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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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Mar 12
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Garage Door Replacement Ranked #1 for ROI

By | Before and After, Investment, New Install | No Comments

It’s so close to spring, and that means for all of you who are thinking about upgrading some things around your home – NOW’S THE TIME! We’ve got a pretty great idea for you, and there’s sound logic to back it up. By all means, plant some flowers, paint the exterior of your house, and seal those cracks on your driveway. But here’s a change that will make a huge impact and give you all the ROI you can dream of. Here’s some proof for you: “In the new 2018 Cost vs. Value Report (www.costvsvalue.com), an upscale garage door replacement*…

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Feb 08
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Winter Garage Door Repair

By | Garage Door Repair | No Comments

This time of year is a tough one for homeowners. Not only are you worried about your furnace glitching, you’re also hoping that your garage door doesn’t freeze to the ground or stop working altogether. The squeaking gets louder, and the grinding of metal on metal becomes a staple of your morning routine. Winter is our most social time of year at Deluxe Door Systems. Because we have more garage door repair house visits than any other time of year. The best part for you is – we’ve done so many repairs that we’re pretty darn good at them. Winter…

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Jan 14
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Garage Door Cracked Open?

By | Garage Door Repair | No Comments

One of the most annoying things in life to happen to you on your way out the door is… well, anything unexpected. So when you go to close your garage door on the way to the grocery store and notice that it closes and then opens up just a crack, you might as well hang up a sign that says “We’re Open.” Unexpected garage door problems can temporarily shut down your plans, but the good news is a cracked-open garage door is one of the most common garage door repair issues on the face of the planet. Which is both…

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Dec 10
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Getting a New Garage Keypad

By | Garage Door Repair | No Comments

A local Westerville guy and his wife just had their garage door keypad break. After years of using the same password and pressing enter, the numbers had almost worn off the buttons. When you don’t buy something often, it’s hard to decide which option out there is the best. So the husband (we’ll call him George) put it on his “honey-do” list to get a new keypad and install it himself. One month went by. Two months went by. Three months went by. And still no garage keypad. When November hit, his motivation level skyrocketed for one particular reason. You…

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