Commercial garage door installation takes about half the day, or longer if you're installing multiple doors. Knowing what to expect, working with a professional garage door installer, and doing your homework before the day of the installation can help make this process easier and less disruptive to your business. Below are three tips to help you be prepared. 

Most major brands become successful for a reason. While there may be a lot of garage door contractors selling their products and marketing to homeowners in Oklahoma City, not all of them are known entities that provide a good value at a great price. Buying a garage door from a known brand and then contracting with that company for repairs and tune-ups can ensure consistent quality in service and product value. Below are four reasons to buy your new garage door from a major brand.

Your garage door is the largest and heaviest moving system in your home. Therefore, it should have safety features that prevent it from closing on a person or a pet or crushing something important.

However, not all garage doors have these features. Garage door safety features were not a requirement on garage door openers until the early 1990s, so if your garage opener was installed before 1991, there's a good chance it lacks modern safety features.

Even if your garage door safety features are in place, they can malfunction if they're not properly maintained. Testing your garage door safety from time to time is important. Best of all, safety testing can be done by you, no garage door contractor needed.

Garage pests can be a problem at this time of year! When the weather gets cold, mice and insects start to look for comfortable, safe accommodations to spend the winter. For a little mouse seeking a warm, dry shelter, your garage is the perfect place to spend a few months. Garage pests can be a problem, especially if your garage is attached to your home. 

It's best to get this problem under control now, before your garage pests become permanent residents of your property. In addition to hiring a pest control company (which is always a good idea when you're fighting an active infestation), you can ward off garage pests by performing normal garage maintenance tasks. By sealing your garage door and closing off points of entry into your garage, you can help keep pests away. You can also make your garage less hospitable to pests by eliminating hiding places and removing food sources. These tips can help. 

If you own an aluminum garage door, there's good news! These doors require little maintenance and last for decades. Aluminum garage doors are lightweight, so they put little wear and tear on standard garage door openers. They're also corrosion-free, so they never rust. They're durable, easy to recycle, and they look good with regular cleaning. Below are three things we recommend you do to take care of your aluminum garage doors.