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"You never just want one,two sometimes isn't enough. I always tell my customer to get another quote."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck, Check A Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today. Today's question - "How Many Quotes Should I Get For My New Garage Door?"
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"Your opener is not gonna be able to lift it without that spring. The job of that spring is to really make that door weigh 5 to 10 pounds make it easy on that garage door opener."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck, Check A Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today. Today's question - "How Do I Know If My Garage Door Is Balanced?"
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"Have somebody look at it and they'll give you a professional opinion on if you should replace it.."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck, Check A Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today. Today's question - "When Should I Replace My Garage Door?"
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"The extreme heat can affect the door just as much as it will to the cold. You got that expanding metal as far as the torsion springs go, the components like the key pads on the outside."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck, Check A Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today. Today's question - "How Does The Texas Heat Affect My Garage Door?"
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"Balancing your door is just making sure that one giant counterbalance system, the springs above your door that are attached to the cables on the side for making sure your door is level and opening straight and correctly and making sure that your springs set the proper amount of tension to lift the weight of that door."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck, Check A Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today. Today's question - "Why Do I Need To Balance My Garage Door?"
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"It could be that your door is not wanting to shut because it thinks that something's in the way. Other times it could also be something like a cable off the track to where your door is kind of a little bit crooked, stuck in the up position, and there's a few different things that could be."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
So, what is causing you garage door to stay stuck in the up position?
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
I'm a lucky guy because I get to talk to professionals in home service all the time.
And my listeners often contact me to ask questions of these experts.
I've asked Alex Dalton to join me here on the program today from Eco Garage Door service because we have a question for him today.
Alex.
How are you?
I'm doing great and I'm glad to be here as always.
Yeah,
you're the expert here on the program today for garage doors.
Here's a question that's come in my garage door is stuck in the up position.
What's wrong could be a couple different things.
Majority of the time it's the safety eyes on your opener,
um their missile lines.
Um They could even be bad and your door is not wanting to shut because it thinks that something's in the way.
Um Other times it could also be something like a cable off the track to where your door is kind of a little bit crooked,
stuck in the up position,
um that there's a few different things that could be.
And whenever that happens,
I,
I highly recommend checking out the safety eyes and if it's not that giving the professional a call.
Just so things don't get messed up or worse than what they already are.
Yeah.
And just,
you know,
I'll tell everybody listening when it comes to garage doors,
you need to be really careful.
Um,
they can be very dangerous.
So if your garage door is stuck in the up position,
if it's stuck in the down position,
if you hear a large bang and it won't go up and down anymore.
If the garage door opener just isn't doing its job.
If the light is blinking,
there could be a lot of things that maybe Alex and his team can troubleshoot over the phone but be careful because those springs are under high,
high,
high tension and it's extremely dangerous.
That's why I make sure I have Alex on the program to help all of you.
If you need some help with your garage doors,
call Alex and his team at Eco garage door service.
All of his information is located in the description of this podcast.
Thanks,
Alex.
Thank you.
"W D 40 actually collects dirt and dust and kind of gunks up your track,
your hinges and everything. Unlike the silicon based lubricant, where it actually works, how it's supposed to as a lubricant and allows all those moving parts to move freely unlike W D 40 when it collects all that dirt."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
Are you taking you garage door for granted?
Take care of your garage door so it will be there for you when you need it! Garage Door Expert, Alex Dalton from Eco Garage Doors explains in this episode of the podcast.
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
A lot of us take that garage door for granted.
It can make up 30,
or more of the facade of your home.
It's really important.
We store a lot of stuff in there,
sometimes our cars and sometimes just our stuff,
but we don't often think about maintenance.
A question has come up here at checkup pro radio and that is,
will regular maintenance really make my garage door last longer.
I decided to ask Alex Dalton.
He is a garage door expert in Austin,
Texas from Eco garage door service and he's gonna help me answer this question.
Hi,
Alex.
Hey,
Joe.
Ok.
So will regular maintenance really make my garage door last longer?
Yeah,
I definitely say so.
