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Oct 08 2013

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Durham Garage Door Repair Services from Hanson Overhead Can Keep You Safe!

One of the most complicated pieces of home maintenance for your home is Durham garage door repair. In addition to being complicated, it’s also very dangerous. The size and weight of garage doors alone make them difficult for the DIY-er to repair. Also, the great number of moving parts and other components add up to a difficult fix as well.

There are probably hundreds of online video tutorials that might be able to assist you in a garage door repair. The tutorials might also help you pinpoint a problem you didn’t realize you had.

With all the tutorials and how-tos, it’s easy to be fooled into thinking that garage door repair is an easy DIY project. It’s important to not make the mistake of believing that. Garage door repair is a job that only expert technicians should do. Even the smallest garage door repair can be difficult. Contacting a Durham garage door repair company is almost always the best idea. Let our techs come out maintain your garage doors and do any repairs that are needed. The risk of getting hurt while trying to do garage door repair on your own simply isn’t worth it. Allow a professional to help!

According to ohd.com, “If a garage door is closing at a crooked angle, the culprit could be a variety of parts within the system; often, the problem could result from a combination of broken parts, since one failure may lead to damaging stress in another area. Just finding whether the cable system and pulleys need to be repaired, the rollers or track are the problem, or even the torsion spring or springs are broken can be a job that requires intricate knowledge of garage door systems that only comes with focused experience.”

Torsion springs are one of the biggest dangers of garage door repair. They’re also one of the most common components that require repair. If you suspect that your torsion springs are in need of maintenance, contact a professional. The springs provide the bulk of the energy needed to lift the garage doors. Mishandling them could result in a very serious injury.

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To avoid major problems with your Durham garage doors, be sure to schedule regular maintenance checks with Hanson Overhead. If you have a problem and it can’t be solved with routine maintenance, do call our experienced garage door experts for help!

Oct 04 2013

Choosing Safe Garage Doors

Safe Durham Garage Doors are Important Aspects of your Home!

We know choosing a new garage door system for your Durham home can be an overwhelming task. There are a great deal of decisions to make:

Considering a style
Selecting a color or material
Price concerns
Quality of material and overall product

When trying to make these decisions, it’s easy to forget about the most critical aspect of garage doors. Safety is the most important, yet often overlooked feature of the garage door buying process.

Fortunately, Hanson Overhead Garage Door Service pays close attention to all safety components and guarantee that our garage doors are built with the essential safety features needed to keep you, your family, and your home safe. Below, you’ll find all the components that make our garage doors the safest available.

Lighting

Lighting systems that activate when you open your garage door are a great aspect to consider when upgrading your garage doors. If you already have a lighting system that works with your garage door and opener, be sure that you keep it well maintained. A garage door light that activates when you open your garage door and switches off automatically is a key safety element.

Accident Avoidance

All our garage doors come standard with an opener that stops and reverses a closing door when an object passes through its infrared beam. This helps to avert any accidents that might occur as your garage door closes.

For further security, Hanson Overhead offers a garage door opener remote. In addition to opening and shutting the door this remote helps remind you that you did in fact close the garage door on your way out! Many people have to turn around countless times a week to make sure the garage door is closed! When your garage doors is closed, our remote blinks a green light for confirmation.

If you have any questions about the safety of the garage doors that our Durham Garage Door Company offers, you can find more information on our products and accessories that improve garage safety by visiting our services page. We would love to help you make your home as safe as possible. Upgrading your current garage doors to new ones will ensure continued quality of safety. To have a technician come out and take a few measurements, contact us and we will set up an initial consultation!

Sep 30 2013

More Tips for Choosing the Right Garage Door for Your Home

Welcome back! In our previous post, we talked about the importance of choosing the right garage door style for your home. The exterior of your home can easily get neglected. Our focus for making the interior of our homes spotless and trendy far outweighs the attention given to the exterior of our home. Garage doors are a great way to ensure that the exterior of your home looks great at all times. Below are a few more tips for choosing the right garage door style for your Raleigh home:

Garage doors should coordinate with the architecture of your home.

After you have chosen the type of material you’d like for your door it’s time to consider the aesthetics you’d like your garage to have. Garage doors have come a long way from the days of plain doors. They no longer have to be just a solid field of color. Today you can get doors that have windows and other accents that make them unique. You can find doors that complement the architectural style of your home. From traditional carriage doors to double-sided contemporary selections; there is no limit to your options!

Unexpected curb appeal

To choose the right garage door for your home’s exterior often requires you to do a little observation session. Stand back at the edge of your yard or even across the street and review your home as a whole. What is absent? Is your garage completely noticeable from the street? Is the garage façade hidden behind a tree? Do you live in a neighborhood where most of the homes have the same motif?

Answering these questions while observing your home’s exterior from afar can help you choose the right garage door for your home. Your curb appeal depends on the look of your entire home not just the flowers and mailbox. If your garage is noticeable from the street, it’s a good idea to make sure the garage doors work to enhance your curb appeal!

Different garage doors; different maintenance requirements.

As we’ve stated before, garage door maintenance is important. How much maintenance your door requires will vary depending on the type of door you choose. It’s impossible to choose a garage door style that never needs any type of maintenance. Your garage door should be serviced by a garage door professional every few years to ensure the springs, mechanical parts, garage door opener and overall integrity of the door are still sound.

While you may choose a garage door that will require minimal maintenance keep in mind that even those that are easier to maintain still need expert maintenance checks by Hanson Overhead Garage Door Service of Raleigh.

