Signs Your Garage Door's Torsion Springs Are Deteriorating

Given the importance of torsion springs for a garage door, it's no surprise that one of the most common questions we're asked by our customers is "How will I know the condition of my torsion springs is deteriorating?", or a variation on this theme. A worn torsion spring impacts performance of an o...

How Much Does a New Garage Door Cost?

A new garage door installation can vary in cost to a significant degree, with the final total depending on a number of important factors. If you are in the process of deciding whether to repair or replace your existing door, you need to take all of the below-listed factors into account when estima...

Garage Door Installation FAQs

Our Littleton garage door service team fields a wide variety of questions from future customers every day, a fair percentage of which relate to garage door installation matters. With this in mind, we decided to create a permanent resource on the topic - in the form of a FAQ: a blog post dedicated...

Five Telltale Signs of a Bad Garage Door Installation

Many homeowners pay little attention to the condition of their garage door: when it works there is no need to worry about it and when it breaks down, it's easy to pick up the phone and call the local overhead doors specialist to come and take a look at it. But what if you recently had a new door i...

Exterior Garage Lighting: Why It Matters and What to Choose

If you don’t currently have any exterior lighting to illuminate your garage door and the space in front of it, you may wish to rectify this situation soon. As garage door installation and repair specialists, we see thousands of garage doors every year and those that have proper illumination have...

Insulated vs. Non-Insulated Garage Doors: Pros and Cons

There are many factors to consider when choosing a garage door, including the material, design, and color. However, one of the most important factors to consider is also one of the most often overlooked: whether your new garage door has any kind of insulation and, if so, what type it has and how e...

Garage Doors With Or Without Windows: Which Is Better?

So it’s time for a new garage door, but there’s too much choice! With windows. Without windows. What should you go for? What are the benefits of a door with a window? And do they outweigh the benefits of having a door with no window?

Ultimately, the choice is yours. There are arguments for both...

Painting a Garage Door: What You Need to Know

Because the garage door spends its entire life facing the weather it’s not uncommon for the panel exteriors to start looking a bit gnarly while the door as a whole is still in fine working order. Because the door is still working like a charm you don’t want to call for a new garage door installation...

Garage Door Lubricants: Types, Benefits and More

Lubricating the moving components of your garage door can help to extend the useful lifespan of the opening mechanism, saving you both time and money. However, not all lubricants were created equal so before you grab a can of whatever you happen to have to hand, take a few minutes to read our short...

Five Explanations for a Garage Door Opening By Itself

Automatic overhead doors that can be operated with garage door opener remotes are a great addition to any home but, as with almost all technological innovations, they do occasionally go wrong. One of the most confusing faults that an electric garage door opener can develop is a sudden and random t...

Are Two Garage Doors Better Than One for Two-Car Garages?

Whether you’re building a brand new home or embarking on some renovation work, if you have a double garage this will be a question that you eventually have to ask yourself: should you have two separate doors or one large door? To help you choose, our garage door installation experts have compiled...

Prepping Your Garage Door for Winter Weather (A Checklist)

If you live or work in Littleton, Arapahoe County, or anywhere else in Colorado, you don’t need us to tell you that winters here can be brutal. With an average annual snowfall of between 60 inches and 100 inches and average temperatures that range from 16° F to 54° F, the winter weather in Colorado...

Seven Garage Door Safety Tips to Always Keep in Mind

Whether you are using your garage for parking, storage, projects, or extended living space, home safety is always a top priority to Arapahoe Garage Doors. However, without the proper knowledge, a garage door can pose a security threat. Therefore, we have created this list of essential garage door s...

Tips to Keep Your Garage Free of Pests

Everyone loves a garage, right? It’s the perfect addition to a home and thousands of Americans have one. They offer a place to store a range of items, and some people even use their garage as a space for doing laundry. One thing that a garage shouldn’t store, though, is pests, critters and rodents!

Garage Door Motor Not Working? Here's How To Bypass It

Overhead doors are extremely reliable. But at some point, the following happens to most homeowners: they come home, hit the "open" button for the garage door and nothing happens. The door just sits there. What's going on? It could be any number of things.

If there is no movement or sound at all it...

