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Los angeles Garage Doors Repair / Installation - Top Voted Companies 2008

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Feb 15, 2008
 

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Top Rated Garage Door Services 2008 Los Angeles, Best of LA. Door Service, Repair and Garage Installation.
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If you ran into your garage with your car and need some serious garage door repairs we can help. Our service companies can assist you with replacing your garage door, painting them, and anything you need to do with that door. If your doors giving you jamming issues, have somebody take a look at it. Parking in this town is already enough of a headache when going to work, school, anywhere. So why should you have to park in the street when you’ve got your own house with its own garage? Get it fixed. A common material for a new door is roll formed steel sheet to look like a raised panel wooden door. A design mimicking carriage house doors has become quite popular since about 2002, and many manufacturers clad the exterior of a steel door with composite or vinyl boards to give it the look of an outward swinging door. A more economical alternative for carriage house garage doors is steel stamped to look like a carriage house door. When shopping around, you should also ask if the company provides free on-site quotes and/or evaluations or not. For an easy find on a local LA company, search our search bar by typing: garage doors, garage door opener, fixing garage doors, electronic garage door, car port, garage door services, door openers, installing garage doors, building garage, car garage, garage door repair, garage door repairs. Los Angeles has many repair companies, but not all of them are recommended. Please leave a rating for the companies you use, so other Angelinos can be informed.
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Feb 20, 2008
 
A garage door is a large door on a garage that can either be opened manually or by a garage door opener. Although of many designs, most garage doors are sectional, upward-acting, and self-storing. Garage doors are necessarily large to allow passage of automobiles and/or trucks.

Garage doors can be made out of many materials, but steel, wood. and vinyl (polyethylene) are the most popular depending on the geographic area.

A common material for a new garage door is roll formed steel sheet to look like a raised panel wooden door. A design mimicking carriage house doors has become quite popular since about 2002, and many manufacturers clad the exterior of a steel door with composite or vinyl boards to give it the look of an outward swinging door. A more economical alternative for carriage house garage doors is steel stamped to look like a carriage house door.

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Mar 10, 2008
 
A typical garage door may weigh hundreds of pounds, and is typically sprung by a torsion or extension spring to counterbalance the weight of the door. The great force on these springs can make them dangerous to replace for the inexperienced or incautious handyman. Many cases have been reported where even experienced garage door technicians have suffered severe lacerations and/or broken bones in the replacement of garage door springs. Garage door torsion springs are rated in cycle life, with 10,000 cycles being the industry standard minimum, and upgrades available to around 100,000 cycles. The average spring breaks about every 7 to 12 years. If a garage door has two or more springs and one breaks, all springs should be replaced to maintain proper balance.

The leading causes of garage door failure and/or replacement include lack of maintenance and being hit by vehicles. A proper maintenance schedule for a garage door includes lubrication of the rollers, bearings, pulleys, and springs once a year; washing painted steel surfaces several times a year; painting or refinishing wood surfaces as necessary; and making proper adjustments to the counter balance system as necessary to maintain door balance. A properly balanced garage door should be able to be stopped mid-travel without drifting down or up when operated manually.

Garage doors operated by an electric opener should be tested twice a year for proper reversing. To test place a 2"x4" piece of lumber on the ground and see if the door reverses on contact. If not call a qualified, certified door technician.(Door technicians are certified by the International Door Association.[1]) Another danger area for doors are the bottom brackets. These brackets are under tremendous tension and should only be touched by a qualified door technician.
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Mar 20, 2008
 
I couldn't get my car out of the stupid garage so I had to miss out on work and find a decent repair man to help me out. Luckily, I got the right service through this site and use it still for whatever problems arise in my sweet hectic and sometimes hellish life. ;)
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Mar 25, 2008
 
I'll take your word for it...my garage door's stuck halfway up right now. @_@
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Mar 26, 2008
 
How do you prevent theft when you're not home?
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Mar 31, 2008
 
I have a big house dog. ;) Got my garage door fixed from a company listed on this site, works great now.
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Apr 1, 2008
 
Never knew about testing the door twice a year, good tip.
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Apr 2, 2008
 
A typical garage door may weigh hundreds of pounds, and is typically sprung by a torsion or extension spring to counterbalance the weight of the door. The great force on these springs can make them dangerous to replace for the inexperienced or incautious handyman. Many cases have been reported where even experienced garage door technicians have suffered severe lacerations and/or broken bones in the replacement of garage door springs. Garage door torsion springs are rated in cycle life, with 10,000 cycles being the industry standard minimum, and upgrades available to around 100,000 cycles. The average spring breaks about every 7 to 12 years. If a garage door has two or more springs and one breaks, all springs should be replaced to maintain proper balance.

The leading causes of garage door failure and/or replacement include lack of maintenance and being hit by vehicles. A proper maintenance schedule for a garage door includes lubrication of the rollers, bearings, pulleys, and springs once a year; washing painted steel surfaces several times a year; painting or refinishing wood surfaces as necessary; and making proper adjustments to the counter balance system as necessary to maintain door balance. A properly balanced garage door should be able to be stopped mid-travel without drifting down or up when operated manually.

Garage doors operated by an electric opener should be tested twice a year for proper reversing. To test place a 2"x4" piece of lumber on the ground and see if the door reverses on contact. If not call a qualified, certified door technician.(Door technicians are certified by the International Door Association.[1]) Another danger area for doors are the bottom brackets. These brackets are under tremendous tension and should only be touched by a qualified door technician.
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Apr 2, 2008
 
o_O Why'd you copy and paste that?
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Apr 3, 2008
 
I dunno...I didn't see that other post.
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Apr 4, 2008
 
How can't you have seen that other post....?
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Apr 7, 2008
 
In most American single family and town houses featuring a garage, the garage has a door on the front of the building for vehicles to enter and exit. Most garage doors open upward using an electric chain drive (garage door opener), which can usually be remotely controlled from the resident's car with a small radio transmitter. Garages are connected to the nearest road with a driveway. Interior space for one or two cars is typical, and garages built since the 1950s typically have a door directly connecting the garage to the interior of the house (an "attached Garage").

In the past, garages were often separate buildings from the house ("detached garage"), almost resembling modern sheds. On occasion, a garage would be built with an apartment above it, which could be rented out. As automobiles became more popular, and convenience essential, the idea of attaching the garage directly to the house grew into a common practice. While a person with a separate garage must walk outdoors in any type of weather, a person with an attached garage has a much shorter walk inside a building.

Garages are often where the attic entrance is located[citation needed]. Used also to store tools, bicycles, lawn mowers and other such items, most garages have unfinished concrete floors. Since they are heavily used for storage, and as work space for home improvement projects, garages sometimes can't be used to protect the automobiles for which they were designed{Garage Remodel}. Many two-car garages only have one usable space[citation needed]. Some garages contain a separate storage room to partially alleviate the problem[citation needed].

Some garages are used to start businesses. Ones that became notable later on include Hewlett-Packard in the Silicon Valley; its garage is now a landmark.
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Apr 8, 2008
 
N-Stall Garage Doors and Service will quickly become your favorite garage door vendor. We can provide you with top of the line products with professionals who understand how to provide a successful garage door installation. If you need garage repairs, or a complete installation call us today!

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Apr 9, 2008
 
Legitimate enough yet?
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Apr 10, 2008
 
Good businesses listed on that site.
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Apr 15, 2008
 
Serves in more than just LA county too, and free!
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May 9, 2008
 
needing a garage door installment...?
better check this out...!

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May 29, 2008
 
Looking to get rid of my old garage door and get a new motorized one not sure which co. to go with though any help would be appreciated
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Jun 12, 2008
 
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