Today’s mechanical garage doors are marvels of technology and so far advanced from their noisy, somewhat clumsy and undependable forebears they don’t seem related at all. Today’s doors are quiet, secure, reliable and affordable pieces of domestic tech. And they’re one more thing as well: customizabl...
Automatic garage door openers are one of the true conveniences of modern domestic life. You can arrive home in a blinding snowstorm yet still get yourself and your car neatly tucked away without a single flake landing on your head. That’s the upside. When your garage door decides not to play nice,...
There was a time when all garage doors were made of natural wood. You can still get wood doors, or that "wood look", but for the most part those days are behind us. In recent years the garage door industry has moved beyond wood and embraced a slew of new materials from which to fabricate their doo...
Nobody wants to spend their hard-earned money on repairs; whether it’s on the car, the plumbing, the pool or the garage door. If something goes wrong with your automatic overhead garage door the temptation is strong to just let it slide, especially if you can still find a way to get the door to open...