NORTHWEST DOOR PROJECT OF THE MONTH WINNER NOV. 2016 IS CHINOOK!

First ever winner of Northwest Doors' Project of the Month...check out the link below for a gallery of photos of this most unique and difficult project, completed flawlessly by Chinook Enterprises Garage Doors.

http://www.nwdusa.com/project-of-the-month/project-month-winner-november-2016/


As December rolls along, it’s time that we reflect back on the month of November and congratulate our very first project of the month winner – Chinook Enterprises Garage Doors!
Their winning project was an indoor sports court built in Puyallup, WA by Better Built Homes, Inc. for a family of sports enthusiasts.

Equipped with four 16’x8’ Therma Tech II (Model 228 ranch panel) doors, this multi-functional court can protect from the elements on rainy days or let a breeze blow through when it gets too hot.

Despite the difficulties of a high ceiling and additional framing needed for the vertical lift hardware, this project came together beautifully and the homeowners were extremely pleased with the end result.

We are very proud to have been working with Chinook Enterprises since they first went into business. The company was started in Pierce County over 20 years ago by Konrad Schuman and after recently being joined by his son Kelan, they are still going strong today. They are based out of Spanaway, WA and take on new construction projects, remodels and even some occasional retro work involving customizing openings or doors to help customers achieve their dream look. Chinook prides themselves on their quality of work and the personal relationships they develop with their customers. When asked about his favorite aspect of the garage door industry, Konrad replied, “Meeting new customers and working with them to make their home better”.

Looking ahead, you won’t see any shortage of unique and interesting work from Chinook Enterprises. They are currently doing a project along Salmon Beach in Tacoma involving 16 of our aluminum and glass Modern Classics, and the doors are being brought in by barge! If you want to learn more about Chinook Enterprises or already have a project on your mind, check out their website and get in touch!

Preferred Installer for Local Puyallup Contractors

Our years of experience and quality work has awarded us with being a preferred garage door installer for some local Puyallup well-known and respected contractors such as
Better Built Homes, Presidential Homes, Great NorthWest Homes and Hunter Homes Building Group, to name a few.
We are pretty proud to be working with these quality builders who build beautiful as well as affordable homes!  Examples of our work is featured here on our blog.
Konrad

Dent Resistant Garage Doors...go ahead and kick it!!

I now carry and can install NO-DENT garage doors!  I know everyone is tired of unsightly dings and dents in their garage doors, I know I would be.  I actually KICKED, as hard as I could, one of these new doors and I could not even make a dent!  So...if you are hard on your doors or have kids that play in your driveway, you will want to ask me about our new dent-resistant garage doors.  You can go ahead and KICK-IT too!
Thanks for reading!
Konrad

Trouble-shooting your garage door remote or keypad

We want to try and help you solve your garage door issues, on your own first, (if you are so inclined), in order for you to avoid a service call.
We are always just a phone call away should you need further assistance.
Konrad...253-318-6341

REMOTES/KEYPADS NOT WORKING:

If you have an individual remote or keypad which has stopped working, the most likely cause is a weak battery.  Keep in mind that a lot of these devices have a small LED light, or backlit number buttons; these lights will usually still work when the battery is too weak to send a signal to the operator.  So try a new battery.  Some devices, when they have been dead for quite a while, will "forget" their programming.  You will need to reprogram them.  Sometimes, devices just go bad, and you may need to get a replacement.

Lately there has been an epidemic of sorts, with all remotes and keypads ceasing to function at the same time.  This is not a battery issue, it is most likely an interference problem.  A lot of people are installing LED lighting and similar products in their homes, and these products can interfere with the frequency that your operator functions at.  There are fixes for this, but you will likely need to call a garage door professional.  You can check for this interference by switching off or removing the energy  saving devices and see if the remotes and keypad start working again.

Another interference problem you could be having is interference coming from your electrical supply.  This can be caused by an electrical device in your home, ie. a refrigerator, TV, fan, etc., going on the "fritz," and inducing the interference back into the electrical supply.  This would likely be in the garage.  A way to check for this, is to take an extension cord, plug the garage door opener into it, and plug the extension cord into a different receptacle elsewhere in the house, not the garage.  If your remote works now, the problem is in the garage circuit, and you can unplug the individual devices until the problem goes away and this is your defective device.

Our future blogs will include:

• Broken spring,
• Operator runs, but door does not move,
• Phantom garage door operation,
• Door will not close/open, with operator and more!

Stay tuned...we are truly here to help you with all your garage door and opener needs.

Konrad

Cost increase is minimal for a higher quality, upgraded garage door.

Lay your old garage door to rest....it takes less time than you think
for a new and upgraded garage door to pay for itself.

If you bought your existing garage door 20 years ago for $1500,

and you open it 4 x day, 365 days a year, that's only 5 cents per opening.

If you paid another $500 for a higher quality door, this would be only 7 cents per opening.

The extra 2 cents would have brought you you a better, longer lasting door.

Now, that's my 2 cents worth.

Regards,
Konrad