Your garage door is a moving and working part that might seem simple in the way that it works but there are lots of parts that have to work together. It is a part of the home that gets ignored until something goes wrong and it is not working anymore. You want to make sure…
C.G. Johnson is considered the father of the first automated garage door in history. This occurred sometime ago in 1926 following his first invention, the overhead garage door in 1921. Early models offered only opening and closing a door. There are various systems that incorporate chains, belts, screw and jackshaft. Most utilized a drawbar or…
When you come up to your garage you just want it to function the way it was intended. The door should be installed so that it is motorized and a simple click of a button gets the door rolling up or down. Most people have a button inside the garage that you can click, a…
When you are ready to take on a garage door replacement you want to make sure you know what you are getting yourself into. The garage door is an important part of your home and is a component that is used more often than most people’s front door. That is why it is important to…
When it comes to the garage door, few want to put in money where it is not needed. Once the initial investment is done, homeowners often want to avoid measure expenses. There are a few things you can implement to help the longevity, performance, and overall health of your garage door so you can avoid…
As you live in your house there are things that you will need to replace, update, and repair each and every year. Sometimes you do not have a choice of when you want to complete home improvement projects. Appliances break and must be dealt with right away. Water heaters flood and new flooring must be…
Every garage door makes a certain amount of noise as it operates. It’s when you start to hear noises that aren’t normally there that it raises some concern. Many homeowners brush off these noises as they tend to think that it is normal for garage doors to be noisy. At United Garage Door Service of…
The first garages where carriage houses. The door where either single or double swing out doors and were made of wood. Swing out doors lasted up through the 1950’s. Most garages of the era were separate from the house and required walking through the elements to get to the garage. If snow blocked the driveway…
When you go out to open the garage and find out that it is broken or damaged it can cause trouble in your daily routine. The garage is a part of most people routine in terms of how they get in and out of the house. The door should roll up and down with the…
When you are trying to keep belongings that you are not going to be using on a regular basis you have to find a place to store them. This can be hard when you want to keep your house looking its best. That is when the garage comes in handy. It was intended to be…
