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Iconic Exteriors At Iconic Exterior we bring ICONIC looks to the exterior of your home. Ready to stand out in an iconic way?
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09/29/2022

THE PATRIOT PROGRAM

Calling all Patriots!!!!!

For those who do and don't know me I'm Jeff Merkel owner operator of iconic exteriors your local garage door and gate repair company here in dfw.

I'm starting a program for law enforcement, emts, firefighters and I haven't forgot about you America loving Patriots.

We're offering 20% off of all services.

Civil servants and Patriots are being dragged through the mud right now and I want all of you to understand that the majority of Americans don't believe what the media is telling them.

Here at Iconic Exteriors We Stand By You and we back the blue, back the red, back the green and love this great country.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you're having any garage door gate issues or just want to update what you currently have.

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God Bless this great United States of America.

FROM THE FIELD FRIDAY THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DO THINGS.I received a call from a Marine Corps brother of mine that his g...
01/21/2022

FROM THE FIELD FRIDAY

THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DO THINGS.

I received a call from a Marine Corps brother of mine that his garage door wasn't opening far enough to fit his new truck in the garage.

"Not a problem" I said, "probably a simple adjustment".

His response told everything, "weeeellllllll, maybe you come out and take a peak".

I knew I was in trouble.

Upon arrival, I saw the problem immediately.

The trolley that connects the arm between the operator and garage door is hitting the structural support beam of the house.

How is that possible ask?

Who ever installed the operator last cut a hole through the support beam and slid the operator through.

I'm pretty sure that is against code of some type but, I'm no home inspector.

Anyway, there are other options such as a LiftMaster,/Genie sidemount or Sommer EVO so you don't have to destroy the structural integrity of your how for a matter of convenience.

If you would like a consultation on those "options" that I spoke of, don't hesitate to reach out.

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The Emergency release cord on your garage door operator is for your safety but, can be a security risk as well.In my tra...
03/25/2021

The Emergency release cord on your garage door operator is for your safety but, can be a security risk as well.

In my travels today I got a call friend referral out in Dallas. He told me that his garage got broken into last night.

I asked, "what makes you think that someone actually tried to break into your garage?"

He replied with "there's a big bend on top of my door and my car was stolen". So it seems like a legit claim.

When I arrived, CSI was there taking a report and the homeowner showed me where the thieves stuck up pry bar between the door and the header, bent the top section back, and hooked The emergency release with a hanger.

They opened up the garage door, actually went into the house, took the keys to the car, and drove away.

Now, I'm not saying for you to cut off your emergency cord because it is for your safety but, do you take off the plastic handle so it cannot be hooked with a hanger.

I reinforced the door with a strut and operator reinforcement bracket. I also wiped the old garage door opener codes and reprogrammed new remote.

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TIS' THE SEASON!!!! 🎄 Ah, that feeling you get when family is over for Christmas, you have meat on the smoker, beers chi...
12/22/2020

TIS' THE SEASON!!!! 🎄

Ah, that feeling you get when family is over for Christmas, you have meat on the smoker, beers chilling in the ice box, and football on TV.

📺 🍺 🥩

Life is good. And then.....

💥 BANG!!! 💥

➡️ Your garage door spring just broke.

➡️ You can't open the garage door.

➡️ Now your in-laws can't leave, your kids can't go outside to play, and your wife is going crazy with all the people in her house.

She looks at you and says

“Do something or I will"

👀

Let me handle the garage door.

Screenshot this post. It may come in handy.

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My Work Here Is DONE!I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT.I've been waiting to post this for about two months; when ...
12/18/2020

My Work Here Is DONE!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

I've been waiting to post this for about two months; when my part was complete.

I can't wait to see the finished product at the beginning of 2021.

A Marine Corps brother of mine shot me a message (at the end of July) that he was wanting to do something different with his shop.

We ran some ideas back and forth coming up with a 20x12 shop door w/2' of highlift in the front for all of his toys and a 5x3 full view bar top door for the back leading to the pool.

He shot me a message asking if I had a foundation person because his guy was to busy (Sept 3rd).

I put a message out to my network and Hugo Hernandez responded instantly. I connected Hugo and Gunner Reeder and the ball was rolling.

This is what I didn't know. Gunner was going to build the shop himself and all of the cool framing on the inside (we'll get to that at the end of the post).

October 9th rolled around and the shop was up.
SITE CHECK TIME!!!

12' high with 2' of high lift was a "no go" because I didn't know and he didn't realize the pitch on the right and left sides.

NO highlift and spec change to 20x10, which is still awesome but, not as epic. I digress.

I was somewhat concerned if the bolts that hold the frame together were going to be strong enough to support the weight of the door.

There was no steel beams or C channel in this building so basically, as I opened it, I was praying.

Every sound I heard made me think this big Mf'er was coming down but, apparently Canadians know how to engineer a building (Kyle Hart)

Pics show the progress of the framing.

Today we finished up the final piece, the full view.

An OSHA manual burst in to flames somewhere with this one but, that's a story for another day.

Now, imagine this, he is going to build a second floor living area and cabinets around the springline.

