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Secure Your Home from the Palm of Your Hand

Smartphones and mobile technology are truly changing the way we live, work, and play. Whether it’s the ability to video chat with a person in China or play entertaining games while waiting on a flight in New York, your smartphone is capable of many things. Surprisingly, experts believe we are only scraping the surface of… Continue reading Secure Your Home from the Palm of Your Hand

The Risk of Injury and Death Caused by Garage Doors

When taking safety precautions around the home, people often think of smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and electrical outlet covers. While these are all crucial to the safety and security of any household, one of the biggest risks is unfortunately often overlooked. Garage doors have caused multiple deaths per year – commonly to children. Furthermore, they… Continue reading The Risk of Injury and Death Caused by Garage Doors

Your Garage Door’s Yearly Maintenance Needs

Garage door maintenance is not exactly at the top of most peoples’ to-do lists. To ensure maximum life expectancy and overall safety, however, regular care is critical. Fortunately, addressing the needs of a garage door is not a complicated process. Taking the following measures only once per year will keep your garage door in prime… Continue reading Your Garage Door’s Yearly Maintenance Needs

Liftmaster’s MyQ Internet Monitored Garage Door Openers

Thanks to the wonders of the internet, Liftmaster MyQ accessories allow users to monitor and control their homes – including their garage doors – from nearly any location. Whether accessed via computer, tablet, or smartphone, this technology makes it possible to open and close your garage door with convenience and ease. If you neglected to… Continue reading Liftmaster’s MyQ Internet Monitored Garage Door Openers

Should You buy a Wooden or Steel Garage Door?

As is the case so often, the best answer to this question really depends on what you appreciate the most in a garage door.  Neither one or the other really is objectively “better,” so you have to figure out what’s most important to you and then purchase the garage door that fits your needs. Advantages… Continue reading Should You buy a Wooden or Steel Garage Door?

4 Garage Door Maintenance Tips

You can just ignore your garage door, but then you can count on it to slowly break down over time.  That costs you more money and more stress and hassle later on down the road. However, if you perform some relatively simple forms of maintenance, you can avoid more problems in the future: 1.  Lubricate… Continue reading 4 Garage Door Maintenance Tips