CHOOSING THE RIGHT GARAGE DOOR

• Provide the ability to park vehicles right next to the door
• All four sides of door opening can be sealed
• Are safer than one-piece doors (one-piece door springs have a five-foot
  damage radius even with the installed safety)
• Are extremely difficult for prowlers to break into
• Are more likely to function after an earthquake
• Gain 6-inches in height over one-piece doors
• Allow the verticle clearance required by most of today’s SUVs
• Weigh half of what a one-piece wood door weighs
• Are less likely to kill cats that sit on top of the open doors

One-Piece Garage Doors:

• Do not intrude into the garage as far as sectional garage doors
• Were utilized because of their low cost when the house was built
  (are still cheaper than some sectional doors)

Steel Sectional Garage Doors vs. Wood Sectional Garage Doors

• Steel door prices range from $800 to $1,300
• Steel doors require less maintenance
• Steel doors are ideal for tract homes & standard homes

• Raised panel wood sectional prices range from $1,300 to $3,000
• Raised panel wood doors are less likely to be damaged by balls used in kids’ sports
• Raised panel wood doors provide a more elegant look

• Composite Wood prices range between $3,000 and $4,000
• Composite Wood doors are well suited to homes near the beach, who have children playing ball against the door, or for those wanting a high quality look with very low exterior maintenance

• Carriage House style wood door prices range from $3,000 and up
• Carriage House Doors are for custom homes or for those serious about the exterior appearance of their home. These doors are an ideal way to balance the exterior look of the home, make a dramatic statement in your homes appearance, or to make the doors disappear into the exterior of the home.
• Carriage House doors can have very large windows proportional to the other windows in your home.