This "shop" is the most perfect discreption of a mullet ever, "business up front, party in the back".



IT'S USUALLY A LAW FOR A REASON. A devil doc shot me a message looking for a door estimate but, also let me know that hi...
12/16/2020

IT'S USUALLY A LAW FOR A REASON.

A devil doc shot me a message looking for a door estimate but, also let me know that his daughter had a broken spring on her garage door.

Not a problem, we did the estimate and then I found this little gem at the daughter's house.

He proceeded to tell me that the motor has been like that scent is Uncle installed it back in 2000.

Sadly the law has been in effect since 1991 and his uncle actually worked for a legitimate garage door company.

What's worse about this particular situation is the homeowner gave his daughter the house and she has five little kids.

Now just imagine she's leaving for work, close the garage door, and one of her kids comes running out to say goodbye. There's no sensors to make that door reverse backup and the kid gets crushed.

My home inspectors Julian Cofer and Brian Lawson fail homes for this all the time.

I understand the level of convenience but, convenience can be deadly.


One of the BIGGEST concepts to is:IT'S BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVEBack on the night of August 29th the wind started pi...
12/14/2020

One of the BIGGEST concepts to is:

IT'S BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE

Back on the night of August 29th the wind started picking up pretty bad out of nowhere.

Some of you may remember me posting pictures of a large tree limb that snapped and fell in my back yard.

Well apparently it was a mini tornado called a down burst that ripped through Briar/Azle.

Many homes were damaged and/or destroyed during the storm.

A buddy of mine Jason Krystal Malewiski runs a non profit called Servolution and there goal is to give back to the community and those in need with home services.

Jason shot me a message to see if I could help out a disabled veteran homeowner that had their garage door snatched out of the opening.

Well, sometimes you gotta give back to not only the community but, to my fellow veterans.

The Cold Outside Is Frightful.....So how does an dog owner combat this weather?Calm down you Montana people, 30° is co...
12/12/2020

The Cold Outside Is Frightful.....

So how does an dog owner combat this weather?

Calm down you Montana people, 30° is cold in Texas.

I came home today after searching for my new marketing truck. I didn't find it but, the search continues.

My wife said "what's the temperature going to be this WEEK" ? I replied with, "cold AF".

She replied with "maybe we should have the dog stay inside" . I replied with "f*** that s***".

So, I did what a garage door guy does and I took the vinyl back insulation out of the garage door that I happen to have on top of my truck and I built an igloo for my dogs.

Then of course I dressed it up with some blackout curtains and I couldn't forget my EGA.

I hope you all are having a productive Sunday.

THURSDAY RIDDLE FOR YOU.Who has two thumbs and was just accepted as the go to garage door supplier for one of the larges...
12/10/2020

THURSDAY RIDDLE FOR YOU.

Who has two thumbs and was just accepted as the go to garage door supplier for one of the largest roofing companies in DFW?

That's right, this guy.

Right around a month ago, I heard of an event going on in Dallas where are some of the biggest home service sales companies we're meeting up to talk shop and talk growth.

I definitely didn't fit the mold but, I was extremely persistent in wanting to attend.

Mike Claudio did his damnedest to get me in but, my company wasn't at the level that it needed to be for me to attend in person.

Jon Paramore graciously allowed me to join via Facebook video.

While the sales summit was happening I noticed that it was a room full of roofers.

I paid close attention to the big dude in blue Tony Taveras and all he said about his company Linear Roofing & General Contractors.

I definitely knew that I wanted to join their team.

I sent a message through Facebook to the gentleman that was recording the live to lean over and ask Tony if he was looking for the garage door guy that was reliable.

He instantly sent back Tony's information and told me to friend request him.

I sent a couple messages to Tony after he accepted my friend request with no response.

I've instituted what I learned from Mike and started commenting and liking all of Tonys posts. That gave me the in 2 slide into his DM's one more time.

We set up a meeting today but, Tony unfortunately couldn't be there because he was doing what roofers do and selling a roof.

So, Tom Drake saw me standing in the doorway waiting and decided to do the interview with me.

I think he was rather Blown Away by the fact that I actually have a process when dealing with Roofing clients by possibly increasing their curb appeal.

We chopped it up for a little bit and sealed the deal, and of course we couldn't leave without doing what Linear does and taking a selfie.

I don't know about you but, 2020 I've been pretty awesome.

What Would You Do?Let's be honest, you most likely have never taken a second thought about your garage door being blown ...
12/09/2020

What Would You Do?

Let's be honest, you most likely have never taken a second thought about your garage door being blown off in a storm, RIGHT?

The damage was severe

The owner's reaction was shocking

And Iconic Exteriors had the solution.

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We installed a LiftMaster 8550 w/battery backup.

12/09/2020

From the field Friday:

This is one of those jobs that written copy wouldn't do it justice.

The the story is in the video but, the photos tell a thousand words.

We also installed a LiftMaster 8550 w/battery backup.

You know the deal. If you are having a garage door issue big or small, don't hesitate to reach out.

Iconic Exteriors

817-374-3946


P.S Check out the next post for full pictures of the before and after.....

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