Sliding Patio Doors Can Really Let the Light In!
Polaris 3 light slider installed by BUCKEYE DOOR SALES
Patio doors can add real enjoyment to your home. The large window area allows in sooo much light and who doesn’t love that? You may think that would be a con due to potential heating costs and possible sun damage to furniture and carpet, but with the additional glass tech packages available, this is virtually no worry.
You also may wonder if your nosey neighbor may know more about you than you do, but again there’s an answer! Modern patio doors have the option of built in blinds to keep your life private.
One of the most important features of your sliding patio door is the installation. Don’t skimp on that! Here at Buckeye Door Sales, we go above and beyond to be sure that your sliding patio door is not only beautiful, but also weather efficient for years to come.
Broken Garage Door Springs and What That Means for Your Garage Door Opener!
This could cost you serious $$$. Most people don’t realize that the garage door spring is the heavy lifter. The garage door opener is only manufactured to pull it back. Actually the parts are made to fail at a certain point. Which is good because they will hopefully fail before the motor burns out. That failsafe keeps you from having to buy a new opener if you do use it before you realize your spring is broken. Let’s look at the symptoms of a broken garage door spring and how your opener will perform. If you see these symptoms, STOP using your garage door opener immediately and call a reputable garage door repair company.
You should stop using your garage door opener:
1. If you hear a loud noise from the garage that sounds like a gunshot. This may be your spring breaking.
2. If your garage door opener is not lifting your door all the way. For instance it may go up about a foot and then drop back to the ground. This can also be a symptom of a broken spring.
3. You may see the spring is broken on the tube.
If you repeatedly open the garage door with the opener in these cases, you could be putting undue stress on the garage door opener motor. This could cost you a replacement for your opener.
Garage Door Springs, They’re Good ‘Til They Ain’t ;)
Garage door springs. Few things touch our lives daily the way garage door springs do. In fact, we probably don’t even think about them and yet they make our lives simpler multiple times each day.
Picture this: you’re at home, enjoying a meal with your family, when a sudden loud bang from the garage disrupts the peace. It’s your garage door spring, and it's just broken. Now, your car is trapped, and your day has taken an unexpected turn. How do you handle this? Let’s start by understanding how a garage door operates.
The spring is really the mechanism that lifts and lowers your garage door smoothly. It allows little ole you to lift that heavy beast of a door with one hand. When it is properly selected (because there are many different strength springs) and adjusted, it will allow your weighty garage door to come gracefully down to the garage floor without smashing to smithereens. If not properly installed and selected, your garage door can be raised with too little force and not clear where the track will allow. Also, if there is too much force, it could potentially derail from the track. Yikes!
So it is best to call the trusted professionals at Buckeye Door Sales. They can do all the calculations necessary to get you the best garage door springs for your door. Next time we’ll talk about why not to use your garage door opener if your spring is broken…