| On the front of many homes, one of the largest focal | | | | the sections when the door is closed. This option |
| areas is the garage door. When building a home or | | | | tends to have a sleek, modernized look that some |
| considering a replacement, it is good to be aware that | | | | purchasers prefer. |
| garage doors come in a wide variety of options, | | | | The most well-known option, though, is the raised-panel |
| materials, and styles available for any design style or | | | | garage doors. These doors are the industry |
| price point. The most commonly available garage | | | | standard, and what many buyers are looking for in a |
| doors are sectional, open and close vertically, and | | | | replacement garage door. The design has |
| store below the ceiling of the garage on their track. | | | | persevered because these steel constructed doors |
| Popular among many homes now are the carriage | | | | are sturdy and reliable, and maintains popularity |
| style garage doors. These products are made to | | | | because of the increasing customization of the |
| look like the wooden doors on old carriage houses, but | | | | product. These doors can now be made from steel, |
| the design can be aesthetically pleasing on homes with | | | | wood, fiberglass, or composite materials. Some |
| newer architectural styles as well. On an older | | | | incorporate windows, and some of the materials can |
| carriage house, these doors would have swung open, | | | | be painted to match the trim of the home exactly. |
| but are most commonly constructed today to look like | | | | The fiberglass and composite doors are also often |
| a swing-out door, but to function in the same ways as | | | | dent-resistant. Raised-panel garage doors are the |
| a modern, vertically-opening door. | | | | easiest to find, and come in a wide range of styles |
| When searching for a more contemporary look, a | | | | and with a full option list of garage door features. |
| customer often goes with a cleaner look. Sometimes | | | | In addition to the design styles considered above, other |
| this is achieved through the use of tempered glass | | | | factors to include in door selection would be the |
| panels in an aluminum framework. The framework | | | | materials used. The price and insulation capability, as |
| creates a geometric feel to the door, and this mimics | | | | well as other considerations, can be material |
| the right angles often present on a lot of modern | | | | dependent. With so many options available, it is |
| constructions. Another option is a contemporary | | | | possible to find the garage door that will complement |
| garage door with little texture or delineation between | | | | any construction style or budget. |