Your garage door is one of the main entrances to your home. Therefore, it’s important to be certain your garage door is in good working condition and also secure.
If you’re experiencing difficulty with your garage door, then it’s usually best to call on a garage door professional. This way, you can quickly determine whether your garage door can be repaired, or if you need a new garage door.
Two common cost factors of garage door repairs are:
- Style
- Materials
Style of Garage Door
The style of a garage door can affect its repair costs. It all depends on the garage door’s style. Some garage doors are more easily repaired than others.
- Older garage doors that “tilt-up” can be more difficult to repair. The reason is that parts for these older model garage doors can be hard to find.
- Single wide garage doors that “roll-up” are generally quite affordable to repair.
Custom sectional garage doors tend to be more expensive. In fact, solid-wood custom garage doors are typically the most expensive to repair.
Garage Door Materials
The quality of garage door materials varies.
- More expensive garage doors often cost more to repair and/or replace.
- Wood garage doors tend to be more expensive to repair than metal or steel garage doors.
Nevertheless, there is a wide range of wood and metal (or steel) garage doors. This means that you’ll likely find a replacement door constructed from quality materials that meet your budget. As a general rule, replacing your current garage door with a better insulated (premium) garage door will cost more.
For more help in determining the cost of repairing or replacing your garage door, contact a professional garage door company. They’ll be able to not only cover cost factors of style and materials, but other cost factors such as garage-door openers and garage door finishes.
