We all know garage doors have a demanding role in our daily lives, a day of ups and downs. Yet, if you look at garage doors and openers, you will know there is more to their story than a monotonous life of ups and downs. View our Interesting Garage Doors Facts
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Garage doors and openers are often taken for granted, yet the invention of these products is fantastic, and they have a positive impact on our daily lives.
Interesting Garage Doors Facts
These interesting garage door facts provide greater insight into how much you use garage doors, the functionality the garages offer your home, and other tidbits that may change how you view this major household staple.
C.G. Johnson, the Inventor of the Overhead Garage Door
Overhead Door’s founder, C.G. Johnson, was a true innovator and the epitome of an intelligent entrepreneur. He acknowledged the nagging problem of his day and came up with the most ingenious solution: the original Overhead Door. And five years later, he invented the first electric garage door opener. Then, he leveraged those innovations into a business and a brand that quickly gained a reputation for quality, service, and integrity.
Today: Overhead Door continues to be one of the most recognized and respected brands in the industry and offers everything from commercial and industrial overhead doors and access systems to a complete line of residential garage doors and openers.
Garage Doors Open and Close 1,500 Times Per Year
According to Forbes, the average garage door opens or closes three to five times daily. That adds up to about 1,500 times per year! Throughout a 15 to 30-year useful life, your garage door opens and shuts over 30,000 times!
Life Span of Garage Doors.
It’s difficult to determine an average life span since longevity estimates are based on garage door usage. Yet, most sources agree that the average garage door should last between 15 and 30 years, depending on the quality of the materials, maintenance schedule, and weather.
Automatic garage door openers must be replaced sooner, with an average life expectancy of 10–15 years.
The vital factor in determining the life span of your garage door is its spring mechanism. Standard garage door springs are designed to withstand 20,000 cycles, while tension springs may only last between 5,000 and 10,000 cycles.
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Home’s Main Entrance
Over half of all homeowners use their garage door as their main entryway. Today, most homeowners park in their garage or use the garage door as the main entrance. Often, the internal garage door leads to their mudroom or kitchen area.
Think about it: as you carry your groceries, backpack, or anything else, it is much easier to use the internal door than your keys and front door.
Garage Doors Offer An Amazing Return On Investment
It’s worth it! Replacing your garage door gives homeowners an excellent return on investment, making it a financially savvy home upgrade. A new garage will enhance curb appeal security and relieve potential homeowners that their garage door should last for the next two decades.
2023 Cost vs. Value Report by Remodeling magazine and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). U.S. homeowners who chose to increase curb appeal with a garage door replacement project, on average, saw up to a 102.7% ROI at resale.
Help Save Energy
Your garage door can have a big impact on how much energy your home uses. The right insulated garage doors can help improve your home’s thermal efficiency, especially if manufactured with our patented polyurethane foamed-in-place insulation process.
An insulated garage door and garage walls can help control the temperature of your garage space and provide additional benefits.
From Garage to Big Companies or Live Concerts;
When we think of the most successful companies, we don’t consider where the creation started. Many companies started their business in the garage.
Google: Yes, the most famous search engine in the world was launched in a garage.
Apple: Apple is one of the most valuable brands today and often surprises people who discover that the first Apple computers were built in a small garage in Cupertino, California.
Amazon: In 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon as an online bookstore. At that time, his garage in Bellevue, Washington, was his office, warehouse, and everything else.
Microsoft: Microsoft is another technology giant that began small. When Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, they had little money and worked out of a small garage.
Dell: Michael Dell is another well-known entrepreneur who dropped out of college. He began building custom computers in his garage in 1984,
The Walt Disney Co.: It’s the world’s largest media conglomerate, and it all began in the summer of 1923 in a garage belonging to Walt Disney’s Uncle.
Mattel: It all began in a garage in 1945 as a collaboration between Ruth and Elliot Handler and Harold “Matt” Matson. What initially started as a side business soon developed into one of the biggest doll-making companies the world knows today.
Those annoying groups of teen bands playing rock, punk, or rap too loud late at night. Yet those early teen bands got started in their garage and later found themselves in the music industry.
- Nirvana
- The Ramones
- The Kingsmen
- Creedence
- Paul Revere and the Raiders
- The Who
- Buddy Holly
- Weezer
- The Kinks
- Soul Asylum
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