Do’s and Don’ts When Choosing a New Garage Door Color

There are many factors you need to consider when you are selecting a new garage door, such as style, materials and the length of warranty it comes with. You will also need to think about garage door installation costs if you would like to have it installed by an experienced professional. One more...

Keep Mice Out of Your Garage With These Three Tips

Garage door installation is one of the most important factors when it comes to keeping mice out of your garage. Without good overhead doors, the mice will just prance right in! If you’re looking for good overhead door installation in Littleton, we can help you out.

Even with the most amazing ove...

Sectional vs. Rolling Garage Doors: How They Compare

They might not always be at the top of your mind, but if there’s one aspect of your Littleton property you should probably be taking more notice of, it’s your commercial garage door installation. Much like the lead singer in a band, a garage door often the centrepiece of any American’s business unit...

Why Measuring is Essential for New Garage Door Installation

At Arapahoe Garage Door we have been providing garage door repairs, maintenance and new garage door installations in the Littleton area for nearly 25 years. In that time, we have been called in to perform repairs on countless garage doors. Some were just old. But in other cases problems arose due...

Are Garage Doors Easy to Break Into?

Having an intruder break into your home is a thought that terrifies most people. And because the garage is generally a less well-protected part of the typical home, it's often one of the primary targets for folks that are up to no good. In our capacity as garage door repair and installation techni...

How Long Do Garage Doors Last?

Nothing lasts forever. Isn't that what they say? And it's true. Lots of people in Littleton ask us “how long do garage doors last?”- especially when they’re investing in a new garage door installation. They want to know when they'll find themselves in this same situation again. It's not an unreaso...

Why Does My Garage Door Look Crooked?

Our garage door repair team has helped homeowners all over Littleton resolve this issue many times over the years. A crooked garage door doesn’t always require a new garage door installation to fix. In fact, often the door itself is in good condition, and it’s usually one of the other components t...

New Year, New Garage Door: Five Garage Resolutions for 2022

The time of the year when we throw out one calendar and replace it with a new one is a great time to form new habits and (hopefully) become a better person. That’s right, I’m talking about New Year. Rather than penning down the same old New Year’s resolutions that you do every year, why not try some...

Chain vs. Belt-Drive Garage Door Openers

If your garage door opener has finally given in and you need a new one, or you’re shopping for one as part of a completely new garage door installation, you've no doubt found that there are numerous different options to consider. One of the first things to decide however is whether you're goin...

How a New Garage Door Can Benefit Your Home Financially

Being a homeowner is not always easy. There’s always something that needs doing. Whether it’s decorating a bedroom, insulating the loft or some landscaping outside. Investing in a new garage door installation is often not a job that many people give a lot of thought to. “We’ll change it when somet...

My Garage Door is Stuck – But Why?

Some days, everything feels like it goes wrong. You don’t hear your alarm, you have to skip breakfast to get the kids to school on time, and then it’s a battle against the clock to get to that uber-important 9:00 AM meeting before it starts. The day feels like it gets a little better as it progresse...

Should You Get Garage Door Repairs or a New Garage Door?

A new garage door installation won’t be cheap so you’ll want to make sure that it’s really necessary before picking out a new door and a team of installers to fit it for you. If a repair carried out by a professional will ensure that your door serves you well for years to come, you can put off insta...

Top Reasons to Call for Garage Door Repair

The garage door is an intricate piece of hardware that thousands of homeowners use multiple times each day. For some, it's the primary entry and exit to and from the home. You use it when you leave for work and when you get home; when you leave to drop the kids off and return home afterward; and on...

Why D.I.Y Garage Door Installation Is a Bad Idea

Anyone handy with tools can probably manage a few do-it-yourself home improvement projects from time to time. Maybe you’ll install a ceiling fan or hang a medicine cabinet and pick up confidence as you go along, thinking that maybe – just maybe – you can tackle a major task, such as handling your ow...

Telltale Signs That It's Time for a New Garage Door

If you’re like most homeowners, you do your share of maintenance from time to time. Your house’s interior may need painting, floor molding may need to be replaced due to gouges or scuff marks, or the furnace or air conditioner requires a professional maintenance call. But when comes to garage doors...