Interactive labs

Eleven hands-on labs to understand your garage door.

Each lab is self-contained — click in, play with the physics, read the callouts. No math required.

Tool

24-Point Inspection

Walk through a self-inspection and get an emailed report with flagged items + a local pro if needed.

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Preview of the 24-point inspection tool showing a progress bar at 4 of 24 and items like Springs, Drums, Cables with OK, Watch It, and Fix It Now buttons.

The eleven labs

fundamentals

The Science of Garage Doors

How springs, cables, and counterbalance let a 150-pound door lift with one finger.

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The Science of Garage Door Springs

Torsion and extension springs explained — IPPT, cycle life, wire gauge, and what actually fails.

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Energy Efficiency Lab

Heat transfer visualized. See how R-value, panel construction, and seals cost or save you money.

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Garage Door ROI Calculator

Personalized payback on a new door — insulation savings, resale lift, and curb appeal.

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Rolling Steel Lab

Commercial rolling-steel doors in 3D. Coil, guides, curtain, barrel, drums — click any part.

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Spring Fatigue & Cold Weather

Why garage door springs break on the first cold morning of the year.

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Safety Systems Lab

Photo-eye sensors, auto-reverse, and the UL 325 safety codes that prevent injuries.

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Installation Training Simulator

Walk through a full door installation — tools, sequence, and common mistakes.

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Garage Door Anatomy

A 3D service-manual view of the six parts that drive the majority of door failures. Click any part for what it does, how it wears, and when to call a pro.

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Spring-Powered Catapult

A hands-on demo of stored energy — the same physics that moves your garage door.

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Narrated Chapters

Short narrated animations — counterbalance and cold-weather spring failure. Watch the physics in ~45 seconds instead of playing with the interactive lab.

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