A1 Garage Door Repair Podcast

Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ stops by to say hi to Joe. 
Joe asks Jon this question: "Is Your Garage The Most Underutilized Space In Your Home?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
Log on to - www.a1garage.com
 
Podcast Episode Transcription:
my friend John Phillips is joining me
0:05
from A1 Garage Door Service in Phoenix
0:08
Arizona John how are you I'm good Joe
0:11
how have you been fantastic hey a while
0:14
back we were discussing a lot of things
0:17
and one thing that came up which kind of
0:19
piqued my interest
0:21
was the fact that you said that the
0:23
garage is the most underutilized space
0:27
in the home
0:28
now I use my garage to put my cars in I
0:31
use it for storage
0:33
I use it to hide stuff
0:37
so tell us about what that means it's
0:40
the most underutilized space in the home
0:43
yeah so whenever it comes to the square
0:45
footage of a home the garage isn't
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included unless it's been permissed to
0:51
be a livable space so whenever you go
0:54
into a home and it says it's 1500 square
0:56
feet uh 2 000 square feet a thousand
0:59
square feet whatever it is that's not
1:01
including the garage so when people want
1:05
to consider this I mean the average
1:06
one-car garage is around three to four
1:09
hundred square feet and then a two-car
1:11
garage it's like 720
1:14
that's a lot of square footage that's a
1:17
lot of square footage that you didn't
1:18
consider in your home and a lot of
1:21
people they just got a Pandora they just
1:24
park their cars in there they use it as
1:25
storage but there's so many options now
1:27
to where I mean if you want to go to the
1:30
city and get it all done up and make it
1:33
to a livable face yeah you can do that
1:34
but
1:36
with the storage options and the options
1:39
that we have with doors and epoxy floors
1:42
that we have in like the Las Vegas and
1:43
Phoenix markets you can make that 720
1:47
square foot of dead space into something
1:50
that actually adds value and adds space
1:53
to your home to utilize
1:56
yeah you know one could argue it is
1:58
livable for the guy who wants to go out
2:00
in his garage with the epoxy floor and
2:03
his little workshop and there's
2:05
something at least for a guy I think the
2:08
garage right it's it's their space so
2:12
you know they've got the pegboard up on
2:14
the wall with the tools and they've got
2:16
the cabinets and they've got the floor
2:17
they have a TV probably so the game is
2:19
on they put the lighting up and it's
2:22
really kind of their man cave outside
2:24
isn't it yeah and probably whenever it
2:27
comes to man caves probably my favorite
2:29
type of garage door makeover or redo is
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a lot of people you have a seven foot
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door well a lot of people have vaulted
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ceilings where these ceilings go up 10
2:40
12 feet and then you have a door that
2:42
kicks over but when it's up in the open
2:44
position it's just kind of
2:46
right there in the center of the garage
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because the ceiling's so high so then we
2:51
have high lift conversions and high lift
2:53
doors so instead of going up only about
2:55
seven and a half eight feet we can get
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that thing as close to the ceiling as
3:00
possible and back to the man cave a lot
3:02
of people like to do this because they
3:04
want to make it into a home gym or golf
3:06
simulator or any one of those things and
3:08
now the door goes up high enough to
3:10
where they can fit all that in there and
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then turn it into the dream man cave
3:13
that they've always wanted because they
3:15
have all the space now
3:16
you know that's fantastic so A1 started
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with Tommy mellow years ago as really a
3:22
garage door repair company replacement
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and now you guys just are the garage
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yeah the entirety of it because now we
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we know how to make as much space as
3:33
possible with your door but also with
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the epoxy floors we're also super big
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into overhead and wall mount storage so
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in that storage we're able to do ceiling
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mounts there are traditional things
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you've seen you know nice and clean
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hanging down from the ceiling but we're
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also working on motorized versions to
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where you don't even have to get up on a
3:53
ladder or load anything up you can just
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have it come down to the ground all
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controlled by your phone you load up the
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Christmas decorations or maybe the
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memorabilia that you want to keep nice
4:02
and then just click of a button it goes
4:04
all the way back up to the ceiling and
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then instead of just the old khaki
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particle board shelves on the metal
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framing that looks industrial now we got
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these super Sleek wall mount ones where
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you can slide shelves and hooks off and
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it just anything that's involved with
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the garage from the floor to the walls
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to the overhead storage to the garage
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door A1 does it all
4:27
yeah that's fantastic hey John thanks
4:29
for joining us today on the show yeah
4:31
thank you so much for having me check
4:32
projo it's always good sure all of
4:35
John's information is located in the
4:37
description of this podcast A1 Garage
4:39
Door Service located in about 30 markets
4:42
yeah and growing and growing once again
4:45
John thank you so much for joining me
4:47
today thank you so much

"So that thing is hard as a rock and then some of the stuff that I've been able to see that we offer like the different types of flakes that you can do it can match anything whether it's a tan or midnight and crazy colors."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon Phillips this question: "Why Should I Consider An Epoxy Floor For My Garage?" 
