If you’ve read our past blog posts, you may already know what a great ROI a new garage door can give you! If you haven’t, check out this great article: Upgrading Your Home’s Garage Door. In Iowa, specifically, replacing your garage door yields an average 72.9% return on investment. The national average is even higher—82.5%!

Are you considering a remodel of your business’s exterior? Searching for ways to modernize the look and feel of your property? Giving your garage a facelift is a great way to get a lot of bang for your buck. Ranked as one of the top five property improvement projects with the highest return on investment (ROI), garage door replacements add value to your building and boost your business’s visual appeal.

Are you currently shopping around for a new garage door? If you are, you’ve probably already realized that you have options, and LOTS of them! In your search, have you yet considered a fiberglass door? If not, you should! Fiberglass can be a very good choice for several reasons.

Is it time to replace your old garage door? When it comes to upgrading, you have options. In fact, you have more design and customization options today than ever before due to new garage door technology, safety features, and styles. Here are several factors to think about when choosing or designing the perfect garage door for your home.

Are you thinking about building a home? Do you want to remodel your current home? Do you enjoy socializing while exploring custom homes and seeing the latest trends in home building?

Whether your renovation plans are for next month or years down the road, or even if you simply enjoy walking through beautiful new homes, make sure to mark your calendar for the Des Moines Home Show Expo 2015 in July! This is something you will NOT want to miss!

Your garage door may be the heaviest moving object around your home, so it’s VERY important to make sure that everyone in your household knows how to operate it properly. Here are 10 great garage door safety tips all homeowners should know and abide by to prevent serious personal injury or property damage.

June is Garage Door Safety Month!

June marks the beginning of summer! It’s also a great time to get some important home maintenance to-dos out of the way to ensure your home and yard are as safe as can be and everything is working as efficiently as possible.

In the spirit of Garage Door Safety Month, LiftMaster is running a special campaign to help homeowners check their garage door systems. By performing a few simple tests, you can make sure your door and operator are working correctly and avoid potential problems that could put you and your family at risk.

Instruction Manual for Your Gate or Garage Door Operator

Do you need to know how to program your garage door opener? How about change the batteries in your remote or erase the old codes from its memory so you can reprogram new codes? If you need help troubleshooting your garage door remote, you've come to the right place. This post provides great solutions to common problems people have with their garage door or gate operators.

Do you want to give your home a fresh new look this season? Does your garage door need to be replaced? Do you like the classic, ageless look of wood? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to consider installing a garage door from Carriage House Door Company. Carriage House creates custom garage doors for homeowners who want a charming, beautifully crafted door to complement their home in a unique way. Whether your home is newly built or decades old, adding an elegant new garage door will give it a dramatic final touch. 

June is Garage Door Safety Month!

Do you have a pre-painted steel garage door? It’s important to take a little time now and then to clean your door and check to see if it needs repainting. A great time to do this is in the spring, right after the cold, harsh winter that may have taken a toll on your door’s surface.