You use your garage to store your car and other essential items. Securing your garage with a simple key and lock system, though, poses many security risks. Thieves can easily pick these locks or even take advantage of lost keys. One of the best alternatives to traditional key and lock garage door openers is a keyless opener. Here are some benefits of installing a keyless garage door opener. Convenience One of the top benefits of installing keyless garage door openers is convenience.
8 June 2021
If your garage door is so loud and creaky that you hate using your garage late at night, it's time to find out what's wrong with your door so you can make it quieter. You could hire a garage door repair service to fix your door, but there are some things you might be able to do yourself that make the door quieter. Here are four reasons for a noisy garage door and repairs that might help.
11 August 2020
Whenever a teenager gets behind the wheel, they take on a great deal of responsibility. On one hand, they are tasked with staying safe on the road, but if they have garage door access, they also have a responsibility to keep the house safe. If you're about to give your teen the keys and a remote for the garage door opener system, learn about some important safety tips you should pass on, and what you can do to enhance door safety.
18 January 2019
It's important for everyone to make sure they do what they can to make their home as safe of a place as possible. However, it's especially important for anyone who lives in a rougher area to make sure they take every extra step necessary to secure their home as much as they possibly can. If you live in an area where you have higher odds of having your house broken into, then you should follow the advice below to protect your home:
23 November 2016
If you use commercial garage doors at your place of business, one thing that you have to worry about is safety. Modern garage doors do have safety features that can help keep you and others safe, but something could still happen, especially when your garage doors are in use all day, every day. Luckily, following a few safety tips can help you prevent any injuries and can help you keep you, your customers and your employees as safe as possible.
3 November 2016
With so many different options for garage doors at places like Aladdin Doors of Raleigh, even something as simple as picking the garage door material becomes a bigger question. Here are some things to ask yourself to narrow your material choices down to just a few. Does it Need to Be Low Maintenance? First, if you're looking for a garage door that you can put up and then not worry about for many years, a good aluminum or steel garage door may be what you're looking at.
28 October 2016
If you have an automatic garage door opener and notice a long spring attached to the bar on the top of the door, then you have an opener that uses a torsion spring. Torsion springs are tightly wound springs that open up or unwind when you activate the door. As they unwind, the springs twist the metal rod that runs through the door and it is pulled open. Since torsion springs actively move as you open your garage door, they will retain a great deal of wear and tear.
27 October 2016
