Garage doors

Garage Doors

The design of garage doors can enhance the aesthetic appeal of residential and commercial properties. As garage doors often extend across 40 percent of the external facade, it is essential for architects, designers, and homeowners to match or customize them to coordinate with the overall look. Fortunately, garage doors come in a multitude of materials, styles, colours, and hardware, and buyers can use design software to ensure that they are making the right choice for their property.

Garage doors are generally replaced only once or twice, if at all, after the initial garage door installation, as they are usually built to be durable and long-lasting. The most popular materials for garage doors are wood and steel, and these materials are more commonly used in combination to make for sturdier and insulated garage doors that require little or no maintenance. The doors are fortified against moisture damage and are able to withstand heavy rains and hurricane winds.

Properties in areas with extreme cold and hot climates are generally fitted with insulated garage doors. These types of garage doors are useful in keeping the heat and the cold out, reducing the need for indoor cooling and heating, and, thereby, making the building more energy efficient. Insulated garage doors can have polystyrene panels inserted between the steel or wooden door layers, or have the polystyrene panels attached to the inside of the door and covered with vinyl. Polyurethane foam is also used for insulated garage doors; the foam is injected between the door layers and it then expands to fill the available space and bonds with the door. Insulated garage doors, in addition to being energy efficient, also help to soundproof the property from external noises.

Insulated garage doors with glass windows are ideal for letting in natural light and saving on electricity costs. Design-wise, there are plenty of choices in garage doors. Buyers can choose from popular styles like raised-panel garage doors, carriage-house garage doors, wicket garage doors, and others. They can also create and customize their own designs as they want.

Garage door dealers can usually arrange for a professional installer to do the garage door installation, and many dealers offer a yearlong warranty with this service; buyers who prefer the do-it-yourself approach may not be able to avail of this warranty. Before getting started with the garage door installation, the installer will measure the height and width of the door opening, the available side room on each side of the opening, the available headroom above the opening, and the available backroom extending inside from the opening. These measurements are necessary to install the garage doors and the spring systems that operate the garage doors.

To save space, many garage doors open upwards, although garage doors that open outwards are also available. Garage doors can be operated manually, electrically, and by remote control. As garage door remote controls are often misplaced or lost, replacements are readily available and can be reconfigured to avoid compromising the security system.

The best garage doors on Archello

Archello has an extensive range of garage doors in different styles and designs. Our product selector will help you narrow down your selection to garage doors that fit well with your property’s facade. Please get in touch with us if you would like assistance with garage door selection and garage door installation.