08.20.2010 | 6:12 am | Garage
If you are a Perth resident renovating your home, it is quite likely that at some point you’ll decide to improve on the garage doors. Those doors do, after all, make up a large share of the visible section of your house, and naturally you want them looking their best. Maybe you’re adding an entire garage to your home, or completely rebuilding one. Maybe you have a garage, but the garage door is totally decrepit and in need of a replacement from scratch. Maybe you have a perfectly serviceable door, but you’d like to investigate improving it, maybe turning it into an automatic garage door with a remote control, so you can park your car in the evening without needing to get out and wrestle with cold aluminum.
If you fit any of those descriptions, you’re reading the right article to find out how garage doors can be fitted in Perth. Below, you’ll find a few tips on how to fix up your garage door so that they are as good as if you were in a brand new house.
#Replacement or upgrade
Suppose you’ve moved into Perth, into a house with a working manual garage door, and you’d rather have an automatic doors. You have three options: live with the existing doors, take out the garage doors and put in a set of new, automatic garage doors, or adapt the existing garage doors by adding an automatic opener.
Adding an external motor to open and close your existing garage doors is unlikely to get you the smooth performance of a custom-installed garage door, although if you find the right vendor and install carefully, it is certainly possible. Perth’s garage door market contains both good and bad companies, but shop carefully and you’ll be OK. You will have something that is perfectly acceptable for normal use. It will also be (often, but not necessarily) substantially cheaper than starting from scratch. Finally, it will be in keeping with the style of the rest of your home, assuming that the previous occupants had at least a little consideration for the appearance of the building.
External motors can be added to almost any form of manual garage door. A skilled workman will be able to automate a garage door in a way that will take up hardly any space, and will not change the motion of your existing garage doors.
#New garage doors for an old garage
What about a second scenario? Your Perth home has a garage, but the garage door is useless. It’s not uncommon to move into a house in Perth where the garage has been used as a storeroom, and find that the garage door hasn’t been opened for years. In such a situation the garage doors’ mechanism is likely to be rusted, the metal or plastic bent out of shape, and the garage door is unusable.
Fortunately, it isn’t hard to replace a garage door on an existing garage. Garage door specialists in Perth will often offer to dispose of your old garage door, and to build a set of custom garage doors that will fit right into the gap. If you can get such an offer, it is usually a good idea to accept it. You will find that this option is preferable to the cost of disposing of your old garage door in Perth yourself.
You also don’t need to worry much about non-standard sizes and shapes of garage. It is now possible to obtain doors for any shape of garage – this may involve custom garage doors, but if you are guided by Perth’s professionals you will not find that to be much of an inconvenience.
#Pretty things
If you’ve bought a house in Perth for renovation, it’s quite likely that you have some strong ideas about how you’d like to make it look. Don’t let your garage doors get in the way of that. In other words, don’t settle for doors which look as though they are just the ’standard model’. Be adventurous, and dare to demand something that compliments the look you are planning for you home. Many different designs are available today in many different colours including a metal timberlook colour which looks very much like the “real deal”., or actual timber doors can be made in almost any design you can imagine. So dream a little before you invest in your garage door, and you could end up with something unusual and delightful.
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08.11.2010 | 10:46 am | Garage
Most companies that sell garage doors offer complete line of services including delivery, removal of old door, and installation of the new one. And since garage doors are heavy, large, and a little difficult to install, most people who buy them also take advantage of these services. However, if you are the do-it-yourself type of person, you can just save your money and DIY your new garage door. Although you may find the task to be frightening at first, simply take your time and do the task step-by-step. Later on, you will find out that installing it yourself makes it a good weekend project after all. Okay, so how to do it? Here is an outline of garage door installation instructions to guide you on your DIY project.
First, you need get some precise measurements since these will help you determine the size of the door you need. Make sure that you jot down each measurement so that you will not forget them. Now, measure the height and width of the door opening. This will serve as your starting point for your figures. Next, you have to figure out your “side-room” which is the one from the side of your door to the garage wall, on the same side.
Take note that the vertical track for your standard torsion spring should at least be 3-3/4 from the side and 5-1/2 for your extension spring. After the “side-room”, proceed figuring out the “head-room”, the space from the door’s top up to the ceiling. In this case, you will need around 12 for the torsion spring and 10 for the extension spring. Now, if the headroom is really that limited and you need to install a garage door opener, and then be sure to use that special hardware designed mainly for that intention. Lastly, figure out the “back-room”, the space between the garage door openings all the way to the garage wall’s back. Add this up to whatever your door’s height is, plus another 18 inches.
After writing down all those measurements, now you can prepare the door opening for installation. First, have a frame of 2×6 wood jambs on the inside of the door opening; Make sure that the frame will match the headroom’s height that you measured earlier. Then, proceed to preparing the bottom section. Gather your hardware and then attach the weather stripping to this section, as much as possible do this on top of saw horses. Now to be precise, this is where you need to look at that manual since not all garage doors are the same. You have to inspect the instructions as to where the lift cable should be attached as well as the reinforcement strut and hinges. Remember this is just an outline. So, it is best to refer to your installation manual to know where you go from here.
So, what do you think? Is it still alarming to DIY your new garage door? This garage door installation guide is actually very easy to follow. All you need is time and patience. But to ensure that you get the best results out of this do-it-yourself project, make sure that you refer to the instruction manual provided for the specific brand of garage door you bought.
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08.5.2010 | 12:41 am | Garage
Garage Building: Your 24 New Garage Construction Steps
1 Choose your building site with the assistance of a general contractor, real estate agent, architect, or engineer. Careful planning should ensure you build the new garage and size the building plans to exactly match your needs.
2 Your architectural team draws up the new garage building plans to meet applicable state and local regulations pending on your local inspector requirements. Online garage plans are an alternative option which also are a great start to the planning of building any new garage.
3 If you choose to work with an architect they will review with you the plans and new building schedules.
4 The architect or building contractor applies for the garage permits.
5 Excavation equipment is used to clear the land.
6 Your general contractor or engineer will lay out the new garage building location.
7 Heavy equipment excavates for the building foundation.
8 The mason or general contractor pour the footings.
9 The foundation walls are poured or mason block walls are constructed.
10 The excavator back fills around the foundation.
11 The exterior walls and optional interior walls are framed.
12 The roof is framed and sheathing is applied to the walls and roof. The roof edges may also be complimented with decorative rakes and fascias at this time.
13 The building inspector inspects all phrases of the construction. Note: Verify with your local inspection office on the required inspections as there may be also be layout and footing inspections with other code requirements.
14 Roofing: Drip edge, ice guard, tar paper, and shingles are fastened with applicable ventilation installed.
15 Windows and Doors: Carpenters now install the windows level and plumb taking diagonal measurements. Your exterior entry doors are installed now although the large garage doors are installed at the project completion to prevent potential damage.
16 Siding. Your builder or sider will now install your exterior siding with applicable foam board insulation and exterior Tyvek or equivalent home wrap. Vinyl, aluminum, and cedar siding are popular siding options.
17 Optional: Plumbing, HVAC (Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) is installed.
18 Electrical Work: The electrician installs the rough electrical.
19 Optional: Installation of Interior Insulation
20 Optional: Your contractor or drywall sub-contractor installs and finishes the drywall
21 Optional: Cabinet and shelving installation with the option of built in work benches
22 Optional: Finish electrical, plumbing, and HVAC work.
23 Optional: Baseboard and window trim installation
24 Final landscaping including grass, trees, and shrubbery complete the exterior complementing and completing the construction of your new garage building.
Note: Before building your new garage be sure to determine the very best size garage building plan for your needs.
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