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A new garage door is a big investment either to your new home or for replacing an old door on your current home. Garage doors can add to the comfort, curb appeal, and security of your home. There are many factors to consider when choosing new garage doors: cost, material, design, insulation, and building code requirements. Taking into consideration how your garage will be used and where it is located in your home can help make your decision easier. 

Most people want a garage door that adds curb appeal to their home if they have a front facing garage door. That decision is probably the easiest. Now, let’s consider where the garage door is located in terms of the rest of the house. If the garage door is located below a bedroom or kitchen or living space in the home, insulation matters. Garages are typically very cool environments because of the fact that they are constructed of cement and are open spaces. Having a cold garage underneath a bedroom can cause issues in the home, especially during cooler months. Heat also radiates upward during the summer months, keeping the garage cooler but rooms above feeling like an oven. 

Bedrooms above the garage typically fluctuate in temperature much more drastically than the rest of the house. If the garage is attached to your house and located below a living space, you will greatly benefit from an insulated garage door. Insulated garage doors help to keep out cold, heat, and humidity as the outdoor temperatures fluctuate throughout the year. By being able to maintain a more balanced temperature within the garage, any rooms above also benefit. An insulated garage door may cost a bit more at the time of purchase, but it will prove cost effective when you compare the heating and cooling costs of the home. Talk to your trusted local garage door company about your options for choosing an insulated garage door.

Posted on behalf of Legacy Garage Doors

While garage doors have a relatively long life span, they will eventually need to be replaced due as a result of damage, wearing out or appearance.  Twenty years ago, garage door styles were fairly limited, as was the materials that that were used to manufacture the door.  Often the only way to get a garage door that was architecturally compatible with the style of the home was to purchase an expensive custom door, as mass produced, cost effective and architecturally correct garage doors were not available in the marketplace. In addition, in the past, many doors were made of inferior materials that did not weather well. 

Today, the major manufacturers of garage doors offer dozens of different door styles from classic doors with or without glass panels to carriage style doors.   New garage doors are now available with flush, recessed or raised panels, depending upon the style of the home that the door is going to be used on. 

In addition, doors are now available that are either non-insulated or insulated for colder climates.  The materials available include steel, faux wood, real wood, as well as other composite materials.  The door panels can be either smooth or have a simulated wood grain molded into the door panel.  The doors can be either painted or stained, adding more possibilities to the overall appearance of the home. 

Most doors are now available in a variety of widths and heights as well.  In short, never before have so many options been available.  A qualified garage door contractor can assist in determining the perfect replacement garage door for your home at a very reasonable price!

Posted on behalf of Legacy Garage Doors