Um,
from lubricating the,
uh,
moving parts on the door,
I recommend doing that 2 - 3 times a year with a silicone based lubricant.
Just that alone protects your rollers.
Your hinges gives your door a longer life from us coming out there to do an inspection on your door during this regular maintenance.
And we can notice things like frayed cables,
damaged,
springs,
damaged,
bearings,
things that can actually cause is a much larger problem,
damaging your door that could lead to replacing the whole door.
So a simple,
uh simple call to us,
take care of that.
Uh,
regular maintenance,
do a safety inspection on your door.
Just those small things will really make your door last a long time.
Like anything else,
even with us as humans.
If you eat,
well,
you exercise,
you get good sleep,
you hydrate,
you're maintaining yourself well.
And if you don't,
well,
you could die.
Same thing with the garage door.
It just won't last as long.
Alex didn't mention a lubricant.
I will tell you this.
If for some reason you don't want to hire the expert,
Alex Dalton,
do not use W D 40.
Why is that,
Alex W D 40 actually collects dirt and dust and kind of dunks up your glass track,
your hinges and everything.
Unlike the silicon based lubricant,
uh where it actually works,
how it's supposed to as a,
as a lubricant and allows all those moving parts to move freely unlike W D 40 when it collects all that dirt.
Alex and his team at Eco garage door service has all the right products including the lubricant.
So call them,
it's one of the least expensive things you're going to maintain.
It's nothing like your air conditioning system or your swimming pool and we use it every day.
Some of us use it many times a day.
Thank you so much,
Alex.
I appreciate it.
Thanks for having me here,
Joe all of Alex's information is located in the description of this podcast.
You can just click to contact him.
"It helps keep the weather and elements outside of your garage on a rainy day keeps insects out protects that bottom panel from just rusting if it's just hitting the concrete like that also helps ensures your door is closing properly." - Alex Dalton
How is the rubber seal at the bottom of your garage door? This is an important piece of the overall garage door system. It keeps the pests out, it keeps the weather out, and it protects the integrity of the entire garage door.
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
It helps keep the weather and elements outside of your garage on a rainy day keeps insects out protects that bottom panel from just rusting if it's just hitting the concrete like that also helps ensures your door is closing properly. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe the garage door is something we use on a regular basis many of us use it as our front door we park our cars in there if we're not using it for storage which many people do this question comes up a lot though is the rubber weather seal at the bottom of my garage door important and it's kind of interesting if you think well what does it matter it's just that the bottom and when the garage door closes there's not that much of a gap I've asked an exploding garage doors Alex Dalton to join me here on the program he's with eco garage door service in Austin TX hi Alex how are you I'm doing great how are you doing I'm fantastic so the question of the day is is the rubber weather seal at the bottom of the garage door important yeah absolutely it is I'll just keep the weather elements outside of your garage on a rainy day and it keeps insects out protects that bottom panel from just rusting if it's just sitting the concrete like that I'm also health insurers your door is closing properly and you have a nice tight seal to keep all those off and inside things like that it's very important you know much like you might have a weather seal on your door to your house or maybe on windows and so forth it's important because it does keep the elements out and keep insects out and actually if you have a big enough gap snakes and rodents will come in yeah absolutely they will I've had a customer send me a picture of a snake in their book in their garage actually one time odd because they had a little piece of their water seal torn off on the side of the garage and that's how it got in there and it's a big problem especially here in Texas and I'll tell you that's going to be like one of the least expensive things to get repaired on a garage door is the seal and honestly I'm a little picky if it's either damaged or missing that would drive me crazy because it's supposed to be there right exactly yes exactly should be there OK so it is important to have the rubber weather seal at the bottom of your garage door For more information contact Alex Dalton at eco garage door service in Austin TX all of this contact information is located here in the description of this podcast thanks Alex thank you check a pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the Check A Pro radio show.
" " - Alex Dalton
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
Why hire a 'Qualified Garage Door Company'? On this episode we cover the TOP 5 reasons.
