Materials And Types Of Garage Doors
The right garage door plays a significant role in magnifying the overall appeal of your house increasing the overall impact of the house in the real estate market. A front facing garage can contribute up to 20% of your house’s overall front exterior and a dull, worn out, amateurish looking door can fix an unappealing look to your whole house.
Materials used in Garage Doors:
1. Wood:
Wood provides a class to your garage. It can be crafted according to one’s need and size specifications. It can strong against hard bumps. The only demerit offered by wooden doors is that they require frequent touchups and paints to avoid dampening with water and eventually rotting. |
2.Steel:
Steel is a better choice if one wants a sturdy and long lasting door with little maintenance. Although Frequent touch ups here and there are needed to prevent rusting. A steel door with fiberglass overlay can be used to prevent rust and dents. |
3. Aluminum:
Although more on the expensive side, aluminum doors are rust free long lasting material if you can spend $10,000 or more on garage doors. Less expensive versions of aluminum doors are also available but it is made up of mixed materials with only its outer coating as aluminum. Its light weight gives it a benefit of being less strenuous on the operating machine. |
How to maintain an Electric Door?
A gorgeous metal electric gate is both safety and elegance at its best but the most overlooked aspect of this gorgeous beat is its maintenance. People often ignore the fact that any machine with time is subjected to wear and tear and without proper maintenance it is bound to go faulty. Electric gate maintenance should be performed with the following points kept in mind: |
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- Proper cleaning of the gate is required at regular intervals, especially because its out in the open subjected to harsh weather conditions. Washing and waxing at least once a year can keep your safety guard well functioning.
- Pests control is also a necessary factor when it comes to proper maintenance of electric doors. Snails, slugs etc leave slime behind which can destroy the circuit boards responsible for operating the door plus the usual look of the door is destroyed by spider web giving the house a ghostly inhabited look.
- Lubricating the hinges and other movable parts of the gate is a prime necessity. With the door exposed to constant temperature fluctuations, its highly vulnerable to rusting. Thus proper lubrication is necessary for a hassle free experience all year long.
- System Check should be a regular habit to make sure none of the software is acting out to ensure proper safety. A regularized drill every few months should be practiced and all systems functions like opening and closing of the gate should be checked thoroughly.