When you pull into your garage, all you want to do is focus on parking and going into your home. The last thing you want to deal with is an annoying squeaking sound. Additionally, a squeaky garage door can be quite loud. It can disturb not only you when you open and close your garage door, but it can disturb those inside your house as well as your neighbors. Luckily, you only need a few supplies and a couple minutes of free time in order to stop the squeaking from your garage door.
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When the temperature begins to drop, many homeowners find that their utility costs increase. If you have a heated garage, you may be losing a significant amount of heat through your garage door, which could cause your utility costs to skyrocket.
Here are three tips you can use to weatherproof your garage door before winter sets in.
1. Replace bent or broken panels.
The panels on automatic garage doors are designed to fit snugly against one another.
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Shopping for a new garage door involves several considerations including composition material and the visual style of the door. The type of garage door opener that will actually control the door is an important but often under-considered factor.
Here are the pros and cons for the most common types of garage door openers.
Chain Drive
A chain drive opener uses a ceiling-mounted trolley system with a metal chain along a metal bar to pull the door open and push the door closed.
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Garage door springs break due to a multitude of reasons, including wear and tear, poor maintenance and poor installation. Springs that are poorly maintained tend to rust. A rusty spring is dangerous because it can give out at any time and lead to an accident. Because of this, it is important to lubricate your springs regularly in order to keep them rust free. Fortunately, there are a few lubricants that work better than others to get the job done.
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Are you at the end of your rope due to a noisy garage door? Your garage door is typically made up of a system of pulleys, springs and cables that could be contributing to the noise level. Fortunately the noise can be reduced using a few quick fixes and maintenance routines to get your door to work smoothly. Read on for tips on how to get rid of a noisy garage door and enjoy some much needed peace and quiet.
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