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Today’s 5.4
magnitude earthquake in Southern California which rattled Los Angeles and San
Diego counties serves as a great reminder that we need to have our homes and
our garages inspected to ensure that there are no structural defects resulting
from this or any other recent earthquakes. When inspecting one’s home we know
to look out for cracks in the façade, cracking around Windows, and cracks in
the chimney, but one of the most overlooked and potentially most dangerous
items if your home’s garage door, a garage door can be the heaviest moving
object at home, one which small children pass beneath, as well as one of our
most expensive items are callers.
It is estimated that today’s earthquake will adversely
affect the structural integrity of up to 100,000 garage doors in Southern
California this includes the garage door itself the tracks, and the support
posts and motor. All of which come together to form a unit that when working
properly served to open and close your garage door protecting your home your family
and your possessions.
It is vital that homeowners take this opportunity to either
inspect or have their garage doors inspected by a trained professional, there
are many companies in Southern California that can perform these tasks a simple
search on Google will deliver results for companies offering these services,
important before you hire someone to come out and do one of these inspections
to ensure that they are in fact trained experts, you would not want to have
somebody who spends their days changing lightbulbs were trimming trees posing
as a garage door expert and thus entrusting them with the safety of your family
and your possessions. It’s very common after natural disasters such as the
earthquake we just experienced for people looking to take advantage of others
who are either in fear or shock or in need and thus posing as professionals or
experts in order to turn a quick profit, the best way to avoid the scammers
that seemed crude climb out of the woodwork during these events is to do a little
fact checking, see how long they’ve been in business, and what their reputation
is like. One of the best ways to ensure that you don’t get taken for a ride is
by going with a referral, seek out a friend or neighbor who recently had work
done to their home and/or garage and find out if they were satisfied with the
performance of the contractor, although doing this light background check may
seem like a lot of work and time of need almost emergency it always better to
be safe than sorry and remember your children will most likely be passing
underneath the store and you want to do everything you can to ensure their
safety and the safety of your home.
Many people who
were thinking of selling their home and trading their single car garage for a
double garage door have found they are going to have to wait a little longer
for their equity to build up. This does not mean that they can't make their
existing home feel like new. One of the fun parts of a new house is the extra
facelift owners will give their home to increase its sale price.
Selling a home
does not need to be the only reason to want to improve the garage space. Take a
weekend and make it more inviting and accessible. First pack up everything in
the garage. Storage tubs can come in handy here, otherwise a couple of boxes
should get everything packed away. Take a mental inventory. Is the existing
storage enough. Is new shelving or a cabinet needed? If some of the stored
items are large and but light, look to the ceiling for storage. The space above
the garage door may be adequate to store skies, snow sleds, or baby pools. Just
make sure that they don't get in the way of the garage door opener. A local
hardware store should have the hooks or braces for any need.
While one's eyes
are looking up, take a look at the garage door opener. If it is really old or
noisy could it use a tune up or would a replacement be in order. Then look at
the garage door itself. Does it need a good cleaning? Perhaps it needs a coat of
paint? If the garage door is wood and some of the pieces have dry rotted a new
door or door segment will be in order. Consider getting a professional to
inspect it. Check the door lifting mechanisms as well as the opener. Test the
garage doors automatic reverse sensor.
After one works
out the condition of the garage door, clear the space out completely. With the
space completely empty, look at the walls and floor. Start with a good scrub of
the walls and floor. One wants to make sure the temperature is between 50 and
78 degrees so that the cement will dry quickly, but not too fast to be useful.
Use a paste of dish detergent and hot water, or clothing spot treatment for
cleaning up oil stains on the floor.
If the space
really needs an update consider paint. Get a durable paint, remember that most
folks rarely ever think to repaint a garage door so make this one count. There are
also paints for the floor that will bond with concrete and then resist future
oil and water.
After all this
bring the boxes back in and make sure everything has a place. Items that don't
have a place can stay in the box and mark the contents clearly on the outside
with a note to sell or discard after a year.
Now that will
make a garage worth staying around for.
When getting a garage door replacement, it is vital that the
property owner read the instruction manuals that come with the door and the garage door opener.Many people
regularly toss these manuals aside with the intention of reading them in the
future, should the need arise.Manuals
that get tossed aside usually end up lost or in the garbage, and can't be found
when necessary.Though many manuals can
now be found for download via the Internet, they are likely to eventually be
taken off servers and out of print. Reading the garage door manuals right away upon getting a garage door
replacement helps ensure proper use and maintenance.Storing the manuals in a convenient place ensures
that they will be accessible when needed in the future.
When reading through the manuals, there are a few sections
that particular attention should be paid to. Important safety information is often highlighted in boxes or special
fonts.Garage door safety information is
intended to educate the garage door operators and owners as to the dangers
associated with garage doors.Even light
weight modern aluminum garage doors are heavy and pose a risk of crushing.Pay special attention to the safety
regulations, information, and warnings and ensure that all members of the
household know what not to do around overhead hung doors.
There are also different kinds of risks associated with
different types of doors.Sectional
doors can catch fingers between sections when the doors are moving.Similarly, doors that consist of one continuous
piece pose a risk of head injury when the door is in motion.Seek out the specific information in the
manual that addresses specific risks associated with the exact type of garage
door replacement.
