Garage Door Blog

We’re in Wharton New Jersey with a bit of a dangerous one today. We found a broken garage door back hang that was made with cheaper thinner steel that had snapped due to the pressure of the extension spring running from the steel to the front of the door. It caused this back hang to […]

You are getting ready to run out the door. You are in a rush, you hop in the car back out of the garage and go to close the door and it will not close. Luckily there is an emergency release to close the garage door manually until a qualified garage door service technician can […]

Today in Sparta, New Jersey we are working with a Liftmaster Garage Door Opener completely dead after a garage door opener lightning strike. Usually, that’s a bad circuit board which is odd considering it did have a surge protector, but it seems like it’s still got it. So hopefully a new circuit board is going […]

Is your garage door looking a bit worse for wear? Are you starting to notice that it’s not closing as smoothly as it used to, or that the weather is starting to take its toll? If so, then it might be time to start thinking about replacing your garage door. A new garage door can […]

Keeping your garage door looking great and in top condition is important for protecting your home and maintaining its curb appeal. Painting your metal garage door is a great way to achieve this, but it’s important to do it the right way in order to get the best results. HERE’S HOW TO CLEAN AND PAINT […]

Today I want to talk about my top 5 garage doors. This is a list of doors we’ve installed that I like working with and doors that when we’re all done, I think look great.  Number 5 – Clopay Canyon Ridge To start it off with number five I went with the Clopay Canyon Ridge. […]

We are in Randolph New Jersey today checking out a garage door not opening all the way. The customer described it as stopping intermittently on the way up. We got there and thought it needed some simple service. The garage door was very noisy and needed oil and possibly a force adjustment to the garage […]

If you are regularly backing out of your garage, it is important to be extra careful. This is especially true if you are distracted from your normal routine. Here are some tips to help you avoid accidentally backing into your garage door: – Always look behind you before backing out. This will help you avoid […]

We did a garage door replacement in Montville, NJ today. This is a nice clean install. Our customer had a contractor re-frame the openings to accommodate a standard 7-foot tall garage door for the garage door replacement in NJ. The original openings were 6 foot 6 inches. When I got there, they had already taken […]

This was a quick garage door repair in Randolph New Jersey and a garage door service. The customer was stating that the door was not closing. He attempted to align the photo eyes himself based on our recommendation when talking on the phone, but it was still giving him trouble. When we got there we […]

I’m going to be talking a little bit about garage door R-value, R-value is used to rate how well insulated a garage door is. It’s a term for rating insulation that you will see on your regular home insulation as well as windows and other things that provide some sort of air barrier that you’re […]

We have a garage door not closing in Sparta, NJ with a photo-eye problem. When I arrived our customer was describing your typical photo-eye issue. The door would open without any issues but the garage door was not closing and they were getting a clicking noise from the motorhead. That clicking sound almost always means […]

Today I’m looking at the new Smart Garage Camera from Liftmaster. We just got a few of these the other day and we started to play around with them. You can add the Smart Garage Camera to your existing Liftmaster myQ account. MyQ is the technology that allows you to operate your garage door with […]

Today we are in Morristown New Jersey we have a broken garage door torsion spring on an Amarr Oak Summit 3000 garage door recently discontinued and replaced with the Hillcrest 3138. After inspecting the door you can see a clear break in the coils of the garage door torsion spring. The homeowner also recognized the […]

We created this Garage Door Styles Guide. We install garage doors based out of Fairfield, New Jersey, and see houses, and garages, of all shapes and sizes, from newer homes and older homes. Today, I want to go over our garage door styles guide, and about how I try to help you as a customer […]

Today we are in Montclair, New Jersey for a garage door install of a Clopay Canyon Ridge. These doors are a great option for a faux wood finish. They look just like real wood but the best part is you don’t have to maintain them like real wood. We doing a garage door install of […]

Not all garage door LED light bulbs are the same. If your remote control only works when it is close to the garage door opener or the remote control or keypad will close the garage door but won’t open it. Also not able to program a new remote control or keypad. This may be due […]

Last week we were in Tenafly, New Jersey working in an auto shop. Our customer needed a high lift garage door for additional car lifts and reliable modern sectional doors with operators. Our big project of the day was taking out a rolling steel door. We were there to remove that door, and re-frame the […]

We are in Sparta, New Jersey today for a 16 x 7 garage door replacement working in Lake Mohawk. Lake Mohawk is a quaint lake community in Sussex County New Jersey that offers resort-style living less than an hour outside of New York City. It is a cold day in January. It is only 8 […]