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Why You Should Replace Your Garage Door

We all know what it’s like to nervously watch that one appliance or that one piece of equipment that clearly doesn’t have a lot of life left attempt to perform its required operation. We tell ourselves that if we can just make it through the winter, or the summer, or the next year, then we’ll finally get around to replacing it. And while it’s certainly no pleasant feeling, it is important to remember the quality-of-life improvements that come on the other side of that replacement, after you replace your garage door.

 

Four Reasons to Replace Your Garage Door Now

 

For many people, their aging garage door is one of those examples. And while it’s tempting to just wait until the thing breaks, it may be worth considering why now is the best time to finally upgrade.

Security

Your feelings about this point may depend on where your garage is located and what you keep inside of it, but in most cases, whatever is in the garage you’d like to keep protected. Not only can a new door be designed to fit securely, many of them can now be programmed to open and close right from your phone, meaning that old Did I shut the garage door? panic can be a thing of the past.

Curb Appeal and Home Value

A new garage door can dramatically increase the appearance of your home. Even if you decide on a simple design, the fresh look of it will go a long way to increasing your curb appeal. If you are thinking about selling your home, it might even be the extra cherry on top that nudges a potential buyer the right direction.

Insulation

Newer garage doors are designed to keep the harshest outside elements outside where they belong. If your garage is attached to your house, this can have the additional benefit of shaving down your utilities bill.

Reduced Maintenance

Whether your current garage is held together by spit and duct tape or it’s just a little worse for the wear, a new door carries with it some peace of mind and minimal maintenance needs.

So if you have decided it’s finally time to upgrade that garage door, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our Raynor specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Benefits of Automatic Garage Door Openers

It’s not often that you see someone driving around in a car that still has hand-cranked windows, but they’re certainly out there. Similarly, manual-open garage doors may seem like a thing of the past, but they’re not gone yet. As we often discuss here at FS Construction Services, garage doors are only as effective as they are convenient. A good, working garage door is almost invisible, something you expect to open and close every time you need it to, and then it’s completely forgotten. And while we know many have either switched to or inherited automatic garage door openers, we also know there are some out there who haven’t made the jump yet. So in case you’re someone who is still hanging on to their manual-open garage door, here are a few reasons why it might be time for an upgrade.

 

Why You Need Automatic Garage Door Openers

 

As previously stated, garage doors are all about convenience. And there is nothing more convenient than a big, heavy door you don’t have to lift yourself. Plus you don’t have to linger in bad weather, navigate an armload of groceries, or groan at the extra effort and time lifting the door adds on to every trip.

However, perhaps even more important than convenience is security. Automatic garage doors will keep what’s in your garage safe and protected. With many doors you can even have the option of controlling them from your phone, offering a guest the ability to use your door, and so on.

Most automatic garage door openers feature lights that will turn on when you open them, meaning you no longer have to stumble your way through a dark garage feeling for the switch. Automatic garage door openers come with a variety of features and options, meaning you can find the right fit at the right price and finally leave behind the days of heaving a heavy door over your head.

If you are interested in a new garage door opener, or new garage doors, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

Gateway FS Construction Services Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Once again, the year has flown by and we are already at the end of 2022. While we here at FS Construction Services would much rather be busy than bored, it does make the time go by quickly. Another full year of projects, new and returning clients, and the ever-present perk of getting to work with the wonderful people in our surrounding communities.

Happiest of Holidays to You and Yours

With this year nearly done and another one fast approaching, we wanted to take a little time to wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas season and a Happy New Year. We hope that you are able to take some time off, get some much-needed rest, and have the opportunity to spend time with friends and family.

The list of tasks to be done and new ideas to explore certainly isn’t going anywhere and it will need tended to soon enough. But until then, we wish you a peaceful end of the year. We are looking forward to a little downtime, some good food, and a moment to take in the things in life that really matter the most.

We are thankful for the family, friends, and clients that we get to work with each day and their constant example of hard work and steadfastness we get to experience firsthand. We are grateful for the inspiration and the opportunity to serve so many wonderful men and women and look forward to what 2023 will bring our way.

As always, we are here for any of your building, grain system, seed system, roofing, garage door, and painting needs. If you have any questions at all, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Project Profile: Massive Pork Farm Overhead Doors

At FS Construction Services we often talk about how overhead doors are an invisible necessity. You only really notice one when it’s not working the way it’s supposed to, and the rest of the time you probably don’t think about it much at all.

Perfect Overhead Doors for Enormous Space

In a similar way, when thinking about a huge building construction project, it can be easy to focus on the structure’s open spans, its column strength or its foundation, but there’s no point in having a building with huge storage capacity if you don’t have equally huge doors that open and close effectively.  As we have been highlighting our pork farm machine storage project, we wanted to take a moment to focus on these unsung heroes of any good building.

