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No one likes the idea of suddenly having a big garage door repair bill, especially when they discover that they could have avoided the problem altogether if they had only taken the time to take better care of their door. If you want to avoid problems with your next garage door, make sure that you follow these following tips.

Do you remember a time when you used to have to get out of your car, run up to the garage door and open it by hand before you could drive inside? It was not that long ago that all garage doors were manual, but the advent of garage door openers has helped to make lives quite a bit easier. Most of the openers on the market today are high-quality and can last a long time without needing to be changed. However, you will eventually need to replace the opener for one reason or another. You might find that a part needs replacing or you want to get a new model.

We all know that a garage floor has to deal with a lot, which means signs of wear and tear come about more quickly than other rooms in your home. You’re bound to see oil stains, tire marks, marks from bikes and tools, and plenty of dirt from the car and everything else housed within the space.

Maybe your garage door has started making some odd sounds, or maybe it doesn’t seem to be operating like normal. Either way, you know that, sooner or later, you are probably going to need to get it repaired or even replaced. And it is actually a case of sooner rather than later!

You may become hesitant when you think about letting your kids play alone in the garage. This is the common mindset – that garages are unsafe for children. However, we can change that.

Open, close and monitor your garage from your smartphone. We have smart cars, smart TVs, smartphones – our everyday life objects are more connected than ever, allowing us to go beyond what we thought could be possible. Who would have imagined that one day you could control your garage door with a tap on your smartphone?

In 2017, outdoor living is all the rage. Everyone wants to be able to spend as much time in their backyard as possible, and to be as comfortable as possible. Whether you’re sitting around a dining table, a fire pit, or a pool, you want to be able to take advantage of the nice weather, for as long as possible.

Do you have a double garage door in your home? Perhaps it is an average of 16 feet wide, which is plenty big enough to fit two cars or an SUV. If you’ve ever looked at your double door closely, you may have noticed that there are one or more U-shaped steel bars attached with hinges on the inside of your door. Have you ever wondered what they are there for? Surely there must be a reason why they were made to look that way.

When it’s time to throw a party for a special event like a birthday, family reunion, baby shower, high school graduation, office get-together, etc. this means a lot of work to get your house ready. However, instead of trying to squeeze all those people into your house, you could just as easily host the event in your garage. While it will still take a bit of imagination to get your garage ready for the big event, there’s no reason it can’t be the perfect place for a celebration.

Have you seen those fascinating new garage doors that are appearing all over the Internet? If not, let us explain! They are a combination of regular garage door along with a separate panel that opens like a traditional house door.