A Des Moines Garage Door Blog

Tis the season! Many of your neighbors probably already have their Christmas lights set up. If your house is one of the few sad-looking homes left on the street, it’s time to get out the ladder, untangle your lights from last year, and get to work! Hanging lights around the garage area can sometimes be a bit tricky. Here are some tips to help make the process go smoothly and to help you avoid damaging your garage door, the largest moving part of your home.

If you’re thinking about installing a new garage door or replacing your old one, you’ve probably discovered that you have several options. Not only that, you have several good options, but which one is best for you? Which type of door will complement your home and meet your daily needs effectively?

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Eventually, your garage door will need to be replaced. Nothing lasts forever. If that time is approaching for you, it's time to start searching for the perfect garage door for your home and a garage door company to install it for you. If you’re a do-it-yourself kind of person, you may be considering installing your new garage door on your own. We’re here today to tell you why that is usually an unwise choice. We aren’t just trying to get you to call us. Our number one priority is safety—the safety of our employees and our customers. Here are several reasons why installing a garage door is best left to the pros.

Pretty soon it will be way too cold in Iowa to do any outside work without being absolutely miserable while doing it! Before we get to that point, heed the following tips so you can avoid having to deal with a dirty, crowded, disorganized garage on top of the already unpleasant winter cold. Organize and optimize your garage space so everything you need this winter is easily accessible.

Garage doors can be used for more than simply keeping your vehicles safe inside your garage or common commercial business applications. Here are several places where commercial garage doors can be utilized to make a space more modern, hip, comfortable, and convenient.

The largest opening in the home is often overlooked, but neglecting your garage can end up costing you. If your garage isn’t prepared for winter and it’s connected to your house, it can make your home drafty and uncomfortable as well as let in harmful gases (like car fumes) that pose a threat to you and your family. Your home may be well insulated, but if the air is still getting out or sneaking in via the garage, then what’s the point?

Filling in holes and gaps that let in the cold winter air and other elements, won’t only increase your comfort and home’s overall energy efficiency but make it safer as well. Here's how to insulate your garage for winter.

If your garage door is misbehaving and you don’t know why, don’t brush it off, regardless of how small the problem may currently seem. Do a little investigative work to try to pinpoint the problem now—before it escalates. If you can’t figure out what’s wrong, call a trustworthy garage door repair technician to inspect your system for you. If you wait too long to fix a small issue, it could become a major, expensive problem before you know it. Here are several common problems homeowners face when their garage door starts acting up.

Have you been considering a garage door remodel or new installation? Whether you're going to replace your garage door or make updates to your current one, consider windows to add style and light to your garage. Picking out windows may not be as simple as you think, however, with all of the customization options available today. Keep the following tips in mind to help you choose the right windows for the right reasons!

Summer’s coming to an end. As we prepare for the colder weather and pull out the pumpkins and warm apple cider, it’s important to make sure our homes are ready for the changing conditions as well. Performing a few preventive maintenance tasks every fall will help keep your door running smoothly (so you avoid having to make several repairs in the spring) and could potentially save you a lot of money in the long run. As a general rule, the following tasks should be performed twice a year, ideally in the fall and spring.

Many common LED and CFL bulbs interfere with the range of garage door opener remotes. Maybe you’ve experienced this problem with your own remote and know how frustrating it can be. With Genie’s new “frequency friendly” LED bulb, this interference is reduced or eliminated! Designed specifically for garage door openers, this bulb works with most remotes.