Overhead Door Company of Sioux City Blog

Your garage door protects your vehicle and home from intruders and inclement weather. But even with the most level garage floor, a garage door will never sit flush enough to create an air-tight seal. That’s where weatherstripping comes in. Weatherstripping forms a seal between the bottom of your door and the ground, keeping out pests, dirt, rain and flooding. The seal also keeps out freezing wind and snow and hot, humid air, helping to reduce your energy bills. But like any other piece of machinery, it needs to be taken care of to do its job properly.

If you own a home, chances are you’ll replace your garage door at some point. On the surface, this may seem like a simple purchase but there’s more to your door than meets the “eyes”. A garage door serves many functions; it is an extra door to your home, a security system and it protects your vehicles from inclement weather. When you decide to purchase a new door, there are definitely some things to consider.

Garage door keypads are the ultimate convenience tool. Want to take the dog for a quick walk? Forget bringing along a house key, you can use the keypad to get back inside your locked home. Need to let a visiting family member inside while you’re at work? Text them your keypad code. Or, give access to your teen who frequently forgets (or loses) the key. Garage door keypads are handy devices that give homeowners control over who can enter their garage and/or home and when. But are they safe? Yes, but it’s important to do some due diligence.

Your garage door is a big investment (even if it does have excellent ROI) and to get the most out of it, it needs to be maintained on a regular basis. Keep in mind, some repairs, like replacing springs, cables and openers, should only be done by a professional.

Every time something breaks or stops working around your home the first thing that pops into your mind is, “How much is this going to cost?” Unfortunately owning a home requires maintenance and that comes with a cost. Some home repairs can be done by yourself but others require a professional. We believe garage door repairs fall under that category.

Between horror films in theaters, haunted house attractions, creepy cornfield mazes and everything else that goes bump in the night, October is just a scary month. But, in our opinion, there are few things scarier than something happening to your garage door.

Don’t get us wrong, we love all our garage doors—steel, insulated, raised panels, with windows or without, white or wood. But there have been some trends over the years that have really got us excited. Whether you’re looking for modern, wood or something you can paint whatever color you can imagine, we’ve got the door.

Now that the outdoor temperatures aren’t soaring into the 80s and 90s on a daily basis, it’s a great time to show your garage a little love before fall arrives. Your garage has likely been a dumping ground this summer for all your warm-weather projects. Spend a Saturday afternoon - while the temperature is still nice - to check these items off your fall to-do list.

You’ve lived in and loved your home for years but the time has come to upgrade, downsize or just relocate. A lot of home improvement shows focus on kitchen and bathroom remodels to help your home sell and while these are both great ways to improve your home’s value, there are easier and cheaper upgrades you can make – like installing a new garage door.

As your new graduate finishes up their education, you may be tempted to buy them an expensive gift, like a car, to support them in their new independent lives. But it may be a better bet to revamp your garage into new living space instead. Statistics show that rising education costs, credit card debt and a lack of interest in getting married, are all leading graduates to continue to live with their parents longer. Pew Research Center analysis of census data shows for the first time in 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 are more likely to live in their parents’ home than on their own.