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It can be frustrating when technology fails, particularly with something as large as a garage door. Garage doors are available with such advanced and innovative technology, yet there are times when this technology does not function properly requiring you to use often forgotten manual mechanisms. Regardless of the type of garage door or which technology… Continue reading Pulling The Red Handle (When Do You Use The Emergency Release?)
Category: Garage Door Maintenance
Warning Signs Of An Unbalanced Garage Door
Ensuring that your garage door is properly balanced is necessary if you’d like to extend its lifespan and maintain it in good working condition. An unbalanced garage door can lead to several risks including property damage or injury. Recognizing the warning signs of an unbalanced garage door will help you to avoid costly repairs or… Continue reading Warning Signs Of An Unbalanced Garage Door
How Winter Can Make Your Garage Door Dangerous
As the winter season sets in, you will have to take extra care of your garage door to protect it from the negative effects of a colder climate. And in some cases, these can even lead to accidents. To help you identify such potentially dangerous situations, we look at three ways how winter affects your… Continue reading How Winter Can Make Your Garage Door Dangerous
Maintaining Your Garage Door – When To Call For Repairs
Maintenance for your garage doors is something that is often overlooked, but remembering in maintain and care for the garage doors of your home will help save money and extend the life and efficiency of your doors. Garage doors provide invaluable security for your home along with convenience. Extending the life of your garage doors… Continue reading Maintaining Your Garage Door – When To Call For Repairs
Tips for Maintaining a Safe and Secure Garage Door
At Universal Garage Door Repair, we’re celebrating safety month by reminding our customers to pay attention to a few important tips for maintaining a safe garage door. As the largest mechanical item in the average Utah home, a faulty or badly functioning garage door can become a dangerous hazard if left unchecked. Furthermore, a faulty… Continue reading Tips for Maintaining a Safe and Secure Garage Door
How to Winterize Your Garage
You winterize your home, and you winterize your car. However, how much effort do you put into winterizing your garage and the garage doors? In Salt Lake City, temperatures average 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit as the high in the winter, with some nights dropping into the teens, says U.S. Climate Data. So, it’s more… Continue reading How to Winterize Your Garage
Creative Garage Makeover Ideas
We all know that garages are thought of primarily as places to park your vehicle. In other instances, they’re considered to be all-purpose storage areas for items that don’t necessarily fit in other rooms of your home. But this doesn’t mean that these are the only ways you can use a garage. Whether you want… Continue reading Creative Garage Makeover Ideas
Garage Be Gone! How to Hide Your Wheels
Everyone needs a place for their car, but sometimes the garage can be an eyesore that completely dominates a home’s façade. You can’t get rid of the garage, because they are so vital to you and your cars, but luckily there are ways to make it more visually appealing. Let us at Universal Garage Door… Continue reading Garage Be Gone! How to Hide Your Wheels
Wood Garage Doors
There is little that can match the beauty and distinctiveness of natural wood. Doors of all types have been made of wood for centuries. The earliest records of wooden doors were in the Egyptian tombs with doors made of a single piece of wood. Doors in tombs were believed to be the entryway to the… Continue reading Wood Garage Doors
Can You Hear Me Now? Garage Doors that Can Talk
If garage doors could talk, they would have much to tell you. They watch the neighborhood, guard your possessions, and safeguard your family. But wait! Garage doors can talk. LiftMaster’s elite group of garage door openers work with a system that allows you to talk with your garage door, telling it to open or close,… Continue reading Can You Hear Me Now? Garage Doors that Can Talk