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Most people never stop to think about just how strong their garage door needs to be or the amount of work that it does, just to keep things safe. To be considered a worthy garage door, they need to go through certain performance challenges first. We’ve checked out a variety of these challenges, including many that most owners would never even think about. When you learn some of the things that your garage door goes through, you will never look at it the same way again, and you will realize just why it is so important to make sure you have a high-quality garage door for your home.

Are you trying to figure out whether you really need to heat and insulate your garage, or if there are regulations that make you do it? There are some government entities that say the common walls or shared ceilings in an attached garage are required to have a specific R-value, but there are no requirements for the garage door and other walls. And if you have a detached garage, there aren’t any rules you have to follow at all.