Carriage House Doors

Garage door styles keep changing as time goes by. The continued rise in popularity and demand for the Carriage House Garage Doors has resulted in the consumer having several choices that were not available just a few short years ago. The Carriage House Garage Door is a replica of the turn of the century style garage doors that populated our country’s landscape. They were opened like a large cabinet with hinges on each side. These doors were opened by pulling them open and outward by hand. The current Carriage House Garage Doors are designed as an overhead sectional garage door that rolls up on a track and is opened by an automatic opener.

Paint Grade Carriage House Garage Door

As an alternative to the Steel Carriage House and the Stain Grade Carriage House garage doors your choice may be for a Paint Grade Carriage House Garage Door. These garage doors give the customer the choice of a custom made wood garage door made to their unique specifications, at a lower price that the traditional stain grade doors. These garage doors are sometimes called “Green Garage Doors”. Although they are normally framed using hemlock material for strength, the rest of the door will be made from recycled material. Most people will purchase this garage door because it needs to be painted. This is an excellent choice when you want to paint the door to match the exterior of your home, but want to retain a more modest price.

Not unlike any purchase that you may make for any item, these garage doors have their advantages as well as their disadvantages. I will list below some of the criterion so that you make a more educated choice for your home.

Advantages

· This garage door can be made to accommodate standard as well as non-standard openings of your garage.

· The price is usually more than a steel carriage house garage door but can be significantly less than a stain grade garage door.

· You will have the ability to design your own unique one of a kind garage door.

Disadvantages

· The garage door can come primed, but you will be responsible for the painting of it.

· All wood garage doors, even paint grade garage doors require some level of maintenance. Regularity of maintenance can be increased by exposure to salt air or direct sunlight. Normally on a paint grade garage door refinishing every 2 or 3 years is sufficient to maintain it’s visual appearance.

Carriage House Stain Grade Garage Doors

Carriage House Stain Grade Garage Doors are truly the pinnacle of perfection for the discriminating garage door shopper. This replica of the early type garage doors that covered our landscape at the time of the Ford Model T is truly unique. Although the garage door appears to open by pulling its handles outward, it opens like the traditional overhead garage door. It rolls up on its track being guided by an automatic garage door opener. Although there are other choices a consumer may make, nothing gives the distinctive appearance of Stain Grade Garage Doors except another Stain Grade Garage Door. There is no substitute for the natural beauty of wood. The most common of the woods used are Hemlock, Cedar & Mahogany.

These types of door will significantly enhance the beauty of your home. If your garage door is visible from the street, this is what the real estate industry calls “Curbside Appeal”. You can expect to pay significantly more for this garage door, however if your garage has curbside appeal, the money paid can increase the value of your home several times over the amount that was spent. When considering curbside appeal, a good rule to consider is the value as a percentage of your homes value. As an example, if your home is valued at $500,000 and you spend $5,000 on a custom stain grade garage door, that has curbside appeal, you spent only 1% of the value of your home to enhance it.

As with any purchase, a Stain Grade Carriage House Garage Door will have advantages as well as disadvantages. I will list a few of each for your consideration.

Advantages

· The main advantage is the distinctive look of a stain grade garage door

· This garage door can be made custom to accommodate any size opening that your garage may have.

· You will be able to design a one of a kind piece of art for your home.

Disadvantages

· It is recommended that your stain grade garage door be refinished every year to maintain its continued beauty.

· The purchase price of this garage door will be higher than a paint grade garage door or steel garage door.

· You will have to hire a reputable staining company to put the finish on your door. Usually the garage door company you work with can give you references.
Carriage House Garage Doors have been steadily rising in popularity over the last few years. This turn of the century style appears to open like a cabinet type door. With large decorative inoperable hinges on each side, and handles in the center, these doors appear to open outward. They are designed to open and close like the traditional overhead sectional garage doors, opened by an automatic opener and raising and lowering on a track.

Carriage House Metal Garage Doors

Until recently the carriage house garage door was only manufactured in stain grade wood, as a custom door. Even though the style of this garage door was desirable by many homeowners, the high cost prevented many buyers from purchasing and installing this type of door. Recently several manufacturers realized the demand for a similar door that would be more price effective. Today there is a large array of choices for the carriage house garage door design manufactured in specific designs at about one half the price of the traditional stain grade wood doors. I will list the advantages as well as the disadvantages of the steel carriage house door for your evaluation.

Advantages

· Lower Maintenance. It is recommended that a stain grade garage door be refinished once a year.

· Less Cost. Usually about ½ the price of a stain grade garage door.

· Longer Structural Warranty. The standard structural warranty for a wood garage door is 1 year. A steel garage door will normally have a structural warranty of 5 to 10 years.

Disadvantages

· You cannot design your own unique garage door.

· You cannot duplicate the look of a stain grade garage door.

· Steel Carriage house doors are only manufactured in standard sizes. If your door opening is not standard, like the openings of some custom homes, then you will not be able to purchase and install this door.

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