Check out this informative podcast about garage storage.
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
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"I have an easy solution that's up and out of the way to where I could divide a whole Christmas wall and a whole pumpkin wall and a whole Thanksgiving wall and 1/4 of July wall.."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon Phillips this question: "What Are The Benefits Of Overhead Storage In My Garage?" 
Check out this informative podcast about garage storage.
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(844) 214-2025.
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"So we're gonna fix the problem you called us out for. We also can address anything that can, instead of kicking the tin can down the road, essentially, we can address things that we can see are gonna be a problem in the future."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon Phillips this question: "Why Is It So Important To Maintain My Garage Doors?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this issue happening in our neighborhoods.
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
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"What you've really got to look at, and if I can help, what I say is I am totally happy as long as you give me the chance to come back out one more time."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
 
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon this question: "How Many Garage Door Replacement Quotes Should I Get?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this issue happening in our neighborhoods.
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
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"And we can just make that Fort Knox and a big deterrent if anyone looks at the garage door because the main purpose of people getting access to the garage door,  if they do have nefarious intentions is they want it to be easy."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
Thefts from the garage are happening more and more frequently. On today's show Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service stops by to discuss this disturbing trend and ways to ward off the thieves.
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon this question: "What Can Be Done To Prevent Thefts In My Garage And Home?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this issue happening in our neighborhoods.
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
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"Maybe they have the old truck with oil and everything on it and then they decide to park in your driveway and then they knock on the door and guess what..."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck - AKA Check A Pro Joe has invited Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ stops by to talk about garage doors. 
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon this question: "What Should You Expect From A Service Technician?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
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"So now as a homeowner, we're in this awkward situation to where I know because I can do the math and I have the app and I have to look at you and I have to tell you it's the wrong spring, but you just had it replaced a year ago."
- Jon Phillips, Garage Door Expert
Jim Klauck - AKA Check A Pro Joe has invited Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ stops by to talk about garage doors. 
