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The typical garage door can weigh over 500 pounds and relies on springs to create tension to easily lift it. When one of these springs breaks, the force exerted from being so tightly wound can inflict serious injuries to someone nearby. The garage door contains two different types of springs. At the top of a garage door, torsion springs attach above the closed garage door, while extension springs rest on the upper tracks. Assess the Situation If a garage door… Continue reading »

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a garage door that required as minimal maintenance as possible? With the Wayne Dalton™ Specialty Vinyl Garage Door Model 8700 you can be sure that you have a maintenance-free garage door with the style that will last a lifetime. As a Wayne Dalton™ dealer, Discount Garage Door has access to the best garage doors on the market. We would love to help you find the garage door that suits your needs and style preferences!… Continue reading »

As a homeowner we understand how stressing it can be to worry about the safety of your property. It gets even harder when you are away from home on a business trip and you do not recall if you closed your overhead door or not. It is even more stressing when you are miles away and you cannot get home to check the status of your overhead door. If this happens, you will definitely be on edge the whole trip.… Continue reading »

They say that variety is the spice of life. With our new range of Commercial overhead rolling doors, you will definitely be spoilt for choice. You get to choose what works best for you. What if we told you that here you can get different materials, finishes, gauges and slat profiles? Sounds unbelievable, right? Well, it is all true. This is a one-stop shop for rolling overhead doors. Some of the options you could go for are: • The rolling… Continue reading »

June is National Garage Door Safety Month, and since this is a topic that is very important to the entire Discount Garage Door crew, we wanted to take some time to share garage door safety tips and advice with our valued friends and customers! Though huge advancements have been made in garage door and garage door opener safety, they are still large, heavy machinery that have to be treated with caution. Your garage door is the largest moving part in… Continue reading »

It’s storm season once again in Oklahoma, and that means we’re due for a few power outages over the next couple of months. We don’t have to tell you how much of a pain it can be when the power goes out. It can be annoying and inconvenient to lose lighting and the use of appliances and other electronics. It can be downright dangerous if the power outage lasts for an extended period of time and you lose your air… Continue reading »

When we talk about smart home technology, it seems like a lot of people start thinking about the 1960s show “The Jetsons” with hovercrafts, push-button controls throughout the house and a robot maid. Or maybe you think about the 1990s Disney movie “Smart House,” where computer panels on the wall control everything from temperature and wallpaper color to the toaster and a holographic maid watches over the kids. Well, smart home technology might not have reached either of these levels… Continue reading »

We see all sorts of garage door problems here at Discount Garage Door. Having been in the garage door repair business for as long as we have, we’ve seen everything from people driving their car through their door to a chain that just needs a little greasing. But, there are a few common problems we run into again and again. Here’s how you can tell if your garage door is suffering from one of these issues and what to do… Continue reading »

One of our favorite things about the garage door installation and repair business is all the people we get to meet and partnerships we get to form with other local businesses. Not only does it give us a chance to get more involved in the community, but it gives us a chance to get to know other business leaders and continually work on improving our craft. Currently, the Discount Garage Door team is partnering with Biltmore Homes of Tulsa to… Continue reading »

Hardscapes is the trusted name in Oklahoma for backyard improvement projects and creating a home paradise. When they needed some work done on their own 10-acre paradise in Bixby, they came to the trusted name in Oklahoma for full view and mostly full view glass garage doors: Discount Garage Door. If you’ve ever been to Hardscapes, you know how beautiful and tranquil it is. With gorgeous gardens and expansive Koi ponds, much of their space is a peaceful oasis. They… Continue reading »