With winter now upon us and Christmas just around the corner, we’re sure the last thing you want to be thinking about right now is your garage door, so we apologise in advance for this blog post! But in all seriousness, your garage door is incredibly important because it’s crucial to home security, especially for houses with a garage that leads into the home. Winter can be pretty cruel to homes and commercial properties, and this is exactly why you should make sure you’re doing all you can to keep your garage operating efficiently throughout the winter months. Whether you own a single up and over door, a beautiful timber round the corner garage door, or a stunning pair of Wessex garage doors, a little bit of maintenance can go...
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When it comes to your home, it is important you are happy with the final touches inside and out. This includes getting your garage right too. If you are considering installing a new garage door to your home, there are a few things you will need to consider. Firstly, you want to think about colour and style, as we all want out home to be pleasing to the eye. That said, it is also important to think about the practicality of the garage door too. Depending on the design you choose, you will then have the option of whether you want it to function manually or electronically. There is no right or wrong choice, it is purely down to the preference of the home owner. Electric garage doors can make...
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When it comes to installing a new garage door to your home, there are a few things you need to consider. Firstly, what type of door do you want for your garage? There are a few types to choose from, but today we are going to focus on the benefits of a roller shutter garage door. This type of garage door is becoming a popular choice for home owners due to its high security levels, making it a lot hard to break into. Roller shutter garage doors can be operated manually or electronically, both with their own benefits too. A roller shutter door does require some overhead space above the opening of the door area for the mechanism and rolled door to fit. With double aluminum horizontal slats with a...
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There are many potentials of Woodrite garage doors. Aside from shunning the part of the physical effort, the Woodrite garage doors also mean limited expense. With readily available automated garage door repairs services right within your reach, these doors are the best alternatives to manual doors so far invented and made available. With Woodrite garage doors reaching out the next level each day, these garage doors have diversified in variety over time. The advantage of using a door that can be controlled by a remote control system as opposed to the sensor-integrated ones cannot be debated over, but are entirely purpose-specific. Standing at the base of the invention, quite naturally they are the most expensive and the least practical option. There are custom commissions which succeed in serving individual purposes...
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If you plan on installing a new garage door by yourself, it’s recommended that two people carry out the job so that it can be done safely. Before fitting the door make sure you have a drill and driver bit kit with fixings as well as a step ladder, all positioned nearby so you are ready to fix the door. When fitting, have one person on either side of the door so it can be lifted up more easily. When fixing the door to the runners and wall make sure that the distance is equal past each reveal, checking again before fixing it permanently. If you spot a loose fixing, remove the screw fixing, insert a brown raw plug and re-fix the door. When the door is delivered the door specialist...
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