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The 3 Best Garage Door Insulation Kits for 2020

Depending on where you live, the temperature in your garage can be unbearable. In winter, it can easily fall to below freezing, while summers in the south can push the temperatures over 100 degrees. A good place to start is with the biggest non-insulated surface in your home: your garage door. By itself, insulation won't make your garage warm and toasty. You'd need a … [Read more...] about The 3 Best Garage Door Insulation Kits for 2020

What Is A Good R-Value For A Garage Door?

If you've shopped for a new garage door recently, you've likely heard the term "R-value" thrown around a lot. Unless you've done a lot of home renovations, you may not be familiar with the term or know why it's relevant to your garage.   What is a good R-Value for a garage door? Detached garages need a lower overall R-value (between 0 and R-6). Attached but not … [Read more...] about What Is A Good R-Value For A Garage Door?

The Best Garage Door Keypad…For Any Brand of Door

Best garage door keypad

Last summer my garage door keypad broke and it was such a pain in the... At first, I didn't think it would be a big deal. We still had both remotes and we could always walk the 50' to the front of the house and go in the front door. But I didn't think about how that would work in the pouring rain. Or if we forgot the keys. Or if we had to let someone in and weren't home. … [Read more...] about The Best Garage Door Keypad…For Any Brand of Door

Installing and Programming the Genie Garage Door Keypad

Since I currently own a Genie garage door opener, the natural choice was to add a Genie garage door keypad as well. Genie makes two models of keypads: the GK-R and the GK-BX. The GK-R is the retail version which you can find for about $30 in big-box stores like Lowe's or on Amazon. The GK-BX is available only through Genie authorized installers, so you have to get the … [Read more...] about Installing and Programming the Genie Garage Door Keypad

My “No-BS” Review of the Matador Garage Door Insulation Kit

Think of your garage door as a giant frying pan, heating the air inside your garage during the day. In the winter, what little heat you have in your garage is sucked outside the same way. Your garage door is the single biggest non-insulated surface in your home. One of the simplest (and cheapest) ways to fix that problem is to add some insulation panels to your door. … [Read more...] about My “No-BS” Review of the Matador Garage Door Insulation Kit

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My name is Tim and I’m not a handyman or a car detailer. I don’t work on my cars in my garage. I don’t do woodworking or other projects on the weekend.

Basically, I’m just your average homeowner.

Here’s how I’m transforming my garage into something I can be proud to show off to others.

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