How Much Use Do you Give Your Garage Door?

Interesting fact shared by our friends at Smokey's Garage Doors, AZ:

FACT: Opening and closing your garage door for work each day amounts to 500 times a year!

Keep in mind that this is only calculating one person in the household, opening and closing the door just 5 days per week. Add to that all the other members of our household and all the other times a day and on weekends that we use our garage doors. It adds up to quite a bit of use. So be sure to conduct your own preliminary inspection of your garage door components. If you notice anything not working properly, call your local garage door professional. In Palm Beach County, Martin County or Port St. Lucie, FL, call us at 561-747-3332. Keep your garage door and opener operating smoothly and safely. 

Heading Out of Town for Spring Break?...Follow this Home Security Checklist First

Good reminder, especially for those heading out of town for spring break next week... ‪#‎homesecurity‬ ‪#‎homesecuritytips‬

http://www.safewise.com/checklists/home-security?utm_source=social&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=Promoted+Pin&pp=0

The Importance of our Connected Cars

Not garage door-related, but very interesting. With so many cars equipped with HomeLink, we are fully connected, not only on the road, but right into our garages. If you need assistance programming your garage door opener to HomeLink, give us a call at 561-747-3332. For those who don't have HomeLink, we can install a LiftMaster MyQ opener for you, so you can open and close your garage door from your smartphone.

http://www.businessinsider.com/connected-car-forecasts-top-manufacturers-2015-2?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=TechSelect

Make Sure Your Garage Door and Opener are Operating Properly...

From our friends at LiftMaster on FB: 

"Dogs must think we spend a lot of time in the garage since over 70% of Americans use their garages as the primary home entrance. Make sure you protect Fido and check if your garage is operating safely: bit.ly/1s9xAUQ "

Determine Whether to Repair or Replace a Damaged Garage Door

Accidentally backing a car into a garage door is actually a fairly common occurrence. The overall condition of your door is actually what determines whether you should replace only the damaged panels or the entire door. Find out more here:

Shared by our friends at Dixie Door, Inc. (TN) on FB:
We receive many phone calls regarding homeowners backing their car into their garage door. Depending on many factors, the door may be repairable or the entire door would have to be replaced. Check this article out.

http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150211/NEWS/150219968/101092/LIFE

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Common Garage Dangers that are Often Overlooked

Click on the link below to find out more about 4 common garage dangers that are often overlooked-Shared by our friends at Overhead Door Corp.:
"In the winter, it’s easy to let clutter build up in your garage, or want to warm up your car without the garage door open. Allstate Insurance has four garage dangers you might be overlooking: http://al.st/1pH9cY9. "

What to Look for in a New Garage Door....

What to look for in a garage door and why you should replace yours now:

http://www.timesonline.com/homeandgarden/what-to-look-for-in-a-new-garage-door-/article_5247e3ba-902e-11e4-8c86-47dcf5cb7534.html