Here are two of the TOP 5 Reasons to hire Professional Garage Door Company -
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Liability Insurance - All Contractors Don't Carry Insurance.
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Quality Parts Available Only To Professional Garage Door Companies.
Check out this podcast episode for the rest of the reasons...
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this is the Check A Pro radio show0:02Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of0:04pre-qualified Home Service contractors0:06to bring you the latest in Services0:08products and techniques now here's your0:10host the man with a hard hat and tool0:13belt check a pro Joe - Garage door0:17quality garage door safety0:21it's things that we don't think a lot0:23about I asked an expert Alex Dalton from0:27Eco garage doors to join me here on the0:30program today0:32to give the top five reasons to hire a0:35qualified garage door company and I'll0:37tell you this do not do work on your0:40garage door yourself unless you are a0:42trained professional Alex welcome to the0:44program0:46I appreciate it I'm glad to be here0:48so we talked about this before we did0:51this podcast and we talked about five0:55items so let's go through these five the0:57first one is you want to hire an insured1:01company1:02and in the state of Texas one does not1:05need to have a license to operate a1:07garage door company much like a plumber1:09or an air conditioning company but you1:12want to make sure they're insured1:13because there are people who do not have1:17insurance who will come to your home to1:20do garage door work why is it so1:22important from your point of view to1:25have an insured garage door company work1:27on the customer's door well outdoor is1:29the largest moving part of your home1:30something goes wrong gets damaged1:33injures your family member damages your1:36vehicle those things would all be1:38covered by the company's liability1:40insurance1:41um if you have somebody out there who1:43doesn't have insurance and something1:45like that happens you have nothing1:47protecting you absolutely it's so1:51important insured and by the way this is1:53for anything on your property make sure1:55anyone who comes on your property to do1:56work is insured experience is number two2:00you guys have been doing this for a long2:02time you can do with your eyes closed2:04tell us about the experience you and2:06your team have at Eco you know we all go2:08through a training course we get2:10certified we're in and out of these2:12garages every day all day we do five2:14repairs a day sometimes put in up to2:17four doors a day per guy we're just2:19doing this every day we know what we're2:21doing we know we're walking into we're2:23able to diagnose what's going on with it2:24right away and we're able to fix it a2:26lot quicker than somebody who doesn't do2:28that and we're able to do it with uh2:30professionalism and quality some people2:32like to take shortcuts actually the2:34garage door as far as maintenance repair2:37and replacement is one of the least2:39expensive home improvements to get done2:41it's nothing like remodeling a kitchen2:43or getting Plumbing or HVAC work done2:45number three of the top five reasons to2:48hire a qualified garage door company is2:51Quality Parts so you guys have access to2:54the best parts don't you yeah we're2:56ordering them straight from the supplier2:58um we're getting the best of the best3:00high Cycle Springs heavy duty Duty3:03hinges 13 ball bearing nylon rollers3:06things that are really going to last a3:08long time a lot of our parts we actually3:10put a lifetime warranty on it because of3:12that reason if you go to Home Depot and3:14you buy a cheaper spring that may only3:17get you by for three years really3:20depends your door but we we put in 503:23000 Cycle Springs that should last you3:24about I'd say 30 to 40 years yeah and3:28that is a lot longer than what most3:30garage door companies would put in that3:34is correct a lot of companies use 10 0003:35Cycles we really stand behind our3:37quality and our work so we we only put3:39in the best of the best and that leads3:41to the number four reason to hire a3:44qualified garage door company the3:46warranty and the backup behind it talk3:49about that so everything that we do3:51comes with a warranty uh whether it's a3:53service warranty for just labor that we3:55did that comes with a standard one-year3:57workmanship warranty our Springs come3:59with 10 years uh some of them will be4:01back with a lifetime warranty T all of4:03our parts everything that we do is all4:05covered you're stored in our system once4:07we leave that house so if you call we4:09know who you are and we can look up any4:11previous work see if it's under warranty4:13and take care of you you call a handyman4:16out there or somebody you found on the4:18side of the road their their warranty is4:20usually as good as their tail lights are4:22once they leave your driveway your4:24warranty's over for us you're always4:26covered you want to make sure there's a4:28great warranty and basically a backup4:30make