Garage Door Hardware Blog

Wondering if there are tips and tricks to install the magnets on your brand new (and beautiful!) magnetic garage door hardware? Read on. This may help. ABS Plastic Hardware Installation (Captiva Collection, or Madera Collection) 1. Find your stack of smaller magnets in your package (usually in a black envelope). 2. Place the hardware piece on top of a piece of the foam packaging to avoid scratching. 3. Quickest option - Using the "stack" of magnets as leverage in your hand, push the first magnet (at the end of the stack) into the existing hole on the back of your...

In only one short weekend, her house went from Blah, to Beautiful! Pam never quite realized the full potential of her (former!) cookie-cutter home. She had builder-grade materials installed pretty much throughout her home exterior. She started by adding some perennial grasses on the perimeter of her property, which she knew would grow quickly enough to make an impact on curb appeal. She stained her front door to give a richer look than the standard old beige. Pam had two sleek looking planter pots in storage, which just needed a little cleaning and love – and added some fresh new...

Let's be honest, there are only so many hours in the day to work on projects. But most of us want our properties upgraded, and sometimes we just have to get off the couch and do something productive (right?). Why not start in the garage, it can be incredibly functional, and fun, to bring your garage to a HNL. Here we go, in no particular order. Choose one you find the most interesting. 1) Add electrical outlet wall plates with built in LED lights. Chances are you have at least a few outlets inside your garage. Just Google "outlet wall...

Garage doors are the first things you see when you drive up to many homes. Are they giving the right impression? Here are 3 projects you might not have thought of, that you can do easily in a weekend to really spruce up those doors. Let's maximize your curb appeal people! 1) Find a new paint color. Your garage doors can hold an exterior coat of paint, just like many other surfaces of your home exterior. And they are generally shielded from the environment since they are set back under your eaves. Over time, any surface in the elements will start to show signs...