Choosing The Right Residential Garage Door
When shopping for residential garage doors there are a lot of choices out there. There are many brands, materials, sizes and styles of garage doors to choose from. First you should consider what your use of the garage will be to help determine the features you may want. For instance, if you will only use your garage to park cars then you may not be too concerned about getting an insulated door. However, if you think you would like to use it as a secondary functional space then maybe you want insulation or even screens that can hang in the doorway to create a great summer space. If you know that you want the garage door to use an opener then you will need to make sure you have enough headroom. A headroom of 18" is ideal. You will also have to choose whether or not you want to use a belt or chain driven opener. Belt driven is actually the best type of opener. Popular brands of garage openers include Genie, Liftmaster, Chamberlain, Raynor, Falcon and Sears. The residential garage doors can open automatically with an opener or be opened manually by a roll up method. When shopping for the actual door you will have to choose from three standard materials wood, steel or fiberglass. Wood is naturally very insulating and has a very high class look, however they do require the most maintenance as they generally need to be repainted every few years. Steel residential garage doors are great because they can take the wear and tear and can even have the appearance of wood without the maintenance, but they are not as insulated. Fiberglass are also low maintenance, but tend to be expensive. The most common brands of residential garage doors include Wayne Dalton, Clopay, O'Brien and Amarr. You can also add other accessories to your garage or garage doors. You can have windows in your doors or have additional weather stripping. Garage floor seals also help keep rain, snow and leaves out of your garage by seal the gap between the floor and the garage door. There are so many things to consider when choosing residential garage doors. Plan and research carefully and you will be sure to make a great decision. You also have to remember that you get what you pay for, so don't look for the cheapest. |