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7464 Bankhead Highway, Douglasville, GA 30134
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Garage Door Opener Safety

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Garage Door Opener Safety

Strict safety standards regarding the manufacture of garage door openers
ensure that only the best garage door openers are available to
consumers. You tend to take the convenience of a garage door opener for
granted until it doesn’t work or an accident occurs. The novelty of a
garage door that goes up and down as the push of a button fascinates
children and they like to play the openers a lot. Some children made a
game of trying to get in and out of the garage before the door closed.
This led to accidents where children were injured leading manufacturers
to develop safer features to add to the opening devices.

Governments also played a part in the development of safety features that stopped
garage doors from closing when there was something in the way. Today,
garage openers contain a safety feature that will automatically open the
door all the way when the door hits something on the way down. Since
1993, laws have been in place that require all manufacturers to equip
the automatic garage door openers with photoelectric and
pressure-related sensors. The installation of sensors causes garage
doors to stop the closing operation when they come in contact with an
object. As soon as they hit something, they reverse direction.

The photoelectric sensors contain electric eyes on both sides of the door
about six inches from the ground. If anything crosses the path of these
eyes while the door is closing, the eyes will stop the operation. With
the pressure related sensors, the door has to hit something before it
stops. The problem is that the weight of garage doors hitting a small
child can still cause a lot of injuries. Although garage door openers
have been greatly improved, owners should still make sure that there are
no small children playing in the area when they are opening and closing
their garage doors.

In order for the sensors to work properly,  your garage door needs to be kept in good condition. You will need to check them often and keep them lubricated. The doors manual will usually
have instructions on how to perform maintenance on it. You will have to
review the door itself and the torsion springs.

Contact Metro Garage Door today!  They can help you make an informed decision on the safest garage door opener for your family.

Don’t Get Hung Up: Garage Door Repair Services

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Garage Door Repairs

What do Olympian bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor and Metro Garage Doors have in common?

For starters, they both have a home in Douglasville, GA a beautiful city in the heart of Georgia.

Secondly, they have expert experience. Some say that practice leads to perfection, but this isn’t always true. Thoughtful practice and tending mindfully to detail is what makes perfection. That is where Elana and Metro meet in Douglasville.

Metro first opened its (garage) doors in 1992. Through the years, they have carefully honed their garage door sales business by practicing excellent customer service. Not only do they sell the top brands of garage doors, accessories, and parts, but they also understand that every customer matters and satisfaction is a top priority.

Certified Expert Garage Door Technicians

Trained, certified technicians offer free “replacement” estimates and attend to their customers’ needs in a timely manner with limited same-day and Saturday service available. Because they use quality parts and skilled service technicians, they feel confident in offering and honoring warranties on their services and parts. 

Of course, anything with moving parts is going to be subject to normal wear and tear. Sensors, springs, lights, alarms, and all those other little parts that make garage doors go up and stay up when they’re supposed to are quite important. These parts also prevent them from closing down on prized bicycles and priceless loved ones. They need preventive maintenance to keep them operating smoothly and effectively. This is another area where Metro excels.

Garage Door Preventative Maintenance

Metro will schedule preventive maintenance for your garage door system so you don’t have to worry about getting hung up when you’re in a hurry because your garage door is stuck up—or down. Regular maintenance assures that the sensors are aligned properly so that your door will stop or reverse when necessary. This will ensure that when you raise the door, it will stay where you put it or go on up as it should.

When you are looking for top quality garage doors, installation, or repair in the Douglasville, GA area contact us. We’d be glad to help you select a door that best suits your needs and style. We’ll install it, or repair it. We’re confident you’ll be satisfied with our expert performance.

Why Genie Garage Door Motors?

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Garage Doors – Douglasville GA

Garage door openers are so common place, when they are working well, it’s easy to take them for granted. You push the button and the door goes up; push it again, the door goes down. Simple. Seen one, you’ve seen them all.

That’s like saying all shoes are alike, but that isn’t true. There are canvas uppers and leather uppers, spongy foam insoles and—whatever those flat things are called. Garage door openers are not all the same either!

Want to live life and go about the business of your day with confidence that your garage door is working correctly? Want to make sure you and your family can get in, but not the stranger down the street? Create some magic in your life with a Genie garage door opener.

Genie Garage Door Motors

Genie takes pride in creating garage door motors and accessories that help you keep your home safe and secure while also easing your life with easy access and entry. They are so confident in their work that they put a warranty on their products.

In Douglasville, GA and the surrounding metro area, Metro Garage Door Inc. has more than 25 years of experience installing, maintaining, and repairing garage doors. Through the years, they have come to trust the Genie brand as a reliable, durable product so they have peace of mind recommending the products and are comfortable installing them and putting warranties on their service and parts.

