Sometimes a standard garage door is not fitted with strong enough brackets to keep it from buckling under certain conditions. This can be especially true for garage doors that contend with a lot of heavy wind and rain, which can test even high quality factory installed brackets holding the door in place. Fortunately almost all garage doors can be fitted with garage door support brackets. These are replacement parts that are fitted to an existing door, giving it greater strength and durability. Brackets like these are intended to completely replace the old ones, and can be fitted relatively easily using just standard household tools. Typically, door support brackets are made from galvanized steel which allows for greater durability and rust resistance. Replacement brackets are also adjustable, to accommodate most garage door openers whilst maintaining...
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Performing a monthly inspection of your garage is highly recommended, but very few people pay attention to a garage door unless it stops working. A regular inspection is a smart way to spot the potential critical and probably costly problems. Well, you can inspect the garage door by simply opening and closing it and paying close attention to what you hear or see. Below are some of the common sign that will require services of a garage door company. • The garage door doesn’t open or close or responds slowly Obviously, if the garage door fails to open or close using control button, then you need to ask for a repairperson. There are many reasons your garage door won’t close and open as normal, but the most common reason is...
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Making sure something does the job its supposed to is easy. Simply take the thing you want to test and see if it can do what its supposed to. But because of the simplicity of testing something, it often means that it gets overlooked. This is no exception when it comes to the garage door. Regularly making sure the garage door works can extend the lifespan and usability of the door. Saving you money and headaches over time. The important thing to remember when testing a garage door is not in how you test it, but when you test it. Testing is straight forward, make sure it works and check to see if there are any problems with the mechanisms to the best of your knowledge. There may be times when you don’t use...
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It is unfortunate that it is the case, but weather seals are typically the first thing to go with your garage door. They perform a vital function with your garage, by ensuring that moisture will be excluded from your property and helping to insulate the garage as well, but as they are usually partly made from rubber, they will eventually begin to break down. Replacing your weather seal is relatively easy, and could go a long ways towards maintaining the health of the garage door. With most doors, you will find it easy to replace it by yourself, without the aid of a specialist, but if you don’t want to take the time to do it yourself, finding a professional willing to take the job on should be easy enough....
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