Check A Pro Joe asks Jon this question: "What Is A Garage Door Spring Phone App?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
Jon Phillips from a one garage door service is joining me here on the program.Hey,Jon,how you doing?I'm doing good Check pro how you been?I'm living the dream.Thank you so much.So I understand that you can help people homeowners find the perfect spring for their garage door.And you tell me that there's this newer technology today.It's not just some math that you guys used years ago or the real good guys,just take a look and say,hey,I know what spring you need and they pull out of the truck and put it in.You actually have uh an app for this.Yeah.Uh before getting to the app to kind of kind of explain.So springs are rated in,in IP P T and you can imagine that a door comes in a bunch of different weights and sizes and that weight is contributed to the type of rollers,the hinges,the struts door supports the type of track that it's in the type of drums that carry the cable.There's a lot of variables and then when it comes to the spring,springs are essentially the coiled wire and there's a lot of variables,but there's the wire size,the internal diameter And the overall length.Now you can do a bunch of math to find this out.This is how I was trained when I first started.So figuring out the wire size,counting 20 coils over,maybe you get a spring ruler like this.So you put this in there,you count 20 coils over,then it gives you the wire size.That's a quick way.Or you can do it in an old school method way to where you measure 10 coils,do a little bit of math.And then you can find out the wire size and then we gotta somehow on a spring when it's broken,it's very easy to find the inside diameter,right?But whenever a spring just isn't holding tension anymore from the outside.Well,I want to find the inside diameter,not the outside.So then we gotta do math again to figure out the outside diameter.Take that minus the actual spring gauge itself.So then we'll be able to find the ID.Well,and then we got to find out the weight of the door,right.So we gotta weigh the door.So when doing this,we gotta get a bathroom scale or a livestock scale.And then what we gotta do is we gotta take the tension and put it back off the spring and let all the weight sit there and,and by the way to use this.You also have to have a winning bar and actual tools to do this and you gotta make sure that you don't throw the cable and completely throw the door sideways whenever you do this.And,but that here's a public service announcement.Homeowners do not do this yourself.No,no,not at all.This is,should only be done by a professional,but there's a,there's a lot of steps in this and then you gotta take length divided by the wire size.So you'll find the total active coils.You take the total active coils minus the unused coils to find the active ones.And then you take the constant when,then you take that divided by the active coils and then you'll figure out the IP P T and then you need to find that M IP,which is the max inch pounds,you know,divided by the IP P T.So you can figure out how many turns are on.It gets complicated.Well,now it's on an app.Wow.Now it's all in an app from service Spring Corp.Uh,they have the S S C app to where we can just put in door data and it tells us exactly.So no more writing it on paper in the human error.It tells us exactly the total IP P T needed for that door.Now,here's where it benefits the client.I come to a lot of doors And I weigh every door that I go to,every,everyone at a one does,the door should weigh less than £5 on the ground.Typically,we don't want,the motor can maybe pull up to 10.But once we start getting above that,your motor's life is gonna go down from the wear and tear on it.So I go to the door,it weighs about 20-40 lbs on the ground.And then I'm like,hey,we might want to take a look at these springs and they say,oh no,we just had those springs replaced a year ago.Ok.So I look at it and it's the wrong spring.So now as a homeowner,we're in this awkward situation to where I know because I can do the math and I have the app and I have to look at you and I have to tell you it's the wrong spring,but you just had it replaced a year ago.So,how are you supposed to trust me?So,how about instead of trying to break down everything it takes to find the IP P T that your door needs and the IP P T that the spring is capable of.I have it in this app where I can show you really quick to put in your specific door data and show you that,that spring is wrong and the correct springs that should be on the door.So it doesn't,don't take my word for it.Anymore.I'm gonna show you in this app.So that's why I can take technicians from this company and we're right.Every single time there's no guessing game,there's no double work and then you can check our work to make sure that the right springs are on the door every time.And I didn't,really can't think of anything more valuable than that and transparent.I agree.It's kind of like a navigation app today.You don't have to pull out the map or say,let me draw you the map because that's what you guys used to do.When you had to figure the size of the spring.You had to basically use your own experience and so forth.Like drawing a map or pulling a map out.Now,we don't use maps,we don't draw diagrams.We use apps.So if someone says,how do you get from point A to point B and you pull out a navigation app,people are gonna believe it because it's like it's there.Yeah,same thing right there.There's no guessing game anymore.Uh A lot of human error,uh labor hours are cut down completely because it's one shot.And at a one garage door,we're kind of in the business of fixing a door one time.Yeah.Do it right.The first time we don't like to piece it together,we don't like to play the guessing game.We just want it done to where you don't have to see us ever again.Unless you want to,maybe you like the technician so much.You want them to come over for dinner or the holidays,which is completely fine.That's what we like.Yeah,a one garage door service.Fantastic company Jon.As always,you never fail to educate us on the latest and greatest technology when it comes to garage doors.Thank you so much.Thank you so much for having me check,bro.All of Jon's information from a one garage door service is listed in the description of this podcast.So to reach them,it's a quick click away.Thanks,buddy.

