How & How Often to Paint a Garage Door

This past weekend gave us a great opportunity to tackle a project that’s been long overdue: repainting our garage doors. We’ve been living in this house for about 5 years, and over that time haven’t put a single coat of paint on these wooden doors. (We did, however, replace the garage door opener on one door when it failed) Of course, we’d love to have no maintenance, lightweight... 

Genie Screw Drive Garage Door Opener Winter Performance Review

Last Summer we installed a Genie Excelerator Garage Door Opener (review) in one half of our two car garage. We had heard that this type of opener (screw drive) can have trouble in extremely cold temperatures, and Genie recommends not to install this garage door opener in climates where temperatures drop below -25 degrees F. Even though Maryland does reach single digit temperatures in the Winter, I... 

How to Install a Garage Door Opener

Our two car garage has sported only one working door opener for the last two months.  Two weekends ago, we finally had had enough, and decided to spring for a new Genie screw drive system (review).   A big thank you goes out to Andy for giving me hand with the install in exchange for a cheap lunch.  You’ll need to invite a friend or enlist some unwitting relative’s help for this one,...