sure that these people are in4:32business have been in business and will4:34be in business in the future okay last4:37but not least and I say not least is4:40safety a lot of people want to do it4:43themselves here's a huge safety Factor4:47here4:48what can you talk about the safety now4:50this kind of ties in with experience you4:52know our guys they go through a training4:54program a course we go in and out of4:57these these garages all day every day uh4:59we we can get this done safely we've5:02seen homeowners who have actually5:03injured themselves trying to do these5:05repairs I it may look simple to some5:08people and they start it and they end up5:11getting hurt they damage their door so5:14many things can go wrong you5:17it's best to bring out a professional5:19company and get the job done right you5:22know we were good at what we do and we5:23take pride in it also important so the5:26top five reasons to hire a qualified5:28garage door company is you want an5:31insured company you want them to be5:33experienced you want them to use Quality5:35Parts you want that warranty and of5:38course safety they know what they're5:39doing and you should not be getting hurt5:42and it's very likely the garage door5:44company the technicians are not going to5:46get hurt as well because they are highly5:48trained Alex thank you so much for your5:50time today I really appreciate it yeah5:52absolutely thanks for having me here Joe5:53checkup Pro is your local source for5:55pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for5:58more of the Check A Pro radio show!
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Alex Dalton, the owner of Eco Garage Doors in Austin, Texas explains how the cold weather affects your garage door and garage door springs.
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Alex Dalton is joining me here from Eco garage doors in Austin Texas he is a garage door expert I love the fact that I get to bring garage door experts actually Home Improvement experts from across the board onto my program here
Alex how are you - I'm doing good Joe how are you doing today I'm doing fantastic!
We're going into a cooler time of year and you guys are busy all year round
because when that garage door spring decides to break or when any other part
fails on a garage door it really doesn't discriminate when it's hot it does it
and when it's cold it does it now I've heard when we have cold weather we're
more likely to have some issues with our garage doors is that true
yeah absolutely with those extreme temperature changes um especially here
in Texas and being so hot to so cold just puts more stress on those parts
those Springs will kind of break a little bit more often around this time
of the year when it gets colder it's our busiest time of the year actually
yeah so you know let's talk a little bit about the science of this without
getting too deep I understand in extreme temperatures that spring which is under
tension it's ready to do its job which is to bring that door up it's there to
balance the door when we have extreme temperatures let's say uh a cold snap
that change can really wreak havoc on the tension of that spring it can
literally just go bang and pop exactly and when it does it means the garage door spring doesn't work and when the garage door spring doesn't work you cannot lift that garage door it is there to make the garage door go up and down easier it is there for that garage door opener to easily open and close that door Beyond Springs other issues too proper lubrication that's important when we change
temperatures as well tell me about that yeah so the lubrication is always
important um you know with the temperature change things can dry out damage those rollers uh when they'll Lube on the track those can get worn down um spring even needs to be lubricated um to the hinges pretty much a well lubricated door throughout the year is very important to have with
the temperature changes so your door is always functioning when you need to get
out of that garage I recommend minimum once a year to have
a professional garage door company like Eco garage doors come out and maintain
your garage door what are they going to be looking for they're going to be
looking for some changes in the shift of the door possibly the track may move
lubrication tightening everything up and they're going to look at that spring as
well what else would you be looking at Alex your bottom seal your hinges your
bearings everything that's on that door that's a moving part we take a look at
uh we'll replace for preventative maintenance make sure that your door is
A-Okay for the years to come for more information about Alex and his company
go to Eco garages.com just go to Google type it in Eco garages.com for more
information and for some more educational podcasts just go to Google
and type in Eco garage doors and you will see a list of podcasts where Alex
and I talk about the garage door to help you in the description of this podcast
all the contact information you need to get a hold of Alex and his team at Eco
garage doors thank you Alex I appreciate it thanks Joe for having me.
