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Ask Doors Done Right - Answers to Questions About Your Garage Door Or Opener

Hi everyone, My name is Scott. I own a garage door and opener installation and repair business in New Jersey. I have twenty seven years of experience and have some pretty extensive knowledge about all...

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Bench that folds up and pulls out

I need to build a bench that is going under some cabinets, so it needs to pull up and out because the cabinets come down too far to work under. It needs to pull out about 18 inches. I'm thinking of...

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Programming garage door opener works for only a single open/close

I have a Chamberlain Accessmaster garage door opener (I'm at work so I don't have the exact model # at the moment). A few days ago, both my remotes and the outdoor keypad stopped working, though the...

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Garage door opener part off by one letter

I need to replace my Chamberlain AccessMaster garage door opener logic board. The part # is 41A5021-1H-315. I'm having trouble finding that part, but I get lots of results for part # 41A5021-1M-315....

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Looking for thoughts on bench tops

So I came across some old library tables and I am going to use the tops for the tops of the workbenches that I'm building. They are solid maple 1-1/2" thick. I sanded one down to bare wood and cut it...

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How can I seal up this garage more?!

Hi all, I have a pretty nice garage that the last owner of the house had it insulated and drywall put up with a nice paint job, (sorry for the crappy pic). My issue is that the garage isn't heated but...

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Quick question regarding slat walls

So finally have some down time to work on my garage. Since unfortunately we are locked in at home because of Covid-19. I have been looking at a few slat walls and was wondering if anyone could provide...

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Help me salvage my garage roof

In a perfect world I would pay someone to demolish my garage and start from scratch, but trying to work with what I have is the only sensible option for me. The roof is bad news..it leaks like crazy....

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Pitted and Cracked Garage floor Help

My garage floor is pitted and there small chunks of concrete missing. What is a good solution to fix this? I also have some cracks in the floor as well. Any ideas on best solutions to fix this? Thanks...

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Garage door hinge and how to separate.

can you please show me where to buy the gray plastic garage hinges and how to install?

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Garage overhead storage woes

Goal I want to install an overhead storage in my garage. I bought this rack 4x8 Overhead Garage Storage Rack to do so. Setup I live in a condo with a 2 car garage. My neighbor's living room &...

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Rubbermaid Fast Track

Thinking about installing this in my garage any reviews from it here?

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Garage floor drain

I'm a legal medical grower, my grow is in my garage. I run an RO system that makes a lot of waste, in the summer I just pump it outdoors, but in the winter sometimes the line freezes. I also have drain...

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Show us your Workshop

Today I fired up the heat in my tiny outside workshop. My garage is 24x24 and there was a small add on area that was 12x14. living in the north and trying to heat a large area at my old house I decided...

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STOP BURNING UP SNOWBLOWER BELTS!

OK, I learned something useful today. If you are burning up snowblower belts, you might want to get some 40 grit sandpaper and burnish the drive pulley(ies) with it. I went through 2 sets of belts in...

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Can't get garage door closed tightly

I leveled and balanced my garage door following some videos after replacing the bottom weather seal but, although the door is perfect and seals nice on the floor while I'm working on it, as soon as I...

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Garage door opener replacement issues

My 25 year old chain drive unit died. A gear inside completely sheared in half so without an unavailable 25 year old replacement part, it's a write-off. I was hoping to re-use the existing mounting...

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How to repair this cracking wooden garage door?

My wood garage door has a bad shape in the center of the bottom panel. There may be cracks too (see picture attached); I also would like to re-paint it. What procedure/steps that I should take? Sand it...

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Reinforce garage ceiling for garage lift

Hey Guys, I'm moving into a new (10 yr old) house with a 30' wide garage where the truss system spans the 30'. The bottom chords are 2x4 and is R30-38 insulated with drywall already on them. I've read...

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Obnoxious Noise When I Open My Garage Door

I have a single-wide garage that consist of horizontal sections, each about 16-18 inches high. The door is opened and closed using one spring wound around a horizontal shaft. A cable on each end of the...

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