Passenger Injured after Motorcycle Crashes into Another Vehicle and Garage
A female motorcycle passenger was ejected from a motorcycle after it collided with another vehicle and then crashed into a residential garage. On scene reports state that the motorcycle collided first with a vehicle making a U-turn prior to crashing into a garage gate at Southside Road in St. John around 4 p.m. The woman… Read More
Home garage door maintenance
The garage door in your home is likely subjected to everyday use, making regular maintenance and inspections strongly advisable. By exercising preventative measures you can reduce the likelihood of a malfunction or other significant problems that could prove to be very costly. There are several annual tasks that can be performed to promote the reliability… Read More
Wooden garage door stains
For people who are moving into a new home and have chosen a wooden garage door, the next step is to choose which kind of stain to put on the door. Although the stain is only an aesthetic decision, it is nonetheless an important one because it can change the way your entire home looks…. Read More
Performing repair on a roll-up garage door
When performing repair on your home garage door, the first step is to be sure and study the type of garage door that you have so that you will know the best way to fix it. If you have a roll-up garage door, the first thing to check is the metal tracks. When there is… Read More
Tips to cleaning and organizing your garage
One room of the house that is very difficult to keep up with is the garage. Although, a main focus of a garage is to store cars, many people have too many other objects in there to do this. Before the summer heat kicks in, this may be the perfect time to clean out your… Read More
Maintaining your garage door
A garage door is a big investment and it is important to keep the appropriate maintenance on the object so that it runs properly. This is why it is important to inspect a garage door occasionally to make sure there are no major flaws before it breaks completely. A professional garage door company can come… Read More
Save money by repairing minor garage door issues yourself
Whenever you are in need of garage door repair, it is important to make sure that the issue is not a quick fix that you can do yourself. The issue may require an experienced company to fix it, but here are some tips that you can use to fix the simple issues yourself. For example,… Read More
Garage door replacement increases to 83 percent return
Remodeling Cost Value has done a report for 2010-2011 on the cost of remodeling certain areas of the home and how much they retain in value. In the nationwide report, it was found that a garage door replacement was ranked second when it comes to cost versus return. Replacing the garage door has an 83… Read More
Remodeling index continues to increase
For the 17th consecutive month in a row, the BuildFax remodeling index showed an increase in remodeling activity. The month of March had a year-over-year increase of 14 percent and the index reached 98 points. This is the highest index recorded by BuildFax since March 2006. In March, residential remodeling increased by 2.9 points from… Read More
Rocky Creek neighborhood homes going fast
The new Rocky Creek Austin neighborhood, just 20 minutes from downtown on the southwest side of Highway 71, near the Hill Country Galleria, is being called Austin’s newest, most popular home development. The development began sales at the beginning of this year and has already sold 47 homes. Two home building companies are responsible for… Read More