Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Fun Facts About Your Garage Door

What are some things we know and do not know about our garage doors?

1. The garage door is the largest door on your home!

2. Garage doors can be made of wood, steel, aluminum, copper, glass, vinyl, and fiber-glass!

3. Steel garage doors can be made in many different colors!

4. The garage door opener is not part of the garage door!

5. The garage door springs bear the weight of the garage door, not the opener!

6. The garage door runs up and down on the track!

7. The garage door has hinges, rollers, struts, brackets, cables, and springs!

8. The garage door can have glass in one row of the door or be the whole door!

9. The garage door has weatherstripping on the bottom and the outside of the door!

10. It is best to maintain your garage door once a year at least!

11. There are hundreds of garage door companies out there, so try to pick the one that treats you right

Pictured here is a garage door with an extension spring set-up, that is the only difference. Use this as a guide to learn the moving parts of the garage door and what they are.


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