Exploring Garage Door Options

Three Trick-Or-Treating Repairs And Upgrades Ideal For Your Garage

As Halloween approaches, many families prepare their home for the onslaught of costumed children going around to collect candy. Many home garages are used as a trick or treating location rather than the front door. If this is the case, then you can have a number of garage door installations added for use on Halloween night. Not only do the following three upgrades help with trick or treating events, but there is a lot of use that can come from them throughout the rest of the year.

Man Door Installation

Keeping the whole garage door open on Halloween night may create some safety issues. Opening and shutting the whole garage door can also waste a lot of electricity and power. You can help keep the trick or treating event organized by having a man door installed on the garage. This is essentially a door within a door. A small door is added to the garage door. It can swing open and act as a regular entrance for your garage. When children approach the home, it's easy to come out of this door and hand out the candy. During the rest of the year, these doors are ideal for quick access in and out of your garage. It also makes it easier to bring bikes or scooters in and out of the garage without opening the whole door multiple times.

Push Out Windows

Easily reach and hand candy out of the garage by using a push out window. When wearing a monster or skeleton glove, you can add a fun Halloween effect for the glass window. The windows can often push up at a 90 degree angle, so that there is plenty of room to hold a bowl through the window if needed. If you're hanging out in the garage or getting some work done, it's an easy way to hand out candy without the need for constantly going in and out of the garage. During the rest of the year, the push out window is a great source of fresh air. You can let a little air into the garage without having to open the whole thing.

Garage Door Lighting

As children venture down your driveway on Halloween, it's important to have proper lighting so that they can navigate around your property. Garage door professionals can help you set up various lighting upgrades on the garage. For examples, recessed lighting can be installed around the frame of the garage so that it can illuminate the whole area. If you choose a glass panel garage door, then the interior lighting of the garage will provide plenty of illumination for the outside. You can also select opaque windows that will only allow the light out without letting everyone see inside your garage.

Garage door professionals can provide you with estimated costs and a time line to have these upgrades installed before Halloween arrives. For more information, ideas, and options, talk with a professional or visit websites like http://aaagaragedoorinc.com.


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