Residential Doors

NEW REQUIREMENT AIMS TO ELIMINATE ENTRAPMENT UL 325 By Joel Hawk and John Hupfauer HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LEAVE THEIR GARAGE DOORS partially open instead of the usual fully open/fully closed positions. The reasons vary, but include ventilation purposes and to provide access for pets to come and go freely. What is the safety impact of a partially ...

Price Wars  Beat the competition by selling value By Bob Laher WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. Established dealers are bombarded by barebones competitors quoting jobs at unbelievably low prices. How can they do that? How can we compete with that? How are we ever going to stand up against those prices? Unfortunately, the answer that many established dealers ...

When Phil Stapley’s backyard queen palms took a turn for the worse, he decided to try a company he found among a stack of coupons he received in the mail. The company guaranteed they could cure his ailing plants. Not only did they make good on their promise, they also gave Stapley an idea for marketing his own company, Stapley ...

The name may have changed, but the goal hasn’t. The California Operator and Door Association’s (CODA) regional conference in sunny San Diego was bigger and better than ever. There were plenty of new faces—and familiar ones—for the two-day event at the Town & Country Resort, Sept. 29-30. “It’s going to be a great weekend and we’re going to have ...

Leveling the Playing Fields  Should the industry have mandatory standards? By Amy Campbell A cell phone, pickup truck, some cash and a contractor’s license is about all you need to jump into the garage door industry. Maybe that’s an overstatement. But while there are many qualified, trained professionals in the door industry, there is almost an equal amount of ...