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Garage Safety
from: Maxx Home GuidesThe fist thing you see when you examine a garage is ... the garage door, which is the most important “contact” of your garage to the outside world. To have full confidence in your garage, it's important for this “contact” point to be completely save and secure.
Another aspect of the door is what it shows about your taste in design. An otherwise beautiful house with a plain old garage door made of wood, or a white one that makes weird noises when opened or closed, tells the world a lot about your poor taste in style and safety.
A garage door and opener that's getting old could present a real threat to your children and pets. However, injuries can be eliminated with the new openers and garage doors. If you're planning to remodel your garage because it's getting old and rough looking, a good first step would be to update and modernize your door and opener.
Older garage doors were heavy, huge, wooden giants that usually rotted and cracked. Though wooden doors do provide come in many different styles and textures, problems related to poor insulation remain to this day. An excellent alternative is fiberglass, which is inexpensive, easier to lift, will resist corrosion and the needs little maintenance while also providing little insulation and security.
The best maintenance-free and most durable and non-wrapping garage door material is steel. These doors give you good insulation, since they're made of two or more sheets of steel, alternating with a differnt insulating materials. You'll also have various textures, styles, shapes and colors to choose from to suit your needs. In additon, windows can be added including the reflective type that give an obscure view into the garage.
In 1991, automatic reversal doors for garage door openers became required by law in the U.S. and since 1993, optical sensors were requireed. Sensor provide safety: if anything gets into the path of the sensor beam while the door's closing, the sensor sends the door back up. New designs provide additional security and quieter operation.
Remote controls are available with enough buttons to control all your lightening as well as the appliances in your home and garage. You can also have an option for your remote-control buttons that are a child-safe lock-out and the rolling security codes that automatically change whenever the garage door opens to prevent anyone from stealing the opener’s code.
Even though you've made all of these changes to your garage, there isn't a 100% guarantee of safety and security. It's recommeded the installation of a new garage door and opener should be done by a professional who's able to do the proper adjustments so this sensitive equipment will give your garage maximum safety.
Garage News
The Fix Garage Doors for All Seasons - New York Times
 New York Times | The Fix Garage Doors for All Seasons New York Times, United States - By JAY ROMANO IT’S easy to forget the garage doors — how they open, how they look, even how much heat they let out of the house. That is a mistake. ... |
Garage fire near Rush Lake - Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Garage fire near Rush Lake Fergus Falls Daily Journal, MN - By Lauren Radomski (Contact) | The Daily Journal No one was injured after a garage caught fire on the north side of Rush Lake Monday afternoon. ... |
Big garage sale raises nearly $19000 for underprivileged kids - Salt Lake Tribune
Big garage sale raises nearly $19000 for underprivileged kids Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 9 garage sale in Sandy raised nearly $19000 to help send medical teams around the globe to care for underprivileged children. The first die-hard bargain ... |
Garage opens a host of problems for Riverside family - Chicago Tribune
Garage opens a host of problems for Riverside family Chicago Tribune, United States - The issue is the Udelsons' garage, which is 1144 square feet and half-finished because the village says it's larger than the 800 square feet allowed for ... |
Ancient Anasazi skull fragments found in Wenatchee woman's garage - KAPP
Ancient Anasazi skull fragments found in Wenatchee woman's garage KAPP, WA - The skull was found along with pottery shards in an elderly woman's garage by relatives who were cleaning. The woman could not provide any more information. ... |
Officials investigate morning garage fire - Port Huron Times Herald
Officials investigate morning garage fire Port Huron Times Herald, MI - Firefighters are trying to determine the cause of a Wednesday morning blaze that destroyed a garage at 1709 24th St. Fire Sgt. Jason Boeck said firefighters ... |