Garage Blocks Prevent Damage

August 31, 2011 2 Comments

Home owners throughout the United States have begun to pay more attention to the need for caution when driving or backing into their garages. Damage to garages caused by cars causes millions of dollars in insurance fees and necessary repairs every year. Similarly, there is a significant safety risk posed by parking in garages when drivers are unaware of the borders of the garage or the potential for children, adults, or pets to be behind the vehicles in blind spots.

It is for these reasons that there has been a significant increase in the amount of safety equipment marketed toward garage owners, including garage parking aids such as garage parking blocks and garage stops for cars. This article will discuss some of the various kinds of garage bumpers in existence and suggestions for selecting the appropriate ones to meet one’s parking needs.

The most effective way to control the speed of a vehicle that is approaching a garage, whether that be a garage in front of a house hold or a public or private multi level parking garage, is to use speed bumps and speed humps and other garage parking aids. Garage stops for cars such as garage parking blocks are easy to see, easy to deploy, easy to purchase, and easy to move from one area to the next as they are needed. When high visibility parking blocks and signs are put down in public or private parking areas, it becomes easy to communicate to drivers that it is essential to reduce their speeds while navigating the garage areas.

The advantage of garage parking tools, as described above, is that they are light in weight. In comparison to the old fashioned concrete parking blocks, these are far lighter and easier to move from one area to the next. As a result, one person can pick up a garage stop after removing the reinforcements in the asphalt and move it to another location as needed.

However, just because they are easy to move from one place to the next does not mean that they are not strong and sturdy enough to support the weights of hundreds of cars passing over them every single day. Rather, these parking stops are durable and designed to last for years without any need for repair, which ends up saving the company that purchases them a significant amount of money.

Portable garage bumpers may be purchased in a variety of sizes, including bumps that are four, six, nine, ten, twelve, fourteen, and sixteen feet in width. These widths are enough to span small to very large parking spots, which means that all kinds of vehicles from motorcycles to small trucks may be accommodated and slowed down to safe speeds.

There are different ways to attach garage bumpers to the ground. Some may be installed with screw options so they can be drilled into place with mild machinery like regular power drills. Others may be glued into place to allow for easier removal without specialized tools. This versatility makes garage bumpers great choices for companies everywhere.

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2 Comments to “Garage Blocks Prevent Damage”
  1. [...] garage stops. Pilot holes need to be drilled through the product’s installation holes. Remove the garage bumper and re-drill the holes the diameter and depth necessary to include the metal shield height. [...]

  2. [...] reverse cameras, they are still not commonplace enough to forego other sure-fire methods such as garage parking aids to serve as a way to alert the driver when to [...]

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