Although you may not have thought about them over the past couple years, your garage door springs have been used on a daily basis. Each time you cycle your door, your torsion springs provide the energy required to lift your heavy door up and into your garage—and they're capable of doing so for 15,000 to 20,000 cycles. However, if your garage door assembly has any of these three problems, then your springs are likely to break prematurely.
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When it comes to designing your new roof, you have a wealth of options at your fingertips. One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make is which material to use, and whilst timber trusses remain to be the most popular choice, structural metal is garnering a lot of attention in the roofing industry. If you're considering installing a metal roof, there are four key choices you'll have to make to ensure you get the most out of your structure:
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Vinyl windows offer homeowners an attractive, low-maintenance and affordable option when choosing new windows. They are available in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and pre-molded colors, and this makes them ideal for buying and installing the same day. Some people looking for a specific color may not always find their exact choice, though, and they would like to paint their windows. Despite rumors to the contrary, painting vinyl windows is a possibility.
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While many people associate the holiday season with joy and cheer, property managers associate the season with winter-related emergency repairs. Of these repairs, frozen and burst pipes are the most common. If faced with a tenant with a frozen or burst pipe, you'll want to know exactly how you can fix the problem to you and your tenant's satisfaction.
Dealing with Frozen Pipes
Dealing with a pipe that's actually frozen seems like a hassle, but you can help your tenant get through this particular emergency with only a few simple steps:
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Cedar lumber is a unique species used for a variety of projects around the house, and one of the ways you might want to use it is for a closet. If you have a smelled a cedar chest or closet, you can probably picture the distinct, sweet aroma it has. Not only does this smell last a long time, but using cedar lumber for a closet offers other benefits too, and here are three of them.
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