Cold temperatures and harsh weather during the winter months will make any homeowner appreciate the comfort of a garage even more. Even though your garage will save you the hassle of warming up a cold car or scraping ice off of the windshield, your garage door can still be affected by winter weather. Winter weather,… Continue reading How Winter Weather Affects Your Garage Door
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10 Misconceptions About Garage Door Repair
In an attempt to save money, many homeowners choose to take on the task of home repairs even when they don’t know what to do. While this may work for a leaky faucet or even a clogged toilet, the ease of a DIY garage door repair is a common misconception. Before you attempt to repair… Continue reading 10 Misconceptions About Garage Door Repair
Pulling The Red Handle (When Do You Use The Emergency Release?)
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?)
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
3 Tips to Keep Your Garage Door in Working Order
Your garage door is the first line of protection for your vehicle and other treasured possessions you keep in your garage. For that reason, it’s important to perform some basic maintenance. At Universal Garage Door Repair – a garage door company serving Salt Lake City and surrounding areas – we believe it’s important to have… Continue reading 3 Tips to Keep Your Garage Door in Working Order
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
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
Garage Door Upgrade Ideas
Gone are the days of plain or cookie cutter garage doors! Your garage door can now reflect the personality of your house, blend in with it, or even be a stunning piece of artwork. All it takes to get a garage door that personalizes and accentuates your home is a garage door company that specializes… Continue reading Garage Door Upgrade Ideas
Why You Should Hire a Professional to Do Garage Door Work
Americans are largely independent people and many feel the need to prove their independence by completing do-it-yourself projects. Some people are especially vulnerable to this when it comes to household projects such as servicing a garage door. In reality, garage door repair is dangerous and should be left to professionals for three great reasons. Heavy… Continue reading Why You Should Hire a Professional to Do Garage Door Work
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