Replacing Your Garage Door

Earl Rivard

Garage doors are used regularly and are subject to much wear and tear. So sooner or later, you will have the need to replace your garage door. Nowadays, manufacturers of garage doors are offering numerous novel features that were not available in the past.

The appearances of garage doors have improved dramatically over the past few years adding to the aesthetic value of your home. The erstwhile wooden doors are being replaced in favor of modern day materials like steel, which can be customized to suit your preferred look and color.

Rain, snow, wind and other assaults by the nature can be kept at bay with the use of the tongue and groove feature. Also, most of the doors will not close if they come across any object in their path while they are sliding down. This prevents accidental crushing of any article under their weight. Some may even push obstacles away while the panels of the door come together at the time of shutting down. Garage doors are also available insulated, providing warmth as well as barring out noise. Your kids can put up band practice sessions for hours in such garages without busting the eardrums of your neighbors.

Garage doors also have optional decorative windows that allow the natural light to trickle in and can often match the window package on your home.

Enlist the expertise of a professional to install or service garage doors.

Earl Rivard is Vice President of Marketing for First United Door Technologies (www.firstudt.com), a Tempe, AZ. – based manufacturer of residential and commercial doors.