Category Archives: Garage Doors

How to Prepare Your Garage Door for Winter
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With winter soon here, it is time to start winterizing your house, yard, car and more. When you are going through and making sure things are ready for the upcoming cold season, don’t forget about your garage door! There are a few things you should check before the worst of the frigid air is upon us. And if you discover you need garage door parts for your Lino Lakes garage door, give us a call for help.

Check the batteries

The cold weather can wreak havoc on batteries, even the one that powers your garage door opener. Take a few seconds to open the remote to make sure the battery is still in good shape. Make sure it is not corroded or leaking battery acid.

Inspect the garage door’s drive track

Take a look at the drive track and make sure there are no obstructions that could keep your garage door from opening and closing. Be sure the belt or chain is able to travel smoothly along the rail. If not, call us for the necessary garage door parts or to set up a time for us to come out and fix it for you.

Properly lubricate your garage doors

Check to make sure your garage door has the proper lubrication. This is especially important during the winter time, but you should also be checking this year-round to be on the safe side. If you notice that there isn’t enough lubrication, call us and we can come out and take care of lubricating it for you. If your garage door doesn’t have enough lubrication this winter, your garage door could stick on the track and get stuck and that could cause a lot of expensive problems.

Use your garage door on a regular basis

Most people use their garage as their main entrance and exit. But if you aren’t one of those people, be sure to occasionally open and close your garage door to help keep it from freezing shut. If there is snow and ice in the forecast, use rock salt on the concrete under and around your garage door. This will also help keep it from freezing shut.

These are just a handful of tips to help winterize your garage door. Contact us and we can tell you even more.

For more information on garage door parts in Lino Lakes and the surrounding areas, call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489, or you can contact us to Request Service.

How to Choose the Perfect Garage Door
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If you are remodeling your current home or building a new one, you might need to decide on a new garage door and/or fixtures. It used to be that your choices were limited. You probably only had a few styles and colors to choose from and that was it. But in this day and age, a garage door company can install a variety of styles and colors. We are a garage door company serving Eagan and the surrounding areas, and we have several suggestions on what to think about when you are deciding on your new garage door.

For starters, look at the exterior of your home or think about what it will look like when it is finished being remodeled or built. What style is your home? Is it a stately Victorian or a cozy Cap Cod? Does it have multiple levels or is it a rancher-style home?

Make sure that the new door you order through the garage door company will blend in with the style of your home. You do not want an ornate and decorative garage door if the rest of your home’s exterior is simple and unadorned.

For example, a cottage-style home would probably do well with a horizontal or elongated pattern. The color should also blend with the rest of your home.

For inspiration, look to your window frames and choose a color that matches that. Do not go by your front door or your home’s siding. Matching the new garage door to your home’s trim (or what it will be in the future after the building or remodeling is completed) will give your home a cohesive look without looking too “matched” or formal.

Finally, think about the smaller details of your new garage doors. Do you want windows or do you want the entire door to be solid? Do you want a fancy handle for the outside of the garage door? Or are you okay with a plain handle?

The choice is yours to make but, again, look to the rest of the house’s exterior for ideas and inspiration and make sure that whatever you choose blends in with the rest of your home too.

Of course, if you need further assistance, call our garage door company!

Would you like more information on our garage door company near Eagan? Call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489 or you can contact us and Request Service.

How to Keep Your Garage Door Running Smoothly this Summer
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You can generally expect a garage door to last you for a decade or two after you have a new one installed. And as a garage door company in Oakdale, we have seen our fair share of garage doors that were damaged or broken too soon. So here are a few tips on how to make sure your garage door stays in good working order this summer.

Be sure you inspect your garage door on a regular basis. About once a week, inspect the garage door itself as well as the mechanisms to ensure everything is working as it should. If you notice a part that is broken, frayed or worn through, call our garage door company for assistance. Many parts of a garage door, especially the springs, should only be repaired or replaced by a trained professional.

Make sure you give your garage door a little TLC by making sure you wash it on occasion. Just use warm water and a mild household detergent and a soft scrub brush or soft cloth. Keeping your garage door clean can also help you spot trouble with it, like if you notice it has sustained damage that you might not have seen otherwise.