Today on the show Check A Pro Joe is joined by Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. 
Joe asks Jon this question: "How Does The Cold Weather Affect My Garage Door And Garage Door Springs?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
Log on to - www.a1garage.com
 
Podcast Transcription:0:00it's spring snapping season we're not0:04talking about fishing or something it0:06sounds like a fishing thing it's it's0:07the season four no we are talking about0:09your garage door spring when the0:13temperature goes up in the summertime0:15and down in the winter time as we are0:17now in winter time we go to these0:20extreme changes your spring on your0:23garage door is more likely to snap I've0:25asked a garage door expert John Phillips0:28from A1 Garage Door Service to join me0:30here on the program to discuss this hi0:32John how are you0:34Hey Joe how's it going thanks for having0:36me back on no absolutely so0:39um I've known this for some time in the0:42extreme heat and you know we get that a0:45lot in the Phoenix area for instance0:46where A1 is based0:50um the Springs don't like the extremes0:53and also in the winter time we can get0:55cool too or cold and that's not good so0:59tell us what happens when we hit these1:01extremes1:02right so Springs metal uh hot oil1:05tempered there's galvanized but at the1:07end of the day the base is metal and1:10you'll have a spring and maybe it's a1:12little bit out of its cycle life it's a1:13little bit older and just that that last1:16straw that broke the camel's back is1:18that fluctuation in weather whether it1:20goes from hot to cold or cold to hot1:22that's just the last piece that it takes1:24and then bang hear that loud noise in1:27the garage you don't know what it was1:29until you can't open the door you know1:32that's just it that's a Telltale sign if1:34you hear a bang in your garage and your1:37kids aren't playing with firecrackers1:38and your husband's not in there with the1:39gun it's likely right it's likely the1:44spring because it makes a big bang and1:46when that happens please do not try to1:48move your door you really can't it's1:50very heavy isn't it yeah it's super1:52heavy especially if you're on like a1:54single spring system then we don't have1:57anything to lift up that door so1:59whenever you get the opportunity always2:01put two Springs on a door when you can2:04so let's talk about ways of keeping the2:08cool air out in the winter time and the2:10hot air out in the summertime with2:13weather seal and also kind of keeps the2:15critters out too right so whenever2:17starting with the spring snapping you're2:20going to get a garage door Tech out2:21there and it's going to come to a point2:24where you're putting money into the door2:25now of course at A1 Garage Door we have2:28the best Springs that last over 80 0002:31cycles and you'll never have to worry2:32about it again but at the same time do2:36you want to put that work into a door do2:38you even like that door2:40so yes we can repair the door but we got2:43to talk about the investment value and2:45is the garage cold so you want to put2:48money into the door but you never go out2:50in the garage because whichever heat or2:52cold is going on outside makes it2:54unbearable in your garage so what can we2:58do to make your garage comfortable and3:00work for you and going from the trim to3:03the bottom rubber to the actual door3:05installation itself and what it's made3:06out of how about we get you into3:08something that you actually like and3:10gives you a good Roi or return on3:13investment for you3:14and John you know what's nice about3:16getting an entire new door is you have3:19the opportunity to get a new track3:21system new rollers new hinges new3:23everything the new seals and it is brand3:27new right so every it's like getting a3:29new car you're not just getting a new3:31transmission you're not just getting new3:33Wheels you're getting a whole new car3:36and it's not that expensive for a huge3:39makeover not only are you getting a3:41great mechanical device which is your3:42garage door but it you know3:43aesthetically3:45it's huge uh in general doesn't the3:49garage door make up to 40 of the facade3:52of people's homes yes it does it's the3:55number one curb appeal I mean I've had3:58I've installed new garage doors before4:01and then the Neighbors come home and4:03then they come up to me they see my van4:05it says garage door guy on it and they4:08come up to me and the house looks so4:10different they'll come up and be like4:11hey can I