The most common reason people finally replace a working garage door opener is not that it failed. It is that they got tired of driving back to check whether they closed it. A smart garage door opener solves that particular…
Most people who ask us about custom garage doors open with an apology. They describe what they actually want, then immediately talk themselves out of it, on the assumption that anything other than a plain white panel belongs to a…
A commercial sectional door can weigh more than half a ton. Commercial garage door installation is not simply a larger version of hanging a residential door — it is a different job, with different failure modes, and almost everything that…
Before you call anyone, it is worth spending five minutes on the obvious. A garage door opener not working usually comes down to one of four things — power, the safety sensors, the remote, or the door itself — and…
Ask five people whether an insulated garage door is worth the extra cost and you will get five answers. The truthful one is: it depends entirely on what your garage is. For some houses it is the best money you…
It is the question we get asked more than any other on a service call: is this worth fixing, or should I just replace it? The honest answer to garage door repair or replacement is that it depends on three…
There are plenty of garage door jobs a handy homeowner can take on. Garage door spring replacement is not one of them, and it is the single repair we most often ask people to leave alone. This is not us…
When your garage door stops working, most people search, click the first result, and hope. It is worth slowing down for a moment, because there is a real difference between a local garage door company and a national brand with…
Oregon weather is hard on garage doors. Here is what a seasonal maintenance check involves, what you can watch for between visits, and when to call a technician.