Harbour Door: Pioneers in Garage Doors, Gate Systems, Commercial Parkade and Overhead Doors
Doors are more than just entryways; they protect our homes and businesses. In a world where your garage and parkade doors stand as the unwavering guardians, every detail, from the nuts and bolts to the effortless maintenance, plays a crucial role. A high-quality overhead door installation doesn’t just enhance your property’s appearance; it strengthens your haven and […]
10 Common Garage Door Problems (and How to Fix Them)
We’ve all experienced common garage door problems. If you’ve noticed your garage is making a lot of noise, looking uneven or performing at a slower rate than usual, there’s probably a thing or two you can do to fix it. If you’re experiencing garage door issues, we’ve laid out some standard solutions and highlighted when […]
Keeping Your Garage Warm This Winter
New homes, including their garages, are designed to be energy efficient and thermally effective. They are relatively easy to keep warm in colder weather. In previous generations, people were often content to live with a draft in their old homes. There are, of course, many old homes in the Greater Victoria region and many of these have […]
Preventing Fires In Your Garage
For many people, a garage is a multi-purpose space, not just a parking space for a car. In a garage you will often find electrical panels, garbage cans, work stations with a variety of tools and batteries. Items that simply don’t have another home, due to a lack of storage space, will commonly be found […]
Fall Maintenance For Your Home
When you own a home, you also “own” the seasonal maintenance that comes with it. Every autumn there are a number of maintenance items which should be addressed. This list is by no means comprehensive but will get you thinking about a variety of tasks which should be done, and may inspire a few more […]
Keeping Your Garage Door Quiet
Older, noisier components and degradation over time will cause your garage door to gradually get noisier. If you are annoyed at the squeaking and squawking sounds your door makes when it’s in operation you can do a few things yourself to reduce this. If that fails or you are not comfortable making some minor adjustments […]
Inexpensive Summer Projects: Part 2
Inexpensive Summer Projects: Part 1 In the first part of this series we looked at some practical summer projects/chores, things like cleaning, painting and pest control. Those tasks are not the most enjoyable things to do around your home but at some point they need to be done. We continue our look at summer home […]
Inexpensive Summer Projects: Part 1
Summer is for having fun, right? Yes, but as much as we love to enjoy BBQs, camping, vacations and the beach during summer, it also is an ideal time to get some home and garden tasks done. The weather is (usually) fine, the days are long and there is certainly not much on TV. Just […]
Choosing The Right Fencing
There was a time when the most common fence material used here in Victoria was wood. In fact it is still very widely used, but today there are many other options that provide attractive style, privacy and security, along with greater durability and much lower maintenance. Things to Consider Before you get attached to […]
Inspecting Your Garage Doors
In previous articles, we discussed ways to make the exterior of your home look nicer, for your own enjoyment and/or to improve the appearance of your home for resale. We looked at garage doors and the 2 options of replacement or re-finishing. How do we really know if our older garage doors are still in […]