You should also be certain that all of your garage door’s moving parts are properly lubricated. If you have experience, this can be a do it yourself project. But if you are unsure of the type of lubricant to get or how to properly apply it, call the professionals from our garage door company. We can take care of this task so you don’t have to worry about it, but you still get the peace of mind you deserve knowing your garage door is opening and closing properly and without doing damage to its various parts.

Finally, make sure you test the garage door on occasion if you don’t use it on a regular basis. Make sure the garage door opens and closes as it should. You should also test your garage door opener to make sure it is working as it should be too. Make sure it doesn’t need fresh batteries. And you can call our garage door company for assistance with automatic garage door openers if you need to!

Would you like more information on our garage door company serving Oakdale and the surrounding areas? Call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489 or you can contact us and Request Service.

How to Extend the Life of Your Garage Doors
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Your garage doors are the largest moving part in your entire home, so you want to be sure they stay in good working order for as long as possible. Premium Garage Door fixes and installs garage doors in Oakdale and the surrounding areas, and we have a few tips on how to make sure yours stay in good shape for years to come.

The best thing you can do is take a look at your garage doors on a regular basis. Make sure there are not any parts that are missing or in need of repair or replacement. Tighten up any loose nuts and bolts. If you see anything that does not look right, call in a company that specializes in garage doors, like Premium Garage Door Service.

Then you should open and close your garage doors. Listen to them closely. Do they sound normal to you? Or are you hearing any odd noises? If you hear anything that is unusual, call us and we can come out and take a look at your garage doors to make sure they are still running safely and properly.

Test your garage doors to make sure they are balanced. You can do this by disconnecting the opener by pulling the release handle. Then move the door halfway up by hand. See if the door stays where you put it. If it does not, then call us for help with your garage doors. Balancing them and getting them back on track is a job for professionals like us. This is definitely not a do it yourself project!

Make sure your garage doors are properly lubricated too. This is another important part of making sure your garage doors work for as long as possible. Garage doors can get expensive to replace, so making sure yours stay in good shape can help save you time, money and hassle in the long run.

Finally, check all of the garage door cables and look for signs of wear or tearing. If you spot anything amiss, call us. We can come out and take a look and make any repairs that are necessary.

If you see anything that does not look right, do not hesitate to call us. We will come to your home or business and look at your garage doors to ensure they are working like they should be.

Do you want to learn more about garage doors in Oakdale? Call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489 or you can contact us and Request Service.

How to Prevent Garage Break-ins
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Your garage is an important part of your home. You use it to store your vehicles and your personal items. Some people even use it as a workshop or man cave. But no matter what you use it for, it’s important to keep it secure so the rest of your home stays secure. As a company that specializes in garage doors in Roseville, we have several tips on how to keep your garage safe and secure.

  • Never leave your garage door opener in your car. Always keep the opener in a more secure spot, even if it is just in your pocket. An even better idea is to get a keychain remote opener. This is a great way to keep your garage door opener on you at all times without running the risk of misplacing it or having it fall out of your pocket.

  • Take a few minutes to secure the emergency release on your garage doors. Just take a zip tie and use it to lock the disengaging arm on the automatic garage door opener. This helps prevent a bypass technique that is often used by thieves to get into your garage but you can still pull the safety handle and break the zip tie if there is an emergency situation that requires you to quickly open your garage doors. All you have to do is take the zip tie and insert it through the two holes in the emergency release mechanism.

  • If your garage is attached to your home, take some time to look at the door between your garage and your home. Is the door secure? Does it have a dead-bolt? What is the door made out of? This door should be just as secure as your front and back doors. You could look into installing a wide-angle peep-hole in the door too. That way, if you hear an odd noise in your garage, you can look in there without having to open the door.

  • Never leave your garage doors open unattended. This seems obvious, but this is one of the best ways to ensure no one can get into your home or steal anything that is in your garage.

  • You should also look into frosting or covering any windows on your garage doors. This makes it difficult for people to look in through your garage doors to see what’s there.

Do you want more information on garage doors in Roseville? Call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489 or Request Service.