Garage Door Elegance: Choosing Premium Options

On the surface, a garage door is simply a means of opening and closing your garage, but in reality, it brings so much more to your home. A garage door is a vital feature of any home, playing a key part in your home’s overall exterior appearance, feel, and curb...

Improve Garage Ventilation

4 Easy Steps to Improve Garage Ventilation and Create a Healthier Living Environment  If you open your garage on a hot summer’s day and a wave of heat knocks you over, it’s likely your garage has poor ventilation. Or, if it smells damp or musty, or your...

6 Garage Design Ideas to Transform Your Space

With the majority of homeowners confessing to hardly ever using their front doors and using their garages as the main entry point into their homes, it makes sense that garages have become more than just somewhere to park the car. Whether it’s your main place for...

Cost of a New Garage Door

Cost of a New Garage Door + 8 Factors that Influence Pricing One of the most common and understandable questions people ask when purchasing a new garage door is, ‘How much is this going to cost?’. Like any construction or renovation, the price will depend...

9 Garage Door Trends – Styles, Colours & Textures

The garage door is the biggest door in your house and it’s probably one of the main features of your exterior. For some homes, the garage door can occupy nearly half of the house’s facade. Replacing your garage door is an easy way to update the look of...

How to Soundproof Your Garage: A Comprehensive Guide

It’s common for garages to be used for more than their typical car storage design. For example, we’ve all seen someone who uses their garage as a gym, a makeshift bedroom or band practice space. Alternative uses like these often lead to the need for...

Barn Style Garage Doors

Is a Barn Style garage door the right style for you?   When it comes to setting your home apart from others in the neighbourhood, installing a barn style garage door rarely comes to mind. Most people focus on the finishes and furniture inside to spruce up their...

The Benefits of Roller Doors

Enhance the Look of Your Home Roller doors are often underestimated when considering the appearance of a house. When it comes to adding curb appeal to a house, most of us rank landscaping, upgrades to the mailbox or a fresh lick of paint high on the list. While all...

How to Store Bikes in Your Garage: The Ultimate Guide

Whether you live in the city, the suburbs or enjoy country life, cycling is a fantastic way to stay fit, bond with friends and family and experience your surrounding area. When it comes to home bike storage, the garage is by far the most popular choice and for good...

Four Common Garage Floor Stains

Four Common Garage Floor Stains & How to Remove Them When it comes to areas where tough stains are likely to happen, your garage ranks right up there, along with your kitchen and bathroom. Aside from our cars, garages tend to be where we store our messiest...

Top 5 Garage Accessories to Have in Melbourne

Top 5 Garage Accessories to Have in Melbourne Living in Melbourne and want to take your humble garage door to the next level? Has your garage door seen better days, or are you just looking to spruce up your home? You may be surprised how easily you can improve your...

Garage Storage Solutions

Spring has sprung, so what better time is there to finally get your garage storage solutions sorted. We know how easy it is for the garage to become untidy and basically, just a large storeroom where you know it’s in there somewhere but not quite sure where...

Design Ideas for Garage Doors

Has your old garage door seen better days? Are you renovating your home with hopes of reselling? Or maybe you just want to spruce up your home’s exterior. Upgrading your garage door can be a quick, relatively affordable way to jazz up your home. With a wide...

Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Change the Colour of Your Garage Door to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal When you start thinking about ways to spruce up your home, your garage door might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, your garage door makes up a large part of your...

Increase your Home’s Energy Efficiency

Your garage door is one of, if not the most significant entry point to your home, which means it can be one of the leading causes of heat and energy loss. That’s where insulation comes in. With an insulated garage door, you can dramatically reduce your energy...

Top 5 Garage Door Accessories to Have in Sydney

Living in Sydney and looking to step up your garage door game? Your garage door is one of the most regularly used features of your home, but you might be surprised how many accessories are out there that will make it more convenient to use, safer and improve its...

Garage Door Trends for 2022

The past year many of us have spent a lot of time at home and to keep busy many of us started or finished off renovations and upgrades around the house, inducing adding or up styling the largest entry point of the home, the Garage Door. When looking at styles and...

5 Ways to Get Your Garage Ready for the New Year

Guest blog written by: Mortlock Timber New Year is just around the block, and things can get tricky when it comes to preparing your home maintenance. Ensuring your garage is organised will make it less stressful, more enjoyable and easy to find your things. To get...

Updating your Garage Door

Updating your Garage Door Is it time to refresh your front façade or replace your old faithful garage door that just isn’t working the way it used to? If yes, then there are several things to consider before committing to a new garage door. Firstly, why are you...

Spring Clean Your Garage

It is officially spring, which means it’s time for a Spring clean! Firstly, let’s start with what you will need: Work gloves. There is a lot of mess, some of which can be bad for your skin so, make sure your hands are protected. Broom Extension duster for the...

