Appearance: The garage door often makes up more than 40% of a home’s exterior. Choosing the right door can greatly enhance the curb appeal, resale value and unique look of your home. A new carriage house or custom garage door is a great way to make your home stand out with beautiful style.
Design Options: When designing your door, first consider the architecture and design features of your home. This will help you to choose from the variety of door styles, panels, windows, texture, colors and hardware that are available to you. Then visit our Gallery and make note of your favorite garage doors. If you do not see a picture of what you are looking for, Contact Us. We can help you find or design the perfect garage door for your home.
Maintenance: For continued safety and performance all garage doors require regular maintenance. When choosing the organic beauty of wood, it is important to know that wood garage doors require proper finishing and regular re-applications. If cared for properly, these natural doors will last for many years. Steel garage doors require the least maintenance. If painted, steel doors will also need to be re-painted periodically.
Energy Efficiency: The garage door shields the largest entrance to your home from the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Selecting an insulated garage door, with a high R value, increases energy efficiency by minimizing extreme temperatures in your garage. (R value is a measure of resistance to the flow of heat through a certain material. The greater the thermal insulating capability, the higher the R value.)
Safety: Is your garage door up-to-date? Older garage doors may not be equipped with safety sensors or noise reducing openers. If your garage door is a safety hazard to you or your family, it’s time for an upgrade!
Dealer: It is important to choose a dealer that has a solid reputation for quality workmanship and excellent customer service. We are a member of the International Door Association (IDA) and have been in the garage door industry for over 20 years.
Garage doors are big, strong, and on the move. So, it’s important to prioritize a garage door’s safety check to prevent accidents. Younger children in particular are susceptible to danger because of their size and occasional lack of awareness to the dangers that are present.
Here are tips to ensure that your garage door is doing everything it should do and nothing more.
Get Service
Garage door service is crucial in maintaining satisfactory safety conditions. You’ll need a trained technician to check every aspect—from the garage door springs to the opener—to ensure all the interrelated parts are working as a safe unit.
Garage Door Springs
The condition of your garage door springs is crucial to the safety level. If the garage door springs have gaps between the coils or if the garage door is heavy manually, it would be best to have a technician to come out and adjust or replace the springs. Incorrect or unbalanced springs can cause many problems and puts extra wear and tear on your garage door opener.
Reversible Garage Door Openers
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission targets the non-reversing garage door openers as being a hazard, because serious injuries can occur. This is especially a problem for children, and every residence should look into the capability of their garage door openers.
Other Tips
When the garage door is moving, be sure to keep your fingers away from the door. Some of the worst accidents involve fingers getting stuck in the slats during operation. Also, educate your children about these dangers. Garage doors are functional, complex mechanisms that require awareness.
Door Doctor works hard to ensure our customers’ safety. That’s why we provide Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. with thorough and flawless garage door service. To learn more about residential garage door safety, please visit our website or call 703-709-7933 or 301-656-8988 to speak with a representative.
When shopping for garage doors, you’ll want to consider some factors that don’t readily come to mind. While appearance and color are fairly obvious, you’ll also want to think about design and texture.
Watch this video from Ask The Decorator to learn more about choosing the perfect garage door.
Notice the importance of choosing a door that will match your weather conditions, such as in an area with hurricanes. Also be sure to check the R-value of prospective garage doors to see their insulation capacity. These factors play a large role in the functionality of your garage door.
At Door Doctor, we have garage doors that are beautiful, safe, and durable. Look at the gallery available on our website to see the work we have done for other customers. We provide the best garage doors in terms of quality, beauty, and safety.
The garage door often makes up more than 40% of a home’s exterior. Choosing the right door can greatly enhance the curb appeal, resale value and unique look of your home. A new carriage house or custom garage door is a great way to make your home stand out with beautiful style.
Design Options: When designing your door, first consider the architecture and design features of your home. This will help you to choose from the variety of door styles, panels, windows, texture, colors and hardware that are available to you. Then visit our Gallery and make note of your favorite garage doors. If you do not see a picture of what you are looking for, Contact Us. We can help you find or design the perfect garage door for your home.
Maintenance: For continued safety and performance all garage doors require regular maintenance. When choosing the organic beauty of wood, it is important to know that wood garage doors require proper finishing and regular re-applications. If cared for properly, these natural doors will last for many years. Steel garage doors require the least maintenance. If painted, steel doors will also need to be re-painted periodically.
Energy Efficiency: The garage door shields the largest entrance to your home from the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Selecting an insulated garage door, with a high R value, increases energy efficiency by minimizing extreme temperatures in your garage. (R value is a measure of resistance to the flow of heat through a certain material. The greater the thermal insulating capability, the higher the R value.)
Dealer: It is important to choose a dealer that has a solid reputation for quality workmanship and excellent customer service. We are a member of the International Door Association (IDA) and have been in the garage door industry for over 20 years.