This machine storage building features multiple doors to suit its multiple uses. The first set of doors are massive 40’ x 18’ sliding, metal-framed doors that can open to allow large machinery in and out. The second door we installed was a 30’ x 18’ overhead Raynor garage door. This ThermaSeal TM200 insulated steel door is two inches thick and has an R-value of 18.3, making it an excellent choice to keep the building’s interior protected from harsh weather. The door also features a row of 8” x 24” windows and is operated by a 1.5 HP dual trolley Raynor ControlHoist Optima.

This project has truly been one of a kind and it has been a lot fun getting to highlight just how much goes into making a major project like this work. If you are interested in a new building, whether it’s big or small, steel or wood, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Did You Shut Your Garage Door?

We’ve all had the feeling before of being twenty minutes from home and suddenly being unable to remember if you remembered to shut the garage door. You run your leaving-the-house routine through your mind again and again to see if you can remember watching the door close, but no matter how hard you try you can’t quite be sure. Raynor MyQ garage door openers can help!

Control Your Garage Door with Raynor MyQ App

We’re sure you can imagine where we’re going next with this thought. Wouldn’t it be great if you could close your garage door from anywhere? Our partners at Raynor Garage Doors have introduced new technology that not only allows you to do that, but it lets you do some other pretty useful things too.

The Raynor MyQ garage door openers are WiFi-enabled openers that can be controlled through the MyQ phone app. So along with closing your door from your phone anywhere in the world, here are some other ways you can utilize these tools.

 

Video Monitoring

If you have the MyQ-enabled Sentinel opener, the included video camera will allow you to see who is coming and going when your garage door is opened or closed. Similar to a doorbell camera, this camera detects motion, even at night, and allows you to view what’s happening in real time, even allowing for real-time communication.

Extra Lighting

Raynor offers LED lights that can be separately mounted anywhere inside your garage and are controlled through the opener. So if need extra visibility, are searching for the source of a strange sound, or simply want the lights on when you know your hands will be full later, you can illuminate your garage with a simple button press.

Amazon In-Garage Deliveries

With this feature you can authorize Amazon to open your garage door for a secure package delivery. When your package is getting close to delivery, you will get a notification asking you to confirm your address. Then your door will open, allowing the delivery to be placed safely inside the garage. After a short time, the door closes with your package secure and dry inside.

Choose Your Closing and Lighting Time

This allows you to have your door automatically close at the time of your choosing any day of the week. Similarly, you can also choose a time for your garage lights to turn on or off.

Guest Use

With this feature you can invite up to three guests to control your MyQ connected doors and lights with their own MyQ app, making it great for guests, family, and friends.

 

If you are in need of a new garage door or garage door opener, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Things to Consider With Garage Door Upgrades

If you’re anything like most people, your temptation will probably be to let your creaky, crooked, or wobbly garage door fight it out for as long as possible before finally resolving to deal with the problem. And we get it. A garage door is the kind of thing you can afford to forget about until it suddenly stops working the way it used to, and then it feels like a nuisance.

Upgrade With a Premium Raynor Garage Door

At FS Construction Services, we’re all about maintenance. A little TLC here and there can go a long way towards saving you frustration and money down the road. However, there will eventually come a day when it’s time to let go of your old garage door and purchase a new one. So we wanted to discuss some things to consider before you decide to buy.

First, can your current door be fixed with a little maintenance? Keeping your hinges and springs lubricated, making sure your tracks are clean, keeping debris off the bottom of the weatherstripping and sensors can fix a handful of garage door problems. But once those things no longer do the trick, here’s a good rule to consider: if your repair cost is going to be half the cost of a new door, it’s time to go with the new door.

Our partners at Raynor Garage Doors make high-quality doors in a variety of styles and price ranges, meaning you can find a door that not only fits your needs, but looks great at the same time. Additionally, their doors come with lots of insulation options. So if your garage is attached to your home, if you live in an area with high highs or low lows, you will want to consider more robust insulation.

If it’s finally time to upgrade your old garage door, or if you’d like to find a door that better suits your house or your style, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Wishing You a Great Fourth of July

After what may have been a couple strange years of Fourth of July celebrations, we here at FS Construction Services are happy to be celebrating in a year that feels more normal. So we wanted to take a moment to wish our family, friends, and clients a Happy Fourth of July. May it be full of laughter, hot dogs, fireworks, and a little bit of rest from the busyness of life.
 

Wishing You and Yours a Happy Fourth of July

 
We know that this time of year can bring a hundred worries, too much rain, not enough, too hot, too cool, and on and on. And yet, whatever worries we have today, we remain grateful for the worries and battles of those who came before us and made it possible for us to have backyards and parks and homes to celebrate in. We always appreciate the reminder to slow down for a moment and remember that none of what we have or experience is in a vacuum. Whether your own histories seem complex or simple, boring or exciting, we are grateful for the chance to think about ours here at FS Construction Services. The decades of relationships we’ve had, the services we’ve had the opportunity to provide, and the daily joy of getting to work in and around our community are all a part of a wonderful story we’re happy to be a part of.

