Garage Door Safety – Protecting Your Vehicle…and Your Life! by Arden Mellor

Your garage door – well, it’s just kind of there, isn’t it? It goes up when you press the button and goes down when you press the button. You go in. You go out. You probably just take it for granted, don’t you? But there’s one thing you really need to be aware of – garage door safety. Garage door openers were convenient, but dangerous! The invention of garage door openers were very welcome, especially in the regions that had regular inclement weather. Having to get in and out of your car,...

Residential Sectional Garage Door Replacement Extension Springs

Garage Door Accessories

The garage door is the most important piece of the garage, and one that marks the style of the garage. With great styles to choose from, a home owner can increase their home’s curb appeal by just changing the garage door. But working in the back ground are many garage door accessories, that make our lives easier. The remote garage door opener is one that has been around for a while, but that has made opening and closing the garage manually, obsolete. The days of tugging and pulling a heavy wooden garage door...

Garage Door Advancements in Energy Efficiency, Safety and Curb Appeal

Earl Rivard Garage doors just aren't what they used to be. They are now eye-catching, beautiful and even considered “cool”. In a marketplace where enhanced curb appeal, residential diversity, and neotraditional architecture are in demand by municipalities, there is an onslaught of more unique garage door styles, especially steel, three-section, carriage house-style garage doors.  The carriage house door has created some true excitement in the building community. You can't walk on the floor of a residential door or builder’s trade show these days without seeing a profusion of steel carriage house-style garage...

Garage Doors Are the Threshold of a Home

Earl Rivard The garage is the shelter for your car. That is its main function. Hence, most people then think about their garage doors as strictly functional. They protect the contents of the garage. Now, more and more people care about how they look. The garage doors have to look good and welcoming. Garage doors after all make a huge personal statement about one's taste and style. The garage is considered the threshold of a home. First thing that we come faced up with when we enter...

The Garage Door: A Fundamental Part of the Blueprint of a Home

By Earl Rivard If you fancy taking full advantage of the worth of your home, you'll find garage doors are an easy and affordable method to increase your homes curb appeal. A good garage door will distinguish it from the rest of the neighborhood. The most common types and those offering the widest variety of designs are sectional garage doors. They open and shut vertically, allowing cars to park very close to the door without keeping it from opening. If you want a maintenance-free, durable, warp-free garage door, you need steel....

Garage Doors In Modern Times

Earl Rivard Garage is the shelter for your car. That is its main function. Hence, most people then think about their garage doors as strictly functional. They protect the contents of the garage. Now, more and more people care about how they look. The garage doors have to look good and welcoming. Garage doors after all make a huge personal statement about one's taste and style. The garage is considered the threshold of a home. First thing that we come faced up with when we enter a house is usually the...

Making Your Life Easier: Garage Door Opener Accessories

Technology is an evolving trend that affects all of our lives.  These advances have made it possible to integrate technology into your home.  Who would have thought that you could have automated solutions to help you park your car, have secondary power source for your garage door operator, automatically close your garage door and even notify you when you garage door is open.  With all the technology, these different accessories require almost no tools.  There are a few products currently available in the market.  From the Chamberlain Group there is the 975LM...

Genie Rail Assembly – Excelerator Retail Models H8000, ISD Series, 4560

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Genie Garage Door Opener – Excelerator Troubleshooting

Excelerator Troubleshooting What if the opener closes with constant pressure on the console or pushbutton? Check STB - Both the Red and Green must be solid for the door to close 2 Blinks and a Pause - Check alignment, clean lenses, replace Green STB or wire to Green STB 3 Blinks and a Pause - Check for interference. Usually caused by an opener on the opposite door. Red or Green STB should be back to back when there's ...