Garage Doors Openers

Using a garage to store your car in can help keep your car looking nice, keep you from having to deal with bad weather and just generally save you time. However if you have to get out to open your garage door then you will not save much in the way time nor will it spare you from the weather. Garage doors with openers can help you make the transition from home to car without having to deal with the weather and can also keep your car safe from theft. However choosing the best garage...

Garage Door Troubleshooting

It's interesting how often people don't think about their homes until something goes wrong; you don't realize how important hot water is until the water heater breaks, you don't think about your refrigerator until the motor burns out. Most probably never think twice about their garage until they need some garage door troubleshooting.Having an automatic door opener is often a necessity for most homes; this isn't just about convenience but it's also about safety. Trying to open and close a heavy metal door manually can mean pulled muscles, if not worse. It's also...

Garage Openers

Over the past few decades with the increase in crime and the value of cars rising garage openers have become increasingly popular, while they have been around for some time it is just over the past 20 years or so that their popularity has increased. In part for security and partly for the convenience now most homes have the convenience of a garage door opener to allow the driver to enter a dry secure garage before getting out of the vehicle. With the rise in popularity comes an increase in technology and features as well...

Garage Remote

When it's time to shop for a new garage remote, do you know what to look for and what features you need? This may seem like a strange question because most simply look for a clicker they can keep on the car's visor or in the breezeway of their home. While this type of very basic garage remote may be sufficient, when it's time to find a new one this may be an opportunity to upgrade its function.If you haven't shopped for a garage remote in years, you may not realize the features it offers and how the...

Marwest Gate & Garage Door Expo 2006 – OCT 2006

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Garage Door Glossary of Terms

Garage Door Glossary of Terms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Angle Mounted Track A method of fastening vertical track to a doorjamb using a full height continuous angle.(Commercial door application) Anodize An electrolytic method of coating aluminum with a protective or decorative film, which is generally clear in color. ...

Garage Door Monitors and Automatic Closers

Garage Door Openers

Back in the day, a garage was separate from your home where you had to go outside, lift the garage door open with a handle at the bottom of the door, get in your car, drive out, stop the car, and then go back to pull it shut with a long cord that hung from the top of the door. Jump ahead to today, where garages are entire rooms, heated, decorated, attached to the home and remote control accessed. Gone are the days of manually opening the garage door. Remote control garage door openers...