Even if the garage door replacement is to be installed by a
professional garage door service, the property owner should read the
information in the manual regarding installation instructions.This section will help the owner understand
what different components the door is made of, and any special information that
makes a particular garage door installation different from others.
Most manuals also feature sections that focus on proper use
of the doors.Understanding proper and
inappropriate operation protocols is vital for ensuring that all safety precautions
are met.Proper use is also important
for prolonging the life of the doors.
Finally, the section that explains necessary routine garage
door servicing and maintenance is crucial for the owner to read thoroughly and
understand.If any questions arise while
reading this section, contact the professional garage door service where the
door and garage door opener were purchased and who did the installation.Many property owners neglect to perform
routine maintenance.Ignoring the need
to regularly service the garage doors with cleaning, oiling, and tightening of
bolts can lead to breakage, injury, and the need to replace the doors and the
garage door openers.
Though reading the manual can seem like a pointless, tedious
task, garage doors are one of the more important moving parts of a
building.They can be costly to repair
or replace, and do need to have appropriate safety precautions followed so as
to avoid injury.Most garage door and
opener manuals are not overly lengthy. Taking a little time to educate oneself will likely pay off in the
future.
With utility costs and concerns about the welfare of the
environment on the rise, many homeowners are considering energy efficient
products in their homes.Whether
building a new home or replacing products within an existing residence, moving
to energy efficient products is helpful in saving long term money on
utilities.To that end, as garages are
often a sizable attachment to the residential space of a house, the use of an
energy efficient garage door can help with utility costs and noise
reduction.Determining the usefulness of
an energy efficient garage door for a home can be a useful step when planning a
garage door
replacement.
Prime reasons for purchasing an energy efficient garage door
replacement are directly related to how the garage will be used, as well as its
location in relation to the house.Homes
that share an interior wall with the garage will often benefit from such
measures, as the warm or cool air from the garage can radiate into the
home.In these cases, homeowners will
choose energy efficient products in the hopes of lowering energy costs.Also, if the space will be used for purposes
other than vehicle storage, such as car maintenance or use as a workshop, being
able to keep the area warmer or cooler than the outdoor elements can be
desirable.
In determining how energy efficient a particular door may
be, the important things to consider are how much air a door allows to leak
through as well as what is known as the U-factor.The U-factor is typically used with windows
as a measurement of how well the product insulates.Lower numbers, in this case, are better.Often, garage
doors are marketed with an R-value, which is also a gauge of insulation
capabilities, but this number should be higher rather than lower.Leakiness is also an important factor, as the
warm or cool air coming through the small spaces between the door panels can
affect how climate-controlled the space will be.
Some homeowners, however, will not see the need to further
protect their garage from changes in climate. If the garage is detached from the home, or is used solely for storage,
it is not as necessary to go with an energy efficient garage door.In these instances, the deciding factors can
be left to the desired appearance and reliability for the home.Regardless of whether a home’s residents decide
on a garage door based upon its energy efficiency or other factors, it is
helpful to be aware of the attributes that make a door the best it can be.Garage
door replacement can add increased value, beauty, and function to a home
and is a worthwhile consideration.
On the front of many homes, one of the largest focal
areas is the garage
door.When building a home or considering a
replacement, it is good to be aware that garage doors come in a wide variety of
options, materials, and styles available for any design style or price point.The most commonly available garage doors are
sectional, open and close vertically, and store below the ceiling of the garage
on their track.Within those
specifications, a range of looks are available.
Popular among many homes now are the carriage style
garage doors.These products are made to
look like the wooden doors on old carriage houses, but the design can be
aesthetically pleasing on homes with newer architectural styles as well.On an older carriage house, these doors would
have swung open, but are most commonly constructed today to look like a swing-out
door, but to function in the same ways as a modern, vertically-opening door.
When searching for a more contemporary look, a
customer often goes with a cleaner look. Sometimes this look is achieved through the use of clear, tinted, or
frosted tempered glass panels in an aluminum framework .The framework creates a geometric feel to the
door, and this mimics the right angles often present on a lot of modern
constructions.Another option is a
contemporary garage
door with little texture or delineation between the sections when the door is
closed.This option tends to have a
sleek, modernized look that some purchasers prefer.
The most well-known option, though, is the
raised-panel garage doors.These doors
are the industry standard, and what many buyers are looking for in a new or
replacement garage door.The design has
persevered because these steel constructed doors are sturdy and reliable, and
maintains popularity because of the increasing customization of the
product.These doors can now be made
from steel, wood, fiberglass, or composite materials.Some incorporate windows, and some of the
materials can be painted to match the trim of the home exactly.The fiberglass and composite doors are also often
dent-resistant.Raised-panel garage
doors are the easiest to find, and come in a wide range of stylesand with a full option list of garage door
features.
Choosing the right garage door for a home will give
it more curb appeal, as well as upping the value of the home.In addition to the design styles considered
above, other factors to include in door selection would be the materials
used.The price and insulation capability,
as well as other considerations, can be material dependent.With so many options available, it is
possible to find the garage
door that will complement any construction style or budget.
