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Wooden Garage Door
How to Maintain your Wooden Garage Doors
A lot of people prefer the look of wood grain and colors on certain parts of their house. They also require a hefty investment depending on the kind of wood and how they are made. This high value is also part of their appeal to owners and buyers. This includes garage doors. The only thing about wooden doors or any wooden furniture and fixture is maintaining them to keep their beautiful look in tip-top shape. Just take note of the following tips on how to take care of your garage doors and keep their real value intact.
Sealants are very valuable protection for your wooden doors. It can protect your wood from UV rays and even extreme weather that could damage your doors. Paneled doors also need an application of acrylic latex caulking to protect seams in between panels. This is important to do before you apply the sealant on your paneled wooden garage doors. If repainting is needed or if you want to add color, it should be done in about every two years to avoid making your color look faded.
If you live in a place with very varied weather, make sure you have the proper ventilation for your garage. Rain and snow may bring water into your garage whenever you drive through those kinds of weather. Any condensation can ruin your wood doors especially if water runs off from your car towards your driveway. Condensation ruins wood especially if exposed to it for very long or frequent times. Also wood tends to sag or warp to changes in the temperature and humidity. Adding the proper ventilation in your garage to will help minimize your wooden garage doors from experiencing this damage.
It is not only the wood that needs some maintenance. Metal and other parts of the door also need some regular check ups. Springs, rollers and hinges can also gather up condensation and rust up. Imbalance is also a problem with moving parts so regularly see any damage and make sure you repair them immediately. Any imbalance would cause your door to not open properly. Most cracks on wooden doors happen due to the weight of the door not balanced properly on the moving parts. Cracks can cause long term damage to your doors if not repaired as soon as possible.
If in case you think wood will take too much time maintaining for you, you can opt for some faux wood doors. They still have the same classical look of real wooden doors but have less upkeep than real wooden doors.
Wood has always been a beautiful material for fixtures and furniture. Nothing beats a solid grained and stunningly colored wood in your home. Keep your wood covering taken care of frequently and it would keep your wooden doors from needing big repairs for years. Just remember to keep them regularly maintained and you are sure to get their worth more in the future.
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Wooden Garage Door Questions
I am going to repaint an old wooden garage door, Would anyone recommend Hammerite Garage door paint for this?
It says it can be used on Metal and Wood Garage doors,
I'll sand it down/remove loose paint and clean it first. Just wondered how easily this paint goes on? Will one coat be enough? It says no under coat is required
cheers
If you want something to last I would recommend Sikkens Onol for an undercoat followed by Sikkens Rubbol for a gloss finish (sold in the UK at Brewers).
Hammerite is great for rusty old iron and the like; however this wood paint must be very different because the metal version was never suitable for wood.
How do I weigh my garage door?
I want to replace my garage door opener unit but I want to make sure that I buy a new unit with the appropriate amount of power to be able to lift a garage door my size. It's a double door, wooden and seems bloody heavy. The old unit doesn't work anymore because one of the parts that drives the chain that lifts the door is completely worn out. I assume this is because the unit is old but I can't help but wonder if it expired early because it was lifting a door that was too heavy. Can I just shove the bathroom scales under the garage door to weigh it? It couldn't weigh more than a couple of hundred pounds right?
Ok, I am sorry but I do not agree fully with ANY of the answers you have gotten, except for that TJK scale business is ridiculous!
You should know that no matter what the HP is on an operator it is NOT designed to carry ANY of the weight of a door. They are only designed to open and close an object. The torsion springs are what should carry the weight of your door. If your door is heavy to open and close, do NOT put a new motor operator on it without having your springs adjusted, it will have the same problem your last one did.
Now with a properly balanced door you can have a 1/3 HP on a two car garage, it is a misconception that you need a higher HP. A 1/2HP however is a better unit, because it normally comes with a wall console and other features that the 1/3 H.P. doesnt offer. I personally do not like the genie operators. At one point they were one of the better units on the market, but they have been boughten out by a Japanese company which changed the inside parts to all plastic parts that wear easily. A Chamberlain/LiftMaster is your No. 1 selling unit and is good, because they will most likely have replacement parts if you ever do have problems. The 3/4 HP motor operators were invented for carriage house style doors that have larger sections, 21" and 24" sections. If your door is made up of these sections then a 3/4HP is recommended because it takes a little more effort to pull it thru the radius. Because you have a wood door, you will have some additional weight in the winter. No matter how often you adjust the springs. Your door will absorb water no matter how many times you seal it. In this case it maybe beneifical to go with the 3/4 HP operator. You should know that door manufacters have been developing new steel doors that are designed to look like wood. To aviod having problems with an operator you may want to look into getting a package deal with a door and motor that will give you less maintenace and headache.
The debate between a chain screw and belt has long been debated. Bascially the difference is in maintenace and noise. A chain is considered the lowest model, they will take more maintenance and is louder than both the screwdrive and beltdrive operators. The screw and belt drives are both maintenance free, however the belt is a quieter unit and most likly comes with a longer warranty. When the belts first came out I was not a fan because in extreme temptures hot/cold they would expand and contract, however most manufacturers have solved this problem by completely inclosing the belt and giving it a lifetime warranty. These are all things to consider when purchasing a new unit. Good luck and I hope this helps.
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