Fireplace Maintenance

March 11, 2021 By metrogarage

Spring Fireplace Maintenance

With the spring season now upon us, many homes across the nation will be closing down their faithful chimneys for the season. To ensure that your trusted fireplace remains in good condition for the next round of much-needed duty, certain steps ought to be taken, as follows:

First and foremost, a thorough cleaning of your fireplace should be undertaken. Accumulated soot, ash, and creosote deposits on the base of your unit, in addition to being unsightly, will give off unpleasant odors within your household when the spring dampness gets into them. Deodorants are available designed to counteract this particular effect, but nothing will top a good cleaning for the most gratifying results.

Second, consider engaging the services of a professional chimney sweep every other spring season, especially if your fireplace sees a lot of use. A professional will be able to simultaneously conduct an inspection of your fireplace and chimney so as to identify potentially costly cracks and leaks in the early stages of their development.

Third off, and most importantly, shut the damper properly. As you may well know, your fireplace damper should always be shut whenever your fireplace isn’t in use, but this goes doubly so when shutting down for the season. The energy losses from homes with fireplace dampers left open can reach very significant levels as cooled air from within the house will find escape through the chimney, contributing to inflated energy costs to you. Foul odors that may be circulating outside your home will also find a ready inlet into your abode. A doubly-sure method you may consider employing would be the installation of glass doors to work in tandem with the damper in order to form a surer, more effective, seal.

Note that glass door should only be considered when wood-burning units are in question as gas fireplaces require that the damper should always be open and unobstructed.

Lastly, should you be operating a gas fireplace or using gas logs, be sure to turn off the pilot light as this comes to represent a substantial energy expense when carried over time.

Contact Metro Garage Door today to talk about having fireplace maintenance for your home.

Pentalift Commercial Dock Doors And Their Benefits

November 1, 2020 By metrogarage

Pentalift Dock Doors

Pentalift is one of the best in providing positioning solutions, lift tables and loading dock equipment to handle any amount of work during shipping and other related activities. Metro Garage Door’s commercial division is commitment to safety which makes it a better choice than others.

Below are some of the major benefits of Commercial Dock Door Accessories.

Variety Of Uses Of Loading Dock Equipment

Advanced methods of lifts manufacturing have ensured the production of lift tables, a mechanism which helps lift materials and equipment to precise heights repeatedly, providing immense support to the workforce.

Keeping in mind different areas of work in a warehouse and loading dock, hydraulic lifts can play a huge role in the loading and unloading of equipment. Dock levelers, dock seals, shelters and vehicle restraints can also help simplify the shipping functions.

How Lift Tables Manufacturing Can Help

Lift tables work under the mechanism where pressure generated in hydraulic fuels is converted into motion. This helps these hydraulic lifts to undertake a massive amount of work and carry innumerable loads that too under any condition. This makes these tables sturdy and durable too.

Safety First

Safety is the most important factor. Injuries while lifting can prove to be fatal. They are designed to meet every standard of safety. The built-in security features can work in working condition. This eliminates the use of unsafe loading tactics. With such a variety of features, the loading dock equipment can offer immeasurable support to the personnel handling these machines.

With the help of good quality lift tables, it is possible to meet the needs of a variety of warehouse applications. Having a good quality loading dock equipment to undertake your work, can help smoothen operations and provide much relief to the personnel assigned to the job of lifting goods. This can save much time and effort.

Lift tables are indispensable in warehouses. They make working and lifting not only easy but safe too. They can play a significant role in your loading dock and warehouse.

Contact Metro Garage Door today to talk about commercial dock door accessories featuring Pentalift.

June is Garage Door Safety Month

June 9, 2020 By michele

Here are some monthly maintenance tips and safety videos from CHI Overhead Doors. We want you to be safe at all times when operating your garage door. June is the focus month to remind customers about the safety tips and maintenance tasks.

Avoid a moving garage door and always keep hands & fingers clear of the moving parts.
Do not let children play with garage doors, transmitters, or motor remotes.
Only operate the garage door when you can see it.

Inspect Garage Door Hardware

A quick inspection of your garage door can help unexpected repair costs. The door should open and close smoothly, with no sounds of grinding or scraping.

Test Garage Door Balance

Testing the balance of your garage door can help prevent excessive wear. It should lift smoothly without any resistance or bouncing.

Contact Douglasville’s CHI Dealer – Metro Garage Doors

If you don’t feel comfortable with these tests or you suspect any trouble with your garage doors, please make sure to contact us for a maintenance appointment today!

Safety Tips for Children

May 1, 2020 By Metro Garage Doors

The warmer months are right around the corner and that means there will be many more kids spending time outside, usually in our yards and driveways. This is the best time to think about garage door safety and discuss it with our children. We always recommend setting some family ground rules about using the garage door safely and we’re happy to provide you with our top 4 suggestions:

Inspect Your Sensors – Your garage door’s sensors are designed to stop your garage door (and perhaps reverse it) if it detects an object is in its path. This helps homeowners from having toys, bumpers, and even more delicate objects from being crushed under the weight of the door. We suggest you check your sensors with some frequency to make sure the eye beams are aligned properly, and you can detect solid lights on each sensor. If you see that the beams are not aligned or you see flashing lights on the sensors, they need to be adjusted or repaired.
Watch Your Fingers – One point you should be sure to drive home to your children is that they shouldn’t touch your garage door’s components. They should never touch the door’s rollers, cables, and tracks, especially when the door is in motion.
It’s Time to Pause – You may want to make a rule that all games are on “pause” when the garage door is going up or down. Stray objects can cause the door to malfunction, or even break, if they get caught in the components.
Safely Exit – It’s important that children understand they shouldn’t try to run under the garage door while it’s closing. This is a common cause of injuries they can easily be avoided.

Contact Metro Garage Doors Today

At Metro Garage Doors, we’re here to help you with all your garage door needs. If you ever have questions about garage door safety or any of our garage door installations, repairs, or maintenance services, feel free to give us a call. We’re happy to help!

Easy To Follow Garage Door Safety Tips

June 2, 2019 By metrogarage

June is Garage Door Safety Month

Beside being the ideal spot to park the family auto, garages are magnificent for an assortment of reasons – home activities, stockpiling and play. That is the reason a garage can posture security and safety challenges. It is critical to think safety, particularly when kids consistently play in or near the garage. The following is a list of recommendations to help everyone stay safe. June is garage door safety month so it is the perfect time to make sure that your garage doors are safe.

Garage Safety Tips

Guarantee that the control catch of the door opener is not inside reach of little children.
It is vital to not give kids a chance to utilize the remote controls of the door as a toy.
To know how to use the crisis discharge (and different components of the door), the owner’s manual should be read thoroughly.
Garage doors should be visually assessed each month. The rollers, springs, and links ought to be assessed for any indication of wear. Homeowners should not alter, evacuate or even repair these garage door parts on their own.
Try not to place fingers in the middle of the door areas; it is additionally essential that the youngsters be taught the risks of doing as such. For homeowners with little youngsters, it is best to consider picking doors that accompany durable boards that can’t squeeze.
Never leave the door slightly open. At the point when the door is initiated once more, the possibility of it springing downward is high, and it could harm anybody or cause harm to anything in its pathway. Leaving the door mostly open will likewise compromise the safety of the home.
Caution youngsters not to play excessively near the door, and disclose the potential threats to them.
One of the traps utilized by criminals to get entrance into a house is by just taking the auto door opener. Make sure you secure the garage door opener in a safe place.

Contact Metro Garage Door, Inc today to schedule an appointment to have your garage doors evaluated.

770-281-4480

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