Remember, your garage doors should reflect your lifestyle just like your home. Choosing the right garage door will help your house look great and make you feel great when you come home! Your home is something to be proud of. Let Hanson Overhead Garage Door Service help you make your home one you can enjoy both inside and out!

Sep 22 2013

What is the Best Garage Door Style for My Home?

Whether you want it to or not, the exterior of your home makes the first impression. Those visiting your home, driving by, or even walking by get a look first at the exterior. This forms their first impression of your home. Most of the time, the interior of our homes get the bulk of our attention. We decorate the inside of our homes and display our best furniture and other elements of a home just as you walk in the door. Nothing, inside the home gets neglected. Home improvements to the interior are always done in a timely manner. We can’t say the same for the exterior of our homes, however.

A particular area of your Raleigh home’s exterior that gets neglected, almost always, is your garage door. Garage doors tend to be the forgotten toys after Christmas. When they’re new, we pay them loads of attention. As we grow tired of them, they get neglected.

We’ve previously talked about the importance of getting a new garage door for enhancing your home’s curb appeal, as well as how to choose the best garage door style for your home. Today, for those of you in the process of selecting a new garage door, here are few tips that will help you choose the best garage door style for your home.

Choose a material that works with the exterior of your home.

Most people think of garage doors only as functional necessities. It’s easy to think of your garage door as only a functional, utilitarian door that offers shelter and security for your vehicles and storage, but it also needs to work well with the rest of your home’s exterior. Having a garage door that looks aesthetically pleasing is important. You should love your garage door just as much as you love your wood floors or ceramic tile inside your home. Yes, they’re functional and necessary, but they’re also beautiful and a part of your home’s overall motif. Really think about what type of garage door will look best with the exterior of your home. Choose a style that fits together, perfectly!

Wooden garage doors are gorgeous and intriguing.

Wood works well in any aspect of your home; flooring, siding, furniture – virtually everything! Wood is loved by all. If you have a rustic home exterior or craftsman style home a wooden door might be best for your garage. The sleek lines of wood can also work well for a modern or contemporary home exterior. Wood is more expensive, but totally worth the cost if it complements your home’s exterior better than any other material.

Metal doors for an older home.

Most of the time, older homes are very traditional looking. There isn’t much you can do to update their appearance without going into major construction. You can however, choose a metal door for the garage. Steel is a good choice because it can be painted in a variety of colors. Instead of going into major reconstruction mode to modernize the exterior of your home opt for a metal garage door. You can then paint the doors a trendy red, to match the front door. Nothing says curb appeal more than a pop of color!

Choosing the best garage door style for your Raleigh home is important. It really impacts the entire look of your home. You want to be sure that the door you choose coordinates with the overall design and theme of your home.

Hanson Overhead Garage Door Service of Raleigh can help you find the best style garage door for your home. If you’d like to speak with one of our garage door experts, be sure to contact us! You can also visit all the different types of doors we offer right online!

Be sure to check back with us next post as we will finish our discussion on choosing the best garage door style for your home!

Sep 14 2013

Fall Garage Cleaning

It’s pretty common to cringe when you consider cleaning your garage. For many, the condition of the garage is a guilty secret. If garage space is becoming limited and getting so tight that the car won’t even fit inside anymore it might be time to get the clutter under control. Uncontrolled garage clutter can lead to garage door issues. When things are in the way, it’s hard to know whether you need garage door repair or it’s just time to clean!

Raleigh Garage Door Repair Company, Hanson Overhead: Tips for Cleaning the Garage!

Having a cluttered, stuffed garage is also a hazard for safety. Oftentimes, if the garage is too packed full, it’s hard to get the doors closed. This opens the door for burglars. It’s a proven fact that burglars look for open garage doors. This is the easiest place for them break into your home.
Also, if your garage door won’t close due to clutter in front of the sensors it’s hard to know when you need a garage door repair or maintenance work done.
Below are a few tips for fall-cleaning the garage. Hanson Overhead of Raleigh wants to help you get your garage cleaned and maintained. As soon as you’ve cleaned out the garage, be sure to call us to set up your garage door repair and maintenance appointment.

Cleaning the garage can be a big job if you haven’t done it in awhile, so start with some groundwork first:
Take an inventory of what your garage contains and how you’d like to organize the space.
Make a pile of things that need to be trashed. Anything that is worn out or broken should go in the trash pile.
Make a pile of gently used items that can be donated to the nearest outreach center or Good Will. Old toys or exercise equipment that never gets used and boxes of old clothes are great items to give to the needy.
Make a pile of things that you plan to keep. These things should be neatly stored and organized. There is no point in keeping them if you can’t find them when you’re ready to use them.
Begin at the car entry door and work back. Keep the most useful items like tools in front. Anything you won’t use for six months or more can be positioned toward the back. Make some notes on the list to remind you of where you put what.
If you know that you still have lots more stuff than your garage can comfortably accommodate try considering a few creative storage alternatives like wall shelves or overhead bins. Storage doesn’t have to be expensive, and getting things up off the ground will liberate a surprising amount of space.
Camping gear, sports equipment, pool toys and some larger tools can be affixed to the wall or placed on a high shelf to make getting around easier and less hazardous.
Most importantly, once you’ve cleaned out the garage, gotten rid of the excess, and neatly replaced the things you want to keep make sure the garage door sensors aren’t blocked. You want to be able to open and close your garage door when you need to. You also want to ensure that it stays closed when you aren’t using it.

For more information about Hanson Overhead Garage Door Service, and our 24/7 garage door repair services, be sure to contact us!