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If you are like most people, you probably don’t know a whole lot about the springs that make your garage door function properly. In fact, you may not even know that your garage door requires springs! There is no shame in it, of course. Garage doors may be our specialty, but we know that they aren’t exactly on the top of the list for most people.

Nowadays, with the Internet at everyone’s fingertips, you can see all sorts of myths being spread and many people don’t bother to find out the truth. You might not believe it, but myths exist about garage door systems.

Even if your garage door is protected with high-quality paint, you may still find a rust spot or two after a few years. While it can be disappointing, there are a few things you can do to get rid of the spots and protect your door from gathering more in the future.

Whether you are the owner of a construction company, garage, contracting service or other business with lots of large machinery and gear, chances are you also own at least one commercial garage door and opener.

Like most things mechanical, garage door openers aren’t designed to last forever. Even if they last longer than you expect, they’re not going to deliver the same performance after 10 years, even with routine maintenance. Typically, electric garage door openers have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years.

You use your garage daily, but how much do you really think about it? As far as rooms and spaces in the home go, garages and basements are among the most overlooked and/or neglected. The garage is a great place to store stuff and park your car, but it’s so much more than that.

Those are wiser words than you might realize, even if you have already heard them in one form or another (i.e. “you get what you pay for”) before. They are as true for buying a pair of sneakers as a brand new garage door system, and because of that it pays to know how to choose the right vendor. In this article, we’ll look at tips for making the right choice.

People can quickly become accustomed to little noises and hiccups that happen in many aspects of their life. Their house might creak and they soon come to ignore it. Their garage door might make a little noise and they ignore that, as well. As long as everything is working, people tend not to think about those noises with the garage door, as long as they are small sounds. If they have a car that makes noise, people tend to take it into the shop for a checkup and tune-up, though, even when it seems to be running fine.

When it comes to single doors for the garage, most people have a good idea of how large they are. They tend to be between 8’ and 9’ wide, and they are between 7’ and 8’ high. When it comes to the double garage doors, the size is naturally going to be much larger. They will often be between 14’ and 16’ wide, although they could be up to 18’ wide in some cases. If you have an RV or an SUV, though, you might be wondering if the size of a garage door is going to be large enough to handle your vehicle. While the width might be fine for many of these types of vehicles, there can sometimes be a question of whether the height is going to work.

There are so many things we use each day and yet we also have no idea how they operate. From the microwave to the “smart TV”, we just could not possibly explain how they work. Garage door openers are the same, and yet we count on them more than we realize.