Why hire a professional garage door company? Eco Garage Door Service is a premier garage door company in Austin, TX.
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This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt checkup row Joe hey it's checkup row Joe here from the checker pro radio show you don't want to comes to garage doors you need to be really careful I'm going to go through the top five reasons why you should hire a professional garage door service company now I'm going to start off by saying at checker pro all of our pre qualified home service providers including garage door companies have been pre qualified by me personally checkup row Joe I've met each and every one of these home service providers and we check insurance licenses and references on all of these companies and if you don't use our contractors to check up row you should check insurance licenses and references OK let's get to the number one reason why you should hire a professional garage door service company number one fixing the garage door can be extremely dangerous seriously if you don't believe me go to YouTube Go to Google start typing in garage door accidents my friends in the garage door business tell me all the time that they've met homeowners who've lost fingers got hit in the eye end up in the emergency room it could really really actually cause death to not trying to scare you I'm just saying that spring is under tremendous tension please be careful so the number one reason is fixing the garage door on your own is extremely dangerous the second reason is you don't really know what you're doing let's be fair about it these are professional garage door repair companies they've been trained and they know what to lookout for so the number two reason why you should hire one is because they know what you're doing and you and I don't know what we're doing another reason is warranties when you have a new garage door put in or a garage door opener there are warranties and those warranties can be made void by us the homeowner if we do things ourselves so you've gotta hire your garage door expert here's another reason the garage door technician that comes out is going to be able to extend the life of the garage door and garage door opener like I said earlier they really know what they're doing they know how to properly lubricate and tune the doors not very expensive to get a tune and Lube but I would strongly suggest you do that OK the fifth reason is kind of simple it's not that expensive why should you be going out there trying to do this risk your life risk the injuries when you can simply call a professional garage door service company it's that easy and that simple For more information called echo garage door service here in Austin 512-900-5341 it's 512-900-5341 or simply go to ecogarages.com all of their information is listed in the description part of this podcast so you can simply Click to get to their website that's ecogarages.com.
Have trouble with you garage door? Maybe your garage door opening is not operating properly. Eco Garage Door Service is a premier garage door company in Austin, TX.
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Eco Garage Doors in Austin, Texas is your go to garage door company! Alex Dalton, the owner is here to serve!
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The owner of Eco Garage Doors, Alex Dalton, joins Check A Pro Joe on the program today. Joe and Alex discuss "Training The Techs".
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The owner of Eco Garage Doors, Alex Dalton, joins Check A Pro Joe on the program today. Joe and Alex discuss The 'ECO' in Eco Garage Door Service.
- The insulated door is a quieter door than a standard steel door.
- The insulated door is more energy efficient.
- The insulated door improves your home security.
- The insulated door is more attractive.
- The insulated door is a safer door.
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The owner of Eco Garage Doors, Alex Dalton, joins Check A Pro Joe on the program today. Joe and Alex discuss The Top 5 Reasons To Upgrade Your Builder Grade Garage Door To An Insulated Garage Door.
- The insulated door is a quieter door than a standard steel door.
- The insulated door is more energy efficient.
- The insulated door improves your home security.
- The insulated door is more attractive.
- The insulated door is a safer door.
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The owner of Eco Garage Doors, Alex Dalton, joins Check A Pro Joe on the program today. Joe and Alex discuss your garage door spring.
The Top 5 Things To Do When Your Garage Door Spring Breaks -
- Don't Panic!
- Don't Use Your Garage Door Opener When The Spring Is Broken!
- Don't Fix It Yourself!
- Don't Open Your Garage Door Without Assistance From An Expert!
- If Your Garage Door Spring Breaks Call Eco Garage Door Repair!
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Check A Pro Joe checks in with Alex Dalton, the owner of Eco Garage Doors in Austin, Texas. On this episode Joe and Alex talk about the importance of maintaining your garage doors and garage door safety.
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On the podcast today, Check A Pro Joe talks to Alex Dalton from Eco Garage Doors in Austin, Texas. Alex assists his customers with proper garage door maintenance and offers affordable repair and replacement options.
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