The security of every household lies with the quality and technology of the security system enabled with the ingresses. Garage door is also one of the most critical assets of any household. Its design and outlook gives an affluent display to the entire building and the space.

Today it is available in a varied range of quality and size. Among them the most common are: single panel, Sectional, Roller, etc. Here the materials used for the materials play a vital role. The common materials used for the construction steel sheets. These sheets are usually amalgamated or coated with quality decatrim to give it a woody appearance, which in effect was quite popular till late-2002.

Today the market is flooded with a plethora of quality products of which few of the common are Roller Garage Doors, up and Over Doors, Sectional Garage doors, swing hung a1garage.com in Eagle, Idaho. The only common factor in most of these doors is the mechanism used for its functionality with either a manual or automatic locking system. Quality, Quantity and Technology are the factors where the difference comes into picture. Like in case of less space Roller doors and sectional doors are used, for bigger space and parking up and over garage doors are used. Temporary setups like Swing Hung Garage doors are also used since with time the wood withers off and needs change.

The mechanism works on the torsion spring lift mechanism leading to the counterbalance mechanism. As per the mechanism it is wound up with one or two springs on a metallic shaft with cables from both the corners. The system is loaded on the header setup or wall of the garage. It is further equipped with a pair of springs running parallel to the horizontal tracks, which helps to reduce the tension while lifting the door thus creating a counterbalance. Usually the torsion spring manufactured by most companies has around 10,000 to 15000 cycles, with a life span of 3 to 7 years depending on the usage, maintenance, quality, material etc.

The security system in the doors is also one of the priority for any user. The Garage monitoring system is one of the ideal solutions. Equipped with a highly enabled sensor, the wireless monitoring system has coverage of 150 feet. This monitoring system can be integrated into the alarm or security system, with the sensors, thus reducing the scope of burglary or any other mishaps.

Maintenance of the garage doors is a critical issue so that it would last long. Critical areas are its spring and pulley system. The balance systems maintained through the even and smooth rolling of the door through the track should be checked on a regular basis. This maintenance should be done by an expert practitioner in this trade.

By Ruby