24 - PRAIRIE POST - Friday, March 20, 2009
Home, Yard & Garden
Garage doors can and do impress
(NC)—What is the most dramatic, eye-catching home Hot Trend: Carriage Doors before. Yes, garage door openers have gone high tech.
improvement project you can launch into this year? It's an The industry's hottest trend is the carriage house door. Keypad Kids
exterior upgrade that adds style and curb appeal to one- The look that was popular on carriage houses and stables a Homeowners with keypad entries consider it a necessity,
third or more of the front of homes: the garage door. century ago is today's new chic in garage doors. The styles, not an option. Yesterday's “latchkey kids” have become
Chances are, if your home is 10 years old or older, you've windows, accessories and colours vary so widely, there's today's “keypad kids”, Nancy says. But even the keypad has
been living with a good, old-fashioned, raised-panel steel little chance the garage door on your home will look like taken a step up the technology ladder. How about
door — just like every other home on your street. And they another one down the block. Also, did you know for 70 per fingerprint-activated entry? It is here and available today.
probably all look pretty much the same. Here are some cent of Canadian homes, the garage is front to the street? Only those who have scanned their fingerprint into the
observations from Nancy Labbé from the marketing The Latest Features system can open the door with the pad.
department at Garaga, Garage Doors (www.garaga.com). What else is new in garage doors? How about energy Another modern tech update is laser-aided parking
A Stylish Statement savings? Many of today's garage doors feature insulation accessories that tell you exactly when to stop in the garage.
You're probably thinking, “How much difference can a that helps reduce heat loss in Canadian winters and helps Battery back-up systems mean that your door will open
garage door really make? It goes up, it goes down; what does your home stay cooler in the summer, notes Nancy. And as every time, even when the power goes out. Finally, there's
style have to do with it?” Garaga's website features “before energy bills continue to rise, a new door begins to pay for even an in-house monitor that tells you when your garage
and after” garage door photos that show the effect that a itself soon after installation. door is open, a handy tool for those of us who forget to close
replacement has on a home. All major Canadian garage door If you're thinking about a new garage door, think about a the garage door at night.
manufacturers are producing dramatic new styles, and you new opener, too. Today's garage door openers are quieter A Garage Door: Not a DIY Job
can review them and decide what's best for your home. and provide more convenience and safety features than ever Garage door installation is something best left to the pros.
A garage door is the largest and heaviest moving piece of
equipment in your home. Garage door springs are under a
remarkable amount of tension, and these can cause serious
injury to even the handiest weekend warriors. Garaga has a
professional garage door installation network, named
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“Garaga Experts”, spanning across Canada.
A garage door's performance and long-term durability
depend as much on the quality of the installation as on the
quality of the product itself.
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