get your business card do you4:13paint paint houses did you just paint4:14their entire home it looks so different4:16I'm like no we just replaced the garage4:19door it's a huge huge deal4:21and John you know that can be done in a4:24matter of hours versus actually painting4:28a home which doesn't give you that brand4:30new garage door it doesn't give you that4:32feature so let's say that you just have4:33a builder grade garage door but now you4:36want some Dimension to it maybe you want4:38those external looking hinges like a4:40carriage house look maybe you want some4:42windows in it maybe you want an4:43insulated door let's talk a little bit4:45about that yeah so if we're going to4:48talk about reinvesting in your home and4:50giving your home like a facelift and it4:53comes upon insulation so some people you4:55have a Pandora which is just sheet metal4:58essentially that's stamped uh you have5:00vinyl backed uh which is just styrofoam5:03so it has this thing called polystyrene5:05it looks like this it's like the packing5:08foam for all your old Christmas stuff5:10that you keep in the garage that makes a5:12little snow globe every year when you5:13break it out to decorate these holidays5:15and then it's just got this nice little5:18glue that's it so this is just sitting5:20inside of a Pandora and the insulation5:23is is minimal it's not really do5:25anything because the typical exterior5:27wall if you got 2x4 exterior walls it's5:30going to range in between 13 to 15 R5:33value5:34but then you got two by six walls and5:36then that ranges from 19 to 21. so5:39just average home we're going to say is5:41around 13 on an exterior wall so that's5:44where we should start so that's going to5:46happen and polyurethane doors and you5:49can see in a polyurethane door it's an5:51injected foam and it fills all the5:53cracks and crevices in there and it5:55expands the structural rigidity the5:57insulation value the quietness because6:00it's heavy so if you get some nice nylon6:02rollers you get some good hinges we get6:04it up on a maintenance plan you're never6:06even going to hear that thing so6:08whenever you're picking do you want to6:10spend a little bit of money on something6:12that you're going to have to spend more6:15money down the line because you're just6:18getting a product that warps and shapes6:20and doesn't do anything and your water6:23heater you got a washer to dryer out in6:25the garage or do you want to invest a6:27little bit more and have like a6:28bulletproof door and essentially if your6:31garage is sealed and you have a good6:33insulated door we have a good trim and6:36weather seal and bottom rubber because6:37it doesn't matter how thick the door is6:39if I got all four corners of it exposed6:42to the outside it's not doing anything6:44but if I have good seal good6:45polyurethane6:47you should be able to open your man6:49dwarf to your kitchen or whatever you6:51have it and have it the same temperature6:52as your house6:54yeah it's uh really makes a big6:57difference I have a three-car garage and6:59both of my garage doors I've got a7:01double garage and a single and7:04years ago I replaced my 18 year old7:08garage doors that were barely working7:11with insulated doors that have the glass7:15in it the windows and those are double7:18pane so we're talking about a highly7:21insulated door with high r value yes yes7:25usually they can fill those with a argon7:27gas which is in between which is a good7:30filter and bracer between the R value so7:33insulated Windows depending on the style7:35the thickness of the door just if you're7:38gonna spend a little bit of money at7:42least let's fit in something that's7:43going to benefit you and you can get7:45your money back because garage doors7:47have the number one Roi of any home7:49improvement over your kitchen which is7:51going to go out of style in 10 years7:53over bathrooms over anything the garage7:55door is going to hold its value so7:57you're not losing anything and you're7:59going to save on your electricity bill8:00your home is going to look Stellar it's8:02going to look brand new this just makes8:04sense to get a good insulated door8:07for more information go to8:10a1garage.com all of John's contact8:13information with A1 Garage Door Service8:15is in the description of this podcast8:19John thank you so much I really8:21appreciate your expertise today8:23thank you so much Check A Pro Joe,  I'll see8:25you next time
 
 

Today on the show Check A Pro Joe is joined by Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. 