We wish you the best this Fourth of July season and hope you have some time to relax and enjoy it all. Because of course, it won’t be long before we’re wondering where summer went and thinking about harvest all over again.

As always, if you are in need of a new building, grain storage equipment, seed systems, a garage door, a new roof, or some other kind of service, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Customize Your Raynor Garage Door

It should be no surprise to anyone that when we describe products we usually use the manufacturer’s terminology. And while that certainly makes sense, sometimes words like classic, farmhouse, or contemporary don’t give you the full picture. We may discuss attractive color options or real wood texture appearance, but of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes when you’re weighing the pros and cons of a purchase you just have to see the thing, and that includes a Raynor garage door.

 

Raynor Garage Door Design Center Lets You Plan and See Your New Garage Door

 

Our partners at Raynor Garage Doors have an incredible tool called the Raynor Garage Door Design Center that allows you to choose a series, model, design, color, windows, and more for your garage door and see exactly what it will look like when all those things come together. Additionally, users can compare different models to see which they like best and see which models are going to cost more and which will cost less.

Choosing a garage door can be stressful. Some doors are so utilitarian you only notice them when they don’t work. Others are tied specifically to the style of the house as an accent or a feature. And of course, at the end of the day, the thing still just needs to work. Having the ability to see your door before your purchase it is a huge win. However, you still may find yourself with questions about pricing, functionality, durability, or more. When it comes to a purchase like this, you want to make sure you get it right the first time.

If you are in the market for a new garage door or a new garage door operator, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Garage Doors: Wood vs. Steel

Comparing one product to another is always an interesting exercise. Sometimes it only matters which one is cheapest. Sometimes it only matters which one looks a certain way. Sometimes you try to determine which one is going to annoy you less as time goes on. And most of the time, you are considering some variation of all of these things at the same time to see which one checks the most boxes. Today we are going to look at one of our favorite topics, garage doors, and compare two different styles: wood vs. steel.

 

Decide Which Type of Garage Door is Right For You With FS Construction Services

 

Cost

There’s no way around this one, steel doors are cheaper. The material is cheaper, it’s lighter weight so the shipping is cheaper, and generally the maintenance is cheaper.

Style

However, while wood garage doors are more expensive, you get a certain timeless style with them that steel can never perfectly replicate. To be fair, steel doors can come in beautiful designs and tones to give them the appearance of wood. But if you want the real thing, then wood is the way to go.

Maintenance

Wood doors are heavy and strong. They also provide natural insulation. However, they will need to be inspected for rot and mold and generally do best in mild climates. Extreme heat, cold, or moisture can cause the wood to expand, contract, and warp over time. Steel doors work better in all climates, though they will need to be kept clean to prevent rust and corrosion, particularly in climates where salt is used as a de-icer.

 

All in all, steel garage doors are economical, all purpose, and generally unfussy. However, as mentioned before, wood garage doors provide a certain look and style that can’t be replicated in any other way. If you are in the market for a new garage door and are trying to decide which Raynor door is right or you, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Project Profile: High-Quality Garage Doors

At FS Construction Services, we are all about the details. Obviously, this is a crucial component of any construction project, but even outside of a building’s function or safety, one mismatched element of a building, one thing that stands out for the wrong reasons, and the whole thing can be undone. The largest, most beautiful house in the world will lose its luster if it’s paired with an ugly or out-of-place garage door. High-quality garage doors can make all the difference.
 

Best Garage Doors for the Foreseeable Future

 
Which is why, when we had the opportunity to install two top-quality garage doors recently, it was like putting the cherry on top of a beautiful house sundae. For this project, we installed two Raynor Aspen AP200 LuxVue doors, one at 16×8 ft. and the other at 9×8 ft. These two-inch thick, thermally-efficient steel doors feature polyurethane insulation that completely fills the door’s interior space, meaning you’ll keep the heat and the cold where you want them, outside of your garage. All tracks, stiles, and hinges of these doors are powder coated white which not only increases strength, but provides an attractive look to all the door’s components. These doors also feature multiple four-square windows at the top, allowing natural light into the garage space. Our client chose the Distinct Finish Woodtone option with their doors, giving them an authentic-looking door, even down to the wood grain.

When paired with the house itself, these garage doors provided the perfect marriage of efficiency and appearance. Our client will have smooth-operating, attractive, and thermally efficient garage doors for the foreseeable future, making it one less thing on their house they’ll have to worry about or think about upgrading.

If you need to update your garage door, or your garage door opener, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.