Residential garage doors

Residential garage doors are no longer plain-looking white metal with a standard block design and a couple of eye-level windows; They come in a variety of styles and custom accessories to fit every home, new or old, and most are modern and functional.

Often thought of simply as a place to park cars or remove excess junk from the home, garages are intricate parts of a home’s design, especially in newer residential single-family homes where the garage is in front, and especially what people see when pulling up to a home, many would say the home is “all garage” from the front view.

Homeowners want their garage to look good, flow seamlessly with the rest of the house, and have the same “designer look” as the rest of their large investment. Residential garages can and should be functional and modern, they are the largest moving part of a home and are typically used on a daily basis.

There are a number of residential doors to choose from when you plan to remodel a home or build it from scratch. There are isolated doors; steel doors; carriage-style doors; sectional doors; Ranch style doors, bone garden doors, and green or eco-friendly doors.

Most homeowners, especially those with attached garages, are interested in insulated garage doors and eco-friendly garage doors. Insulated garage doors are typically made from a single type of metal sandwiched between thick foam insulation material for added protection against drafts as well as keeping the elements out of the garage (sometimes known as steel + insulation + steel). This is good because if the garage is attached to the main part of the house, cold air could leak through the garage door and help “raise” utility bills.

With green products, environmentally efficient products, sustainability is the name of the game and making a garage door green means making it durable and everything from design to manufacturing to assembly, everything about the garage door is eco-friendly.

Homeowners who choose to purchase ‘green’ doors are looking to reduce their overall carbon footprint as well as help keep a door looking good for a long period of time, typically 15-20 years of daily use. A product like a ‘green’ garage door that will last a long time will reduce the need for more manufacturing, reduce the number of old doors in landfills as well as the fuel costs associated with distributing new doors. All of these things are a factor in a ‘green’ door.

Some of the most popular doors are composite garage doors and steel doors due to their high-quality value, low maintenance, insulation, and will not warp, rot, crack, or fade, so they need to be repaired, restored, or replaced less frequently than traditional wood doors.