Choices in Garage Door Installation
From the outside, all garage doors look like they are all functioning the same aesthetically cover a large entrance to a home, but there are many detailed choices to make with a new installation that affect more than just outward appearance and homeowner’s association color requirements.
Installation of this large door is a big job that is most safely left to a professional. Avid do it yourselfers can carefully attempt such a project,
but it is a multi-man job, and without professional help, you will fall short of knowing some of the secrets of a smoothly multi-functioning device. These home fronts, properly used, can add security and safety to a structure.
Most installs these days are for automatic remote controlled doors, and one of the most common complaints for homeowners concerning this part of the home is the noise caused by raising and lowering the device. The convenience of easy entry and protected parking is sometimes looked over due to the annoying racket opening and closing can make. Some homeowners have to avoid using the entrance to keep from waking children who maybe sleeping just beyond the garage walls. Some of this noise pollution can be fixed just by consulting with an installation expert.
Extra insulation between panels can help muffle noise caused by wind and other weather, and nylon rollers instead of steel ones make a huge impact on noise reduction. There is also a silencing effect in using rubber belts rather than steel chains in the hoisting mechanism.
Another feature often overlooked by consumers is an installation that is effective in adding home protection in specific climates. Insulation is, of course, great for places with hard winters, but often, homeowners from areas of the country that experience severe windstorms such as hurricanes and frequent tornadoes fail to consider impact and wind resistant features.
Such a quality can not only safeguard your home in treacherous weather, but it can also score you an insurance discount on your homeowner’s policy. It may seem that protecting the garage should not be a major concern when preparing for windstorm, but beyond this inside extension of the home lies immediate access to unprotected walls and perhaps poorly insulated walls and the force of a hurricane or tornado is bound to find such a weak entrance.
A securely insulated door actually helps the energy efficiency of the entire home. Building codes in most states do not require inside walls to be as well insulated as outside walls, and this includes those that are adjacent to the garage as they are considered indoor corridors. Thus heat, cold, wind and rain that penetrates through the garage goes straight into a home.
