Garage Door DIY? No Way
Everyone has a little bit of the DIY spirit in them (or maybe it’s the inclination to cut costs wherever they may be.) Therefore, it may seem like a good idea to try and do garage door repair yourself, especially with the amount of youtube videos out there saying go for it. Don’t listen to […]
Fire Safety
In America, there are roughly 6,600 residential garage fires per year. Why does this happen? It happens because people often don’t stop to consider fire safety for their garage. Much of what we see and hear is geared towards household fire safety. It’s definitely important, but so is garage fire safety. The easiest step to […]
Noisy Door?
So your garage door is making more noise than it should and you don’t know what to do? It’s even more frustrating when your bedroom is located over your garage and you’re woken up late at night. What might be a cause of this noise? Worn out rollers: we often forget that rollers should roll […]
Street vs Garage Parking
Obviously, at Garage Door Doctors, we want you to park in your garage! Still, there are a surprising amount of people who prefer to park on the street as opposed to their garage. Maybe it’s because their garage functions as an extra living space, or is just too full with storage to also house a […]
Garage Security
Like we’ve said before, your garage is perhaps one of the first areas of defense when it comes to home security. If your garage attaches to your house, it’s even more important to keep everything locked and secure. Even if your garage doesn’t attach to the house, many people still keep enough valuables within the […]
Open and Shut
Before garage doors became electronic, many people had to pull or push theirs open and shut. In many storage communities, this is still the case today, though the storage areas tend to be much smaller than a garage. It wouldn’t be so easy to open one of today’s garage doors by hand, considering that doors […]
Spring-Cleaning in the South
Spring is here! When you’re doing spring cleaning, don’t forget to take a look at your garage as well. No, not so you have somewhere to put all the clutter away, but to clean it as well. And while you’re at it, think about getting your garage door a tune-up. Spring-Cleaning in the South Here […]
The Overlooked Space
We tend to think of our garages as storage space, whether that’s for our stuff or our cars. However, our garages can be turned into a variety of spaces — a “man cave,” a play area, and even a bedroom! If your family is growing larger by the day, or you’re having friends over to […]
Open Garage 24/7
It’s starting to become more popular for homeowners to shy away from the traditional 1-or-2-car garage and instead use an open garage plan. What we mean by that is as opposed to the typical garage structure, these “open garages” usually (but not always) have a roof overhead, but the sides are open. The garage is […]