Archive for Garage Door Video Tips
Garage Door Video Tips: Garage Door Keyless Entry Operation.
Posted by: | CommentsThis is a continuation of the video tip; “Safe Operation of Your New Garage Door” and here we talk about the operation of the keyless entry keypad.
Enjoy!
Walt.
Garage Door Video Tips: Safe Operation of Your New Garage Door.
Posted by: | CommentsIn this garage door video tip post we’ll review the safe operation of your new garage door. I hope you’ll forgive us fooling around a bit with Murray (the camera guy), after a long day of taping these garage door tips.
I hope you’ll enjoy this video and bookmark it for future reference. If you have any questions about your new Garage Door Canada door, please feel welcome to contact us anytime by email or phone.
Thanks
Walt.
Garage Door Video Tips: What Are Carriage House Garage Doors?
Posted by: | CommentsA popular modern style of garage door today is the “Carriage Garage Doors“.
Carriage house doors come in several different configurations and there is a large range in terms of pricing for these garage doors. But you typically get what 
you pay for.
Some of the lesser cost models are a steel insulated garage door with just the outside skin made to look like a carriage house door. There is no overlay applied to the door and therefore no 3D effect with this type of door.
The more expensive types will use plastic or steel overlays which are bonded to the garage door panel to provide a 3 dimensional carriage door appearance. Even with these doors however you need to watch for the quality of the overlay itself.
My favorite carriage house garage door is made of a new material called “fibrex”. This is a combination of wood fibber and plastics. I like this door because the “fibrex” overlay is very bondable and will stick to the garage door panel for years to come. It also has terrific detail in the pattern of the overlay and provides a very authentic woodgrain look and texture.
The most important feature of the “fibrex” overlay door is that the material has very little expansion or contraction which means it will be much less likely to buckle over time and fall off the garage door panel.
I hope this helps…and enjoy the video!
Walt.
Garage Door Video Tips: Can You Control Two or More Doors With One Remote?
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the most popular questions we get asked about garage door openers is “Can you open two or more doors with one remote?”
The answer is, yes, they most certainly can.
The Liftmaster garage door openers use a three button remote for most of their standard models. With this remote you can program up to three doors through the “learn system”. You simply press the “learn button” on the garage door control panel and press one of the buttons on the remote as well. That particular button on the remote now knows the frequency and the corresponding scramble digital code of the unit. To program the second and third button you simply repeat the process.
I hope the video helps.
Walt.
Garage Door Video Tips: Garage Door Openers
Posted by: | CommentsWe’re often asked about the different types of garage door openers that are available for residential overhead garage doors.
At Garage Door Canada we carry the world’s most popular garage door opener brand, “Liftmaster”.
Liftmaster garage door openers come in a number of different models and styles. The chain driven garage door openers are not so popular anymore since a belt drive is much quieter in operation and more reliable.
You can get a belt drive system with a dc motor and a battery backup system which means that even if the power goes out your garage door opener will still work. Another great feature to look for is a “soft start, soft stop”. Basically the unit starts and stops with a ramp-up, or down speed to eliminate the harsh start and stop jolt, once again for quiet operation and less maintenance over time.
The shaft mounted model from Liftmaster, the 3800 is a garage door opener that is mounted to the side of the garage door and doesn’t require an overhead boom to house the belt or chain drive. The benefit to this type of garage door opener is that it takes up less overhead space but for the classic car enthusiast, imagine the secure feeling of not having a steel boom with a moving 
chain hanging in suspension over your prized classic automobile.
There are several accessories available for your new garage door opener as well. One of my favourites is the “laser park assist”. This is a system that shines a laser light from above the car to a certain point on the dash of the vehicle as you drive in. When the laser light shines on that pre-determined spot on the dash, simply stop your vehicle to perfectly park every time.
Another great garage door opener accessory is the outside keyless entry, finger print keyless entry, and several intercom, home security products to go along with your garage door opener.
If you’re in the Hamilton, Niagara area come on in and I’ll personally demonstrate these garage door openers for you and their optional features.
Walt.