Joe asks Jon this question: "How Does The Cold Weather Affect My Garage Door And Garage Door Springs?" 
Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...
For assistance with your garage doors please call A1 Garage Door Service -
(844) 214-2025.
Log on to - www.a1garage.com
 
Podcast Transcription:0:00it's spring snapping season we're not0:04talking about fishing or something it0:06sounds like a fishing thing it's it's0:07the season four no we are talking about0:09your garage door spring when the0:13temperature goes up in the summertime0:15and down in the winter time as we are0:17now in winter time we go to these0:20extreme changes your spring on your0:23garage door is more likely to snap I've0:25asked a garage door expert John Phillips0:28from A1 Garage Door Service to join me0:30here on the program to discuss this hi0:32John how are you0:34Hey Joe how's it going thanks for having0:36me back on no absolutely so0:39um I've known this for some time in the0:42extreme heat and you know we get that a0:45lot in the Phoenix area for instance0:46where A1 is based0:50um the Springs don't like the extremes0:53and also in the winter time we can get0:55cool too or cold and that's not good so0:59tell us what happens when we hit these1:01extremes1:02right so Springs metal uh hot oil1:05tempered there's galvanized but at the1:07end of the day the base is metal and1:10you'll have a spring and maybe it's a1:12little bit out of its cycle life it's a1:13little bit older and just that that last1:16straw that broke the camel's back is1:18that fluctuation in weather whether it1:20goes from hot to cold or cold to hot1:22that's just the last piece that it takes1:24and then bang hear that loud noise in1:27the garage you don't know what it was1:29until you can't open the door you know1:32that's just it that's a Telltale sign if1:34you hear a bang in your garage and your1:37kids aren't playing with firecrackers1:38and your husband's not in there with the1:39gun it's likely right it's likely the1:44spring because it makes a big bang and1:46when that happens please do not try to1:48move your door you really can't it's1:50very heavy isn't it yeah it's super1:52heavy especially if you're on like a1:54single spring system then we don't have1:57anything to lift up that door so1:59whenever you get the opportunity always2:01put two Springs on a door when you can2:04so let's talk about ways of keeping the2:08cool air out in the winter time and the2:10hot air out in the summertime with2:13weather seal and also kind of keeps the2:15critters out too right so whenever2:17starting with the spring snapping you're2:20going to get a garage door Tech out2:21there and it's going to come to a point2:24where you're putting money into the door2:25now of course at A1 Garage Door we have2:28the best Springs that last over 80 0002:31cycles and you'll never have to worry2:32about it again but at the same time do2:36you want to put that work into a door do2:38you even like that door2:40so yes we can repair the door but we got2:43to talk about the investment value and2:45is the garage cold so you want to put2:48money into the door but you never go out2:50in the garage because whichever heat or2:52cold is going on outside makes it2:54unbearable in your garage so what can we2:58do to make your garage comfortable and3:00work for you and going from the trim to3:03the bottom rubber to the actual door3:05installation itself and what it's made3:06out of how about we get you into3:08something that you actually like and3:10gives you a good Roi or return on3:13investment for you3:14and John you know what's nice about3:16getting an entire new door is you have3:19the opportunity to get a new track3:21system new rollers new hinges new3:23everything the new seals and it is brand3:27new right so every it's like getting a3:29new car you're not just getting a new3:31transmission you're not just getting new3:33Wheels you're getting a whole new car3:36and it's not that expensive for a huge3:39makeover not only are you getting a3:41great mechanical device which is your3:42garage door but it you know3:43aesthetically3:45it's huge uh in general doesn't the3:49garage door make up to 40 of the facade3:52of people's homes yes it does it's the3:55number one curb appeal I mean I've had3:58I've installed new garage doors before4:01and then the Neighbors come home and4:03then they come up to me they see my van4:05it says garage door guy on it and they4:08come up to me and the house looks