If you notice marks at the top of your sliding door frame from scraping, you may want to have it inspected. This is often caused by sagging frames, and, if left alone, it could do even further damage to your doors.
Did you know that some garage doors have a battery back-up system? When the power goes out in your home, this can be a valuable accessory to have in your garage when you need to get out of your home.
In addition to doors, many windows will also slide open and closed. Did you know that a door repair specialist can help with these, too? Just like with your door, they can help track down any problems and solve them.
If you have an older garage door, a power outage can render it inoperable. However, newer garage door openers are now available with battery backup systems to ensure continuous operations.
If you are forgetful about closing your garage door, a sensor can be installed that will close it once a vehicle has fully exited or entered the garage so it won’t be left standing open inadvertently.
Special features on electronic garage doors provide for safe stopping when the moving door encounters an obstruction. To ensure that doors are operating properly, have them inspected annually by a licensed professional.
Today, door tracks and similar practical components are made from aluminum, because it’s light, strong and affordable. Identified as an element in 1807, aluminum was until the 1880s considered so rare, it was more valuable than gold.
Installing a new garage door or replacing a garage door spring should be done by professionals employed by garage company. Although you may want to try to save money by doing it yourself, this can be dangerous and end up costing you more in medical bills.
If your sliding glass door is stuck or drags when you try to open and close it, then the track may need to be repaired. Oftentimes this will involve an adjustment to the door’s wheel height, as the most common cause of this is low clearance.
Wood garage doors are some of the most beautiful doors you can find and can provide a gorgeous complement to your home’s architecture. Garage doors come in a variety of different woods, including cedar, hemlock, and larch.
Aerosol lubricant is the same kind of lubricant you would use when cleaning a regular door lock. When lubricating a sliding door, this is the best option to protect metal parts from potential corrosion.
Screw-drive garage door openers are less noisy than chain-drive openers, and less expensive than belt-drive openers. They have fewer moving parts, and require little in the way of maintenance.
Are you having issues with your sliding door? The problem might not be with the track itself, but the hardware that connects the door to the track. Whatever the source of the problem is, a door repair specialist can help.
To keep your garage door mechanism safe, never leave the door partially open. When activated again, it can end up traveling downward rather than upward and hit an object in its path, creating a safety issue.
Most sliding screen patio doors have a slightly different tracking system than their glass counterparts. Because screen doors are less rigid than glass doors, a problematic track can damage the frames quickly.
Is your automatic garage door only opening or closing part of the way leaving you to finish it by hand? Instead of struggling with it, call us to repair or replace the garage door opening system.
When choosing a garage door, different materials provide different benefits. Wood offers better insulation than plain steel, but steel requires less maintenance. Aluminum is a low cost option, but will tend to show dings and dents. One good compromise is insulated steel: It's more expensive than aluminum, but has better insulation that wood and will stand up to years of wear with minimum maintenance.
Want to add value to your home? Year in and year out, the home improvement that delivers the greatest ROI is replacing an old or damaged garage door with a new one.
Are problems with the track on your sliding door making it seem less like a door and more like a large window? Fortunately, you don’t have to live with it that way. A sliding door expert can help turn it back into a door.
Have you noticed that, lately, your garage door opener motor seems to keep on running even after the door is open? This is usually a limit switch issue that we’d be happy to take a look at.
Sometimes, getting your sliding door back on track means simply turning an alignment screw, or tapping an off-track runner back into position. However, if you are always having problems with the door, it speaks to an underlying issue that needs professional evaluation.
Weather experts have recently begun to recognize the beneficial role that garage doors play in protecting homes from powerful winds that can cause damage that results expensive repair bills.
Sliding doors are great ways to get the most out of your indoor space, including closets, pocket doors, and more. If your sliding doors are getting sticky enough that you stop using them, then a repair specialist can get them working smoothly again.
The weather stripping on sliding doors and in the tracks will wear down over time, making it possible for air and water to enter the building. Look for light coming in along the leading edge, or hold a candle there and see if the flame flickers; these are both signs of deteriorated weather stripping that needs replacing.
