Step 1: Selecting A New Garage Door
Wood garage doors
A wood garage door provides natural warmth and beauty to your home. There are many options for different types of wood, including redwood, cedar, mahogany and more. There is also the option for paint grade or stain grade to coordinate with other finishes on your home. The options are endless in design, whether it’s a raised or flat panel, plywood faced design, or carriage house barn style. Our selection is abundant and our staff can educate you on the many benefits and challenges of working with this natural product.
Steel Garage Doors
Steel is the most popular garage door material due to its durability, easy maintenance, and quality appearance. Steel garage doors provide long lasting performance with minimal maintenance. Steel doors feature wood grain embossment with deep sculpted design panels for the quality look of a wood door. Steel doors also come in a pre-finished baked on enamel color and have many options for decorative windows.
Barn Style Garage Doors
Carriage Doors or Barn Doors are a perfect match for your country home. Available in Wood or Steel with windows or without, these doors have a charm and character all their own. The look of swing doors with the durability of a sectional door.
Contemporary Garage Doors
If you’re looking for a more contemporary garage door to compliment your home, aluminum doors feature sleek, modern styling and provide large expanse of glass to brighten your indoor space with more natural light. An aluminum garage door is rust resistant and low maintenance which makes it a perfect choice for beachfront or homes with a view.
Step 2: Select A Style That Enhances Curb Appeal
We realize that no matter your style, or budget, you want a garage door that adds beauty to your home. Choose from three distinctive styles of garage doors that enhance your homes curb appeal; traditional, carriage house, and contemporary.
Traditional garage doors
Traditional garage doors offer traditional styling that coordinate with the architecture of most homes, and stand the test of time. Classic designs come in short or long, raised panels, with a wide variety of baked on enamel finishes to choose from.
Barn Style Garage Doors
Barn Style garage doors replicate a look from years gone by. These garage doors look like they swing open, but feature modern functionality and roll up overhead. Take your pick from many barn style garage door designs; including the three section tall door best replicating a 19th Century wood barn style door or the more economical four section tall barn style garage door offers. Barn Doors can be used in many applications…and come both in Steel or Wood
Contemporary Garage Doors
Contemporary garage doors feature a stunning combination of aluminum and glass as well as smooth flush doors to complement the simple clean lines of a modern home. This sleek, modern styling is sure to add curb appeal, while bringing more light inside. Also available in Custom Garage Doors
Wood Garage Doors
Some homes just cry out for the beauty and timeless design of a wood door. You can easily match the siding, trim, front door or hardware on the rest of the house with the garage door. The opportunities are endless with Wood Doors
Step 3: Select A Garage Door Design That Matches Your Home’s Architecture
There are so many choices available; it’s easy to find the right door to complement the architecture of your home. With thousands of beautiful designs to choose from you are sure to find a garage door that will accentuate your home’s character and unique style.
Panel Options
If you prefer a traditional garage door style you have four designs to choose from: short panel, long panel, flush, and ribbed. Each design will add a classic look to your home for years to come
Door Designs
Door designs in the barn style are limitless with many custom designs available. For a maintenance free, steel barn style door, you can choose from hundreds of designs to find one that will fit your individual style. With looks that replicate authentic barn style doors or more simple, yet refined barn style styling, it’s easy to select the barn style garage door design that will fit your style and budget.
Contemporary Garage Doors
When contemporary or glass garage doors are more your style, design options include how many window panels per section you prefer. Selecting the glass for your modern door design brings the right amount of outside light inside.
No matter your home’s architecture there will be a garage door design that will complement your home beautifully and match your individual style.
Step 4: Select the Right Color To Compliment Your Home’s Exterior
Quality steel doors go through a four-step finishing process that extends the durability and the life of the paint. It starts with high quality steel that is cleaned and fully bathed in zinc galvanization on both sides to prevent rust. Then the steel goes through a pretreatment before a primer is added. Lastly a finish coat of exterior paint is applied resulting in four layers of steel protection. Garage door finishes are available in a variety of colors to compliment your home’s exterior. Many garage doors come with a limited, lifetime paint finish warranty for peace of mind. The paint is specially formulated for the high quality steel used in garage doors and highlights the distinct definition of the door designs to compliment the architecture of your home. To compliment your home’s unique styling some garage doors include two tone color options.
Step 5: Select Garage Door Construction with Features That Fit Your Needs
Choose the Construction and performance features that meet your needs with single, double, or triple layer construction options. You can select a new garage door with the level of energy efficiency and quiet operation you need. Single layer steel garage doors are made with a single layer of steel for an attractive exterior appearance and great value. Double layer steel garage doors feature an attractive steel exterior, plus vinyl coated polystyrene insulation on the interior to increase energy efficiency and sound protection. A triple layer steel insulated garage door is constructed with an attractive steel exterior, polystyrene or polyurethane insulation, and steel interior. Insulation between these two layers of steel provides exceptional energy efficiency, quieter operation, and a clean interior finish. Insulated garage doors help maintain the temperature in your garage and decrease the door operating noise level. This is especially important when the garage is attached to your home or used as a living space.
Another important feature of steel garage doors is hardware designed to reduce the risk of serious hand and finger injuries. This finger protected garage door system includes patented center and end hinges, safety bottom brackets, and uniquely designed pinch protection section. With your choice of door construction as well as quality and safety features, you’ll enjoy the beauty and performance of your new garage door for years.
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