Why You Should Upgrade to a Smart Garage Door Opener
Should you upgrade your garage with a new smart garage door opener? If convenience, security, and return on investment are essential to you, your answer will likely be yes.
The Benefits of Smart Garage Openers
You probably already incorporate smart technology into your home with appliances and security, so you understand how smart technology can make life easier. Upgrading to a smart garage door opener will add tremendous conveniences, like alerting you when the door is open for too long, allowing you to grant access to trusted individuals in your absence, and real-time video monitoring.
Plus, since your smartphone interface is the button that opens your garage door, you’ll never have to search for that remote again.
You can remotely program lights with your new smart garage door opener and app, integrate it with your security camera, automatically lock your garage door, and keep your home safe from anywhere.
You can also receive alerts from smart carbon monoxide and smoke detectors to learn if hazardous fumes accumulate in your garage.
Return on Investment
While garage door openers are frequently ignored by homeowners during home improvement projects, upgrading is a quick way to add value to virtually any home.
And it can be straightforward.
Since you are upgrading to a newer unit, you already have the electrical in place. The existing mounting hardware and brackets will often work with your new opener. Particular units may vary enough from your current model to require structural modifications or new hardware but are still less involved than an initial installation.
Should You Only Upgrade Your Remote?
Most garage door openers last seven years or more. But seven years is a century when it comes to technology. It is prudent to consider this if you are thinking about only upgrading your remote. Today, garage door openers are more robust, quieter, and secure and work with new smart technologies.
If yours is relatively new, exclusively upgrading your remote may be worth considering if it will still offer sufficient smart device features.
Choosing the Best Fit
How do you choose the best smart garage door opener for your home and specific needs?
Your garage door should be the first consideration. How much does it weigh? Unless the door is damaged or compromised and needs replacing your new opener must have sufficient capacity to handle the weight of your existing door.
Make sure your choice has convenience features like voice control, remote smartphone operation, and other tools, including security features like monitoring capabilities and automatic locking.
Summary
For many of us, the garage is the primary entrance to our home. Any garage door opener will add convenience compared to manual operation. This new upgrade takes comfort to the next level with the addition of remote monitoring and function, along with many other intelligent controls and features.
Suppose your current garage door opener is over seven years old. In that case, it is likely due for replacement, and upgrading to a smart garage door opener system makes sense for its convenience and security but also for increasing the value of your home and your investment.
The Top Choice Garage Openers team is here to help you make the transition with the best garage door technicians and installers available. Call us at 703-688-8998 to bring your home up to date with the latest security and smart technology.
