Added Info FINE HOMEBUILDING #76 Aug-Sep 1992 pg. 6
Overhead garage doors. An overview of the various styles and materials.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #120 Dec 1998-Jan 1999 pg. 76
How to install an overhead garage door.
HANDY ANDY May 1979 (v.3#8) pg. 34
How to give a face lift to an old garage door.
HANDY ANDY May 1980 (v.4#8) pg. 58
Unique ways to decorate garage doors.
HOME CRAFTSMAN Nov 1963-Feb 1964 pg. 56
Easy steps to garage door maintenance.
HOME MECHANIX #681 Jan 1985 (v.81) pg. 89
Tips on repairing breaks in garage door springs.
HOME MECHANIX #681 Jan 1985 (v.81) pg. 94
Replacing a damaged panel in a wooden frame-and-panel style overhead garage door.
HOME MECHANIX #700 Aug 1986 (v.82) pg. 30
How to safely tension garage door springs. A tip.
HOME MECHANIX #711 Jul 1987 (v.83) pg. 84
Replacing a damaged section of an overhead (rollup) garage door.
HOME MECHANIX #735 Jul 1989 (v.85) pg. 31
Keeping burglars out of the garage. How to reinforce a garage entry door and lock an overhead garage door.
HOME MECHANIX #766 Jun 1992 (v.88) pg. 17
Buying a replacement garage door. Advice on quality, styles, materials and prices.
HOME MECHANIX #794 Apr 1995 (v.91) pg. 75
Tip: Use a length of garden hose to close the gap at the bottom of an overhead garage door.
HOMEOWNER Nov 1985 (v.10#9) pg. 28
How to restore the rusted bottom edge of a metal garage door.
HOMEOWNER Sep 1986 (v.11#7) pg. 64
How to check garage door seals for leaks and install a new seal.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Jan-Feb 1979 (v.4#1) pg. 84
Garage door serves as a patio awning.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #416 Jan 1963 (v.59) pg. 116
Installing replacement fiberglass or aluminum overhead garage doors.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #524 Jan 1972 (v.68) pg. 79
Tip: How to padlock an overhead garage door so that it cannot be opened by someone breaking the glass and reaching through to the inside handle.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #587 Apr 1977 (v.73) pg. 173
Tattletale indicator light inside your house shows that a garage door has been left open.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #608 Jan 1979 (v.75) pg. 76
How to build and install insulated storm doors for your garage door opening. These 3-section folding doors are installed in addition to your existing overhead door.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #644 Jan 1982 (v.78) pg. 92
How to adjust and lubricate overhead garage doors (the type equipped with extension springs) to make them work easier.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #649 Jun 1982 (v.78) pg. 19
Adjusting overhead-type garage doors so they open and close properly and easily.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1969 (v.131#1) pg. 168
Build a screened door for your garage door.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1971 (v.135#4) pg. 160
How to fix a garage door and door frame which have been bumped by a car.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1978 (v.150#2) pg. 102
Electric garage door lock requires you to set each of four (or more) rotary switches to the correct position before trying to raise the door.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1981 (v.155#5) pg. 132
Make double panes and panels to insulate garage doors.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1981 (v.156#6) pg. 158
Tip: Install a hinged safety block to prevent accidential closing of an overhead garage door.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1982 (v.157#4) pg. 22
How to repair (clean, lubricate and adjust) an overhead garage door.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1988 (v.165#2) pg. 125
Added Info POPULAR MECHANICS May 1988 (v.165#5) pg. 10
Tip on installing a garage door-spring restraining cable.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1992 (v.169#5) pg. 62
How to install a replacement sectional overhead garage door.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1996 (v.173#5) pg. 93
Hinged strip on bottom of garage doors allows them to swing open when snow is deep.
POPULAR SCIENCE Oct 1965 (v.187#4) pg. 153
Switch mechanism turns on a light whenever garage door is closed but not locked.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1970 (v.197#3) pg. 142
Rubber ball on string, attached to overhead garage door, is adjusted to touch the windshield of car when it is far enough in to allow door to close.
POPULAR SCIENCE Oct 1972 (v.201#4) pg. 144
Covering the joints of overhead doors with plastic webbing material will help prevent pinched fingers when the door is lowered into place.
POPULAR SCIENCE Aug 1974 (v.205#2) pg. 116
The art of weatherproofing your house with weatherstripping. Part 2. Windows, storm windows and garage doors.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1978 (v.213#5) pg. 96
Build a garage or carport door of 2x2s and 2x4s and cover it with corrugated fiberglass reinforced plastic panels. Provides both protection and a lot of light.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1980 (v.216#3) pg. 112
Large, heavy garage-size doors blend into the exterior and interior of a house or cabin. They are built with heavy framing and require special heavy-duty hinges like the pipe-hinges described here.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1980 (v.216#3) pg. 150
How to replace springs on a pivot-arm garage door.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1984 (v.225#5) pg. 124
Six lubrication steps to keep garage doors operating smoothly.
POPULAR SCIENCE Apr 1987 (v.230#4) pg. 84
LED bar-graph display. Eight simple electronic gadgets include garage door position indicator.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Oct 1979 (v.50#10) pg. 93
Retrofitting modern springs to a 1930's pivoting garage door.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #188 Mar 1992 (v.16#8) pg. 23
Disappearing walls. How to utilize overhead garage doors with glass inserts as roll-up walls.
SUNSET Nov 1981 (v.167#5) pg. 108
Tips on covering (refacing) your garage doors to match the rest of your house.
SUNSET Jul 1983 (v.171#1) pg. 120
Tip shows how to realign the locking bars on a garage door.
TODAY'S HOMEOWNER #813 Mar 1997 (v.93) pg. 32
Installing fiberglass screens for your garage doors that roll up like window shades.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1965 (v.21#4) pg. 58
Electric locking device for a garage door. Solenoid-activated deadbolt automatically opens when automatic garage door opener is activated. May also be used with manually operated doors.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1980 (v.36#5) pg. 46
How to install replacement insulated garage doors to improve the energy efficiency of your house.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1982 (v.38#4) pg. 4
Tip: Install a switch and neon lamp to tell you when the garage door is left open.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1982 (v.38#5) pg. 109
Tip: Build this locking device for single piece garage doors.
WORKBENCH Jan-Feb 1983 (v.39#1) pg. 9
How to build replacement sections for sectional overhead garage doors from stock 2x6 lumber and hardboard.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1985 (v.41#3) pg. 88
Selecting and installing a replacement overhead garage door.
WORKBENCH Jun-Jul 1993 (v.49#3) pg. 54
Tip on using an upside-down section of gutter to protect an exposed garage door frame from weather damage.
WORKBENCH Feb-Mar 1995 (v.51#1) pg. 70