Top 5 Home Automation Ideas for 2021

The Internet of Things has made it easier than ever to set up a smart home in which you can remotely control your lighting, media, climate, and your home alarm system. But do you know that there are other essential areas to automate in your home? That is the essence...

7 Tips to Get Your Home Ready for the Bushfire Season

Summer means relaxing in the swimming pool, playing cricket in the backyard and cooking a few snags on the barbie. Unfortunately, long periods of hot and dry weather also mean that the risk of bushfires and the threat to homes is a serious reality. Last bush fire...

Cyclone Season Preparation Checklist

Australia is a great place to live. However, every year from November to April, cyclones can affect the eastern, northern and western coastlines, so whether you live in the city or the rural area, learning to protect yourself, your family and your property from...

Renovating House to Home

We hear what Holly from @RENO_GALS thinks about our garage doors and her tips for renovating for profit! You need to consider the whole style and picture the finished product before making individual choices. Cohesiveness throughout the entire design gives that...

Garage Door Trends 2020 with BlueScope

Garage doors have become an integral part of the exterior story. When we look at a house, it’s not the garage you necessarily remember, but then why is it such an important part of your exterior selection? We enter the property and we see the garage door; we leave and...

Before and After: Home Renovations

The federal government’s $25,000 home renovation grant is designed to revive the housing construction industry. If you want to take advantage of the renovation incentive scheme will have to act quickly, as the deadline to have contracts signed for the work to...

How the $25K HomeBuilder Scheme Will Work

The Federal Government has unveiled its HomeBuilder package, offering $25,000 for people to upgrade or build their homes. The scheme’s primary goal is to support Australian homeowners and the Australian construction sector. Under the program, individuals or...

8 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home

Property is always a hot topic, and homeowners are always looking for ways to add value to their home, regardless of whether they intend to sell or remain in the home for years to come. There is a multitude of different ways that you can increase the value of your...

How to Keep Your Garage Tidy and in Mint Condition

Keeping everything organised in your garage can be difficult, but with a little imagination and some repurposed household items, you won’t have to think twice about keeping things tidy. Here are some innovative ways to keep your garage organised: Get rid of unpleasant...

How to Prevent Pests from Entering Your Garage

A garage is a great place for protecting your cars and providing needed storage. It may even double as a workspace. But one thing you don’t want or need in your garage is pests. Unfortunately, these pests always seem to worm their way into garages. So, how do you keep...

10 Ways to Get Your Garage Organised for Good

A lot of us struggle with keeping our garages free of clutter. In fact, it’s even gotten to the point where it feels like garages are no longer meant for cars. Why is that? Simply because too many of us use it for all the other stuff we need to be stored away from the...

A Guide to Man Cave Psychology and Design

Mike Brady once said, “Wherever you go, there you are”. That’s easy for him to say, the man had a den. And as an architect, he also had the privilege of designing his own home. How many men these days have that much control over the design of their living space? Many...

Why Automate Your Garage Door?

There are so many advantages in automating your garage door. Let’s face it, there aren’t too many more irritating things than getting out of your car in the pouring rain or freezing cold to manually open or close your garage door. When you have an automated garage...

10 Innovative Uses for a Garage

The modern-day garage no longer just has to be a place to park the car. As space becomes limited and people become more innovative, interesting uses for garage spaces are emerging. Here are a few of the best: Mancave Garages generally have a testosterone-fueled feel,...

Why Windows Are A Great Feature for Your Garage Door

There are so many fabulous options and accessories available for garage doors today. One optional extra for sectional garage doors which homeowners should seriously consider is the addition of window features. Windows which are quite common in sectional garage doors...

Why Installing Infra-red Safety Beams Is A Must?

A garage door is quite possibly the largest moving object on the vast majority of homes worldwide.  Depending on the size and material from which the door is made, it can weigh in excess of 150kg.  There is no doubt then that a garage door that closes on your valuable...

Tips for Saving Money on Your Energy Bills

With a little effort, you can keep the appliances in your home running smoothly and save some extra cash. You’ll want to get as much out of them for the lowest possible cost. Here are some ways to do this, as well as other ways you can save on home improvement: The...

One Double or Two Single Garage Doors?

Not sure which garage door configuration will work best for you? Whether you’re building for the first time or looking to convert your existing setup, there are a few things to consider. If you’re trying to decide between one double or two single garage doors, this...

5 Top Garage Design Ideas

Most garages do not suit the needs of their owners, but, there are five popular design ideas that can transform any garage into a more useful space. Overhead storage – for a minor investment, overhead racks and bins can free up an incredible amount of space in...

Home Maintenance Tips

Following a regular schedule of home maintenance can save you a lot of money on costly repairs in the long run. What’s more, most maintenance jobs are not difficult if you know what to do. The key is to build a full year maintenance schedule by determining how often...

5 Materials for Covering Your Garage Floor

For most people, all we know about garage flooring is what we learned from our parents, which is not much at all. This article seeks to demystify the process of covering your garage floor, explaining why concrete is no longer the only option for garages in 2015, and...
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