Many new homes now come with garage door openers that open the door for you. If you drive through a newly built neighborhood, a motor will likely open most of the garage doors on the homes you see. Some older houses with attached or detached garages still do not have automatic openers, which can be less convenient, safe, and secure than automatic garage door openers. Here are five good reasons you should buy an automatic garage door for your garage.
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Convenience
The first reason is probably the most obvious: an automatic garage door is more convenient than one you have to open by hand. When you get home with a car full of groceries, it can be unpleasant to park your car, get out, open your garage door, drive your car into your garage, and then get out and close your garage door again. This is a lot of work that you do not have to do with an automatic door. Instead, you can open and close the door by pushing a button on a remote.
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Controls Garage Access
Another benefit is that you can control who can get into your garage, making it safer. Installing a mechanical opener on your garage door can stop it from being opened the old-fashioned way. This limits the people who can open your garage door to those who have access to keypads and codes inside or outside your home or who have a remote for an automatic door opener. If you worry about people getting into your garage without your permission from the outside, that is more reason to consider getting an automatic garage door.
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Safety
If you need another reason to think about getting an automatic garage door that opens automatically, think about safety. If a door does not have an automatic opener, you have to push and pull it to open and close it. Since your door is not being held up by anything, it could fall back down and hurt anyone standing in the doorway. Pulling a door back down to close it can also be dangerous since there is no sensor to stop the door from closing if something is in its way, as there is with an automatic door opener.
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Security
This can be a problem if you have to come and go at odd times. At those times, doing it by hand would not only be a pain but also dangerous. Therefore, this is something to think about when thinking about automatic garage door openers. If you can close your garage door quickly, you will be safer. Anyone could snoop on your garage.
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Maintenance
When you choose an automatic garage door, you can pick one in a simple or complicated way. That means that the amount of care they need will also be different. Those with more features will require more upkeep, which takes more time, money, and work.
Think about getting an automatic model for your garage opener. It will give you a lot more choices and options. If you have a manual garage door, think about these things. By installing an automatic garage door, you can make your life easier, make your garage more secure, and make it safer to open and close your door.