so4:10different they'll come up and be like4:11hey can I get your business card do you4:13paint paint houses did you just paint4:14their entire home it looks so different4:16I'm like no we just replaced the garage4:19door it's a huge huge deal4:21and John you know that can be done in a4:24matter of hours versus actually painting4:28a home which doesn't give you that brand4:30new garage door it doesn't give you that4:32feature so let's say that you just have4:33a builder grade garage door but now you4:36want some Dimension to it maybe you want4:38those external looking hinges like a4:40carriage house look maybe you want some4:42windows in it maybe you want an4:43insulated door let's talk a little bit4:45about that yeah so if we're going to4:48talk about reinvesting in your home and4:50giving your home like a facelift and it4:53comes upon insulation so some people you4:55have a Pandora which is just sheet metal4:58essentially that's stamped uh you have5:00vinyl backed uh which is just styrofoam5:03so it has this thing called polystyrene5:05it looks like this it's like the packing5:08foam for all your old Christmas stuff5:10that you keep in the garage that makes a5:12little snow globe every year when you5:13break it out to decorate these holidays5:15and then it's just got this nice little5:18glue that's it so this is just sitting5:20inside of a Pandora and the insulation5:23is is minimal it's not really do5:25anything because the typical exterior5:27wall if you got 2x4 exterior walls it's5:30going to range in between 13 to 15 R5:33value5:34but then you got two by six walls and5:36then that ranges from 19 to 21. so5:39just average home we're going to say is5:41around 13 on an exterior wall so that's5:44where we should start so that's going to5:46happen and polyurethane doors and you5:49can see in a polyurethane door it's an5:51injected foam and it fills all the5:53cracks and crevices in there and it5:55expands the structural rigidity the5:57insulation value the quietness because6:00it's heavy so if you get some nice nylon6:02rollers you get some good hinges we get6:04it up on a maintenance plan you're never6:06even going to hear that thing so6:08whenever you're picking do you want to6:10spend a little bit of money on something6:12that you're going to have to spend more6:15money down the line because you're just6:18getting a product that warps and shapes6:20and doesn't do anything and your water6:23heater you got a washer to dryer out in6:25the garage or do you want to invest a6:27little bit more and have like a6:28bulletproof door and essentially if your6:31garage is sealed and you have a good6:33insulated door we have a good trim and6:36weather seal and bottom rubber because6:37it doesn't matter how thick the door is6:39if I got all four corners of it exposed6:42to the outside it's not doing anything6:44but if I have good seal good6:45polyurethane6:47you should be able to open your man6:49dwarf to your kitchen or whatever you6:51have it and have it the same temperature6:52as your house6:54yeah it's uh really makes a big6:57difference I have a three-car garage and6:59both of my garage doors I've got a7:01double garage and a single and7:04years ago I replaced my 18 year old7:08garage doors that were barely working7:11with insulated doors that have the glass7:15in it the windows and those are double7:18pane so we're talking about a highly7:21insulated door with high r value yes yes7:25usually they can fill those with a argon7:27gas which is in between which is a good7:30filter and bracer between the R value so7:33insulated Windows depending on the style7:35the thickness of the door just if you're7:38gonna spend a little bit of money at7:42least let's fit in something that's7:43going to benefit you and you can get7:45your money back because garage doors7:47have the number one Roi of any home7:49improvement over your kitchen which is7:51going to go out of style in 10 years7:53over bathrooms over anything the garage7:55door is going to hold its value so7:57you're not losing anything and you're7:59going to save on your electricity bill8:00your home is going to look Stellar it's8:02going to look brand new this just makes8:04sense to get a good insulated door8:07for more information go to8:10a1garage.com all of John's contact8:13information with A1 Garage Door Service8:15is in the description of this podcast8:19John thank you so much I really8:21appreciate your expertise today8:23thank you so much Check A Pro Joe,  I'll see8:25you next time