Are you looking to make the most of your home space? Many people, when doing so, consider utilizing their garage as a place to do their laundry. This is ideal for clean garages, as well as garages with insulation and climate control – since when drying heavy fabrics like bed sheets, it can increase the humidity. Here’s some excellent tips from the garage door installation experts here at Garage Door Repair Chicago on how to turn your garage into a laundry room!
Do you want to revitalize your garage door with a brand new appearance? Many have been transforming your garage door with a classically rustic look using faux woodgrain finishes. If you want to do this yourself, you will need to follow a specific technique that’s somewhat different than normal painting. Here’s a guide from the experts at Garage Door Repair Chicago on how to make your metal or fiberglass garage door look like woodgrain.
Do you have a job that allows you to work from home or do you need extra room to do writing or office work? Your garage might be able to be transformed into the ultimate office space! It will take a little creativity and labor, but it will surely pay off in giving you a private sanctuary to focus on getting done all of your work from the comfort of your own property. Here’s a guide to turning your garage into an office space, from the garage experts here at Garage Door Repair Chicago.
Steel garage doors usually experience a higher degree of rust than garage doors made of fiberglass composites. These rust issues can quickly start affecting proper operation of your garage door – and they need to be handled as soon as possible in order to prevent costly damages. Here’s a guide to removing garage door rust, as prepared by the garage door repair experts at Garage Door Repair Chicago.
Wash the garage door by spraying a mix of 5 drops of liquid detergent mixed with hot water. Wipe the door down with a clean rag, and hit tough spots with a scrubbing brush. By removing buildup and dirt you can more easily identify what parts are rusted. Then, dry the door as you wash it, so you don’t create any sudden rust.
Sand off all rust. This will likely require a good deal of force. Sand off the entire rusted area including paint, at least 2 inches past the rust that you can see to make sure you get all of it. You can do this with sandpaper, or even better, with a power sander.
Clean all sanded areas, and use a bristle broom to remove dust from the sanding. Then wipe the whole area down again with your cleaning detergent solution, and dry it, to make the paint stick to the metal more easily,.
Apply a thin even coat of primer with a rag or paintbrush. Make sure that the primer overlaps the painted parts that were not sanded, as the primer’s oil will stop water or moisture from hitting the metal garage door. You may want to apply two coats, however, let at least 1.5 hours elapse between coats to let the primer dry completely before recoating.
Use paint that matches the existing paint to cover up the primer and the areas that have been sanded. Apply thin even coats – as many as necessary to ensure that the parts that were sanded perfectly blend it with the painted parts of the door that were not sanded; again, ensure that at least 1.5 hours elapse between coats, so that the paint can dry fully.
