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Jan 03
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Why You Should Read the Boring Stuff When Buying a New Garage Door

By | Insulated, New Garage Door | No Comments
If you've researched new garage doors at all, you'll find a little descriptor that mentions "R-Value." This is the point in the story where most people's eyes glaze over with boredom. However, if you're buying a new garage door, you may want to read a short blurb about what R-Value is. For all the science-haters: The higher the R-Value on a garage door, the more it stops heat from entering or exiting your house.  For all the science nerds: R-Value is the measure of thermal resistance. The R-Value will help with conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfers but doesn’t account...
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Dec 10
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Made in Ohio | Locally-Made Garage Doors

By | Clopay, New Garage Door | No Comments

The trip from the manufacturer to your house is a short one… If you’re not familiar with Clopay®, they’re our garage door manufacturer. They are constantly improving garage door insulation, lengthening the lifespan of garage doors, and never, ever, sacrificing the look of the garage door. To sum it up – they make really good, really pretty products. There’s another bonus (but wait, there’s more!)… The Clopay® headquarters are located in Ohio. They’re North America’s largest garage door manufacturer, including two manufacturing plants and 50 distribution centers throughout the United States and Canada. It’s pretty cool to think about pouring back into…

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Nov 01
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Non-Stop Garage Door Repair in Columbus

By | Garage Door Repair | No Comments

24-Hour Garage Door Repair Service The temperature dropped on Halloween this year, to the point where it almost snowed on the little trick-or-treaters walking around the neighborhoods. And more cold is to come! Our hope at Deluxe Door Systems is that you can stay warm and cozy in your home, drinking a cup of hot chocolate, while we do all your garage door repair. Some of the more common repairs to look out for are weather-stripping replacement, garage door roller replacement, or – here’s the big one – garage door spring replacement. Anytime your garage door starts growling like a…

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Oct 08
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Dear Wood Garage Door Owners…

By | Garage Door Repair | No Comments

It’s getting chilly in Columbus, and it’s time to start getting your house ready for what may or may not be a brutal Ohio winter. (We never know, do we?) For those of you who own a wood garage door, you definitely appreciate a solid, quality door. We appreciate you for appreciating that… However, this is the time of year your wood garage doors will be tested. Here are a few things for you to know about your wood garage doors that will be helpful for you to know. Good news is that, no matter what hits you this winter,…

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Sep 02
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Canyon Ridge Modern Garage Doors Have Us Drooling

By | Clopay, New Garage Door, New Install | No Comments
At Deluxe Door Systems, we work exclusively with Clopay Garage Doors, for some pretty obvious reasons. 4 Reasons Why We're Obsessed with Clopay Garage Doors in General: They're highly insulated, meaning your family gets to stay a little warmer in the winter and a little cooler in the summer when you run into the garage in your sock-feet to grab dessert out of the big freezer. Let's talk about durability. These garage doors will stand the test of time. They'll transform the entire front of your house so intensely that you might drive by your own home because you don't...
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Aug 07
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Garage Door Tips for Weather Changes

By | Maintenance, Preventative | No Comments

Fall’s a’ comin’. And that means… Your garage door may go through some growing pains as it stretches itself out in colder weather and uneven temperatures during the transitional season of fall. And that means you can prep by looking through some of our helpful Garage Door Owner Tips to prep for the season. Garage Door Tips Check your weather stripping to see if it’s winter-proof. See if your garage door springs are going to last. They’re finicky and wear out more than any other garage door part we deal with! Prepare for power outages with our helpful tips on…

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Jul 03
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Composite That Looks Like REAL Wood | Garage Doors

By | Clopay, New Install | No Comments

When it comes to home purchases, who doesn’t want a garage door that’s beautiful but built to last. Great news for you is Clopay, our garage door manufacturer, is on the quest 24/7 to make garage doors better. And their newest addition? Extira®, an exterior-rated weather resistant wood composite, now available on the Reserve Wood® Collection Custom and Limited Edition Series. Here’s what Clopay has to say about it if you want to sort of “garage-door-geek-out for a minute.”   Garage Door Geek Out “Made from eco-friendly materials, Extira® is moisture, rot, and termite resistant, offering superior performance to paint-grade…

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Jun 06
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Battery Backups Are Lifesavers

By | Power Outage | No Comments

Your schedule doesn’t slow down when a storm rolls in, so you can’t afford for your garage door to quit working. A customer recently contacted us about a coincidence we couldn’t help but share. This customer was excited about one of our LiftMaster garage door opener features – battery backup. And the same week they got their new garage door opener, the power went out. Instead of waiting for the power to come back on or fumbling to manually lift the door, they just clicked the garage door opener. It went up immediately, because of LiftMaster’s battery backup. No more…

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May 05
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Garage Door Spring Repair in Columbus Ohio

By | Garage Door Repair, Springs | No Comments

It’s that time of year. Springs are rusting from years of weather changes and wear and tear, and your garage door is shrieking for help! No worries. You’re not along. Garage door spring repair is the number one thing we get calls for, which means we do a lot of it. Garage door springs wear out for a few reasons. It could be rust from years of moisture buildup, or it could just be that your garage door has gone up and down so many times – for work, for your kids’ soccer games, and for taking out the trash – and…

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Apr 10
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Family Handyman Approved

By | Investment | No Comments
Family Handyman Matt Blashaw shows us the best of the best at the 2019 International Builders' Show, and guess what his first stop is in this video? CLOPAY. For those of you who don't know, Clopay is our garage door manufacturer, and we've been using their product for years. According to Clopay, "Replacing your garage door and front door are two of the fastest and easiest ways to update your home's curb appeal and increase its resale value. Why wait until you're moving to make your home stand out? Enjoy it while you live there and invest in quality products...
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