decay which can render you garage door both unsightly and unsafe. Conducting a few routine maintenance checks and cleaning rituals can, however, save you a great deal of time and money in the long run. Today I’ll explain the importance of lubrication. Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t Leave Your Garage Door Opener In Your Car!
October 19th, 2010Don’t leave your garage door opener in your car! As inconvenient as this may seem, this is the exact advice police are giving out, following a spate of incidents involving burglars breaking into cars, stealing garage door openers and using them to gain access to people’s houses. Read the rest of this entry »
Keep Your Garage Door LOCKED This Christmas!
October 10th, 2010I don’t want to fear-monger, but Christmas time always sees a radical leap in the number of thefts and home break-ins. The simple fact is that households tend to have more items of value on obvious display during the festive season and burglars know this is the case. Yet not all break-ins involve broken windows and damaged doors; a huge number of burglaries occur because people simply don’t think to lock their garage doors! Read the rest of this entry »
Important Routine Checks for Garage Doors
October 2nd, 2010Here are some important checks and maintenance work you should carry out every few months.
Tracks
1. Check for damage. Minor damage to the tracks can be beaten out using a rubber mallet. Serious damage, however, will warrant a replacement of the part, as heavily damaged tracks are highly dangerous. Read the rest of this entry »