All About Garage Doors

Although Garage Doors may be one of the least prioritized items in your list of fixing or refurbishing your home, these doors are important because they contain some very important and expensive items like your automobile which may cost a few thousand pounds or so. Proper care should be given in maintaining garage doors. In the rainy season, which may be often in the United Kingdom, try to make sure that excess water from the gutter do not directly fall and hit the doors, especially if they are made from timber. And during the summer months, inspect the door if it needs to be resealed as wood has a tendency to move during the change of weather.

Having said that, there is new technology in the garage door industry and this has to do with the materials being used. Such materials include GRP or Glass Reinforced Polyster and ABS doors. ABS is the material used for today's car bumpers which virtually makes the door dent resistant. Both GRP and ABS doors are maintenance free and these doors have fully bonded steel stiffeners at the rear that help protect the doors against a forced entry. Both GRP and ABS materials are light weight yet sturdy and strong. These doors come in customized designs and colors to suit most houses.