Visit Metro’s showroom at 7464 Bankhead Highway, Douglasville, GA to look at the Genie garage door motors and accessories, or contact us online. Our goal is to provide superior customer experience and tremendous value. We offer top quality product lines so you can rely on our sales and service. We look forward to meeting you soon and bringing the magic of dependable door openers into your home!

Spring Cleaning? How About A New Garage Door!

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Spring is in the air

Did you know spring cleaning is not just an annual affair that urges people to tidy up and downsize? It is actually rooted in history when back in the days of harsh winters and fire hearths homes were cleared of furniture and the whole family worked together to remove the build-up of soot and dirt from a long winter.

Thankfully, we don’t have to deal with such issues anymore with airtight windows and sealed doors but we often still carry on the tradition of spring cleaning. It’s hard to resist when the weather warms and we can open the windows and doors to fresh air.

When you take the time out to swap the winter rugs for summer welcome mats and cold-weather colors/implements for sunny, summertime items, the garage door is one change not to be neglected.

Garage Doors – Douglasville GA

There may be many reasons you would want to consider adding a new garage door (or repairing an existing one) to your list of spring cleaning tasks:

  • It is outdated/unattractive
  • It is damaged
  • It is not energy-efficient
  • It is not safe
  • Just want something different

No matter what the reason(s) may be, a recent cost vs. value report from Remodeling.com indicates that garage door replacement is among the top three investments for homeowners who are remodeling.

Replacing an outdated garage door has the benefit of not only adding aesthetic value to your home, but your insurance rates could even improve with the addition of an updated garage door.

Garage Door Repairs vs Replacement

A damaged garage door can be as simple as replacing broken or non-functioning parts to replacing the entire door. The best way to determine which path to take is to have an expert meet with you to discuss options.

Many older garage doors were installed without consideration of energy efficiency but nowadays there is a large variety of energy-efficient residential garage doors to choose from.

A safe garage door is important for your garage and home. If your garage door does not adequately provide protection from the elements, intruders, or worse poses a safety risk by being in disrepair it is important to replace it.

Sometimes it all comes down to wanting to change to something new. Just as making a bed makes a bedroom look bigger and neater, having a new garage door is like giving a facelift to your beautiful home.

Garage doors are often overlooked until they stop working so now, as the weather warms, take a good look at the facade of your home and contact us today to schedule an appointment.

Valuable Genie Garage Door Opener Troubleshooting Tips

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Troubleshooting

Genie garage door openers are great due to their increased security measures from the genie intellicode technology. This ensures your safety as well as preventing people from accessing your garage. However, it would be disappointing when you woke up one day and find out that your garage door won’t open, and your car is still inside. As a matter of fact, if your Genie garage door opener is not functioning properly, it poses a significant danger to anything or anyone underneath your garage door. The following are valuable tips on troubleshooting your Genie garage door opener.

Check on the door openers reverse mechanism.

A Genie garage door opener operates under a reverse mechanism whereby it stops automatically and reverses the closing of the garage door immediately it detects anything underneath it. You can carry out a simple test by just placing an object under your garage door and try to close. If it doesn’t recognize the object, this means that you need to contact a professional expert to check the system before any serious problem arises.

Check on the force adjustment of the opener.

Most garage doors behave differently in summer and winter season, and this is due to the expansion and contraction of their sizes as a result of different temperatures. This condition can be prevented by either changing the setting of you remote or adjusting some of the screws in your openers motor.

Have a regular maintenance service.

Although you can carry out the checkup procedure yourself following the Genie Company Manufactures manual, it would be better if it was done by a professional at Metro Garage Doors. This is to check whether there are some parts which are damaged, as well as making sure that your Genie garage door opener parts are well lubricated.

Check on the functionality of the motor.

When you purchased your Genie garage door opener, you noticed that it is incorporated with a five horsepower DC monitor that has a fast opening and closing speed compared to regular openers. It might be complex for you, and I recommend you call an expert to do the checkup on your behave.

Genie garage door openers, especially those with the DirectLift system, are silent due to their solid steel screws, and if the door is noisy while closing then, you need to pay attention. With those control measures, you are assured of safety.

Contact Metro Garage Door, Inc today and a professional can give you all of the information that you need about the Genie garage door openers.  They can troubleshoot your issues and help you quickly!

About Metro

Metro Garage Door, Inc. is a family owned and operated company. We’ve been serving the metro Atlanta area since 1992 in the garage door industry. In May 2012, Metro Garage Doors, Inc. and L&W Insulation and Fireplaces, Inc. (since 1979) joined together to add fireplace and insulation services to the company’s garage door business. Our business consists of three main areas: garage doors, fireplaces, and insulation. We offer services, repairs, replacements and installations for residential and commercial customers.
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