Tips on Choosing Garage Doors
Garage doors improved a lot over the past decade. Not so many years ago, the driver had to get out of the car to open and close the garage door. That was a real pain, especially for those who were living in crowded and very circulated areas.
Today, garage owners can choose between several types of garage doors. Each type of door has the possibility to use various materials. Besides, doors come in many colors, therefore it is easy to choose a shade that goes well with your house exterior.
Among the most popular types of garage doors there are: roller garage doors, sectional doors, up and over doors and swing hung garage doors. Each type of door has its opwn characteristics, its advantages and drawbacks. Depending on your particular case, you may opt for one type or another.
The big advantage of roller garage doors is that they need very little space when they open, because they roll in a special box. This means that you can come very near to the entrance and the door still is able to open without any problem. Such doors are good for garages situated in narrow places.
Up and over garage doors, or overhead doors, are very popular, but they need a lot of space around them in order to be able to open completely. Because you need to stop the car quite far away from the door before it opens, such doors may not be suitable for narrow roads. You may create trouble for other cars while opening your garage door, thus creating the chance for more accidents.
If you don’t have so much space, but you don’t want roller garage doors, you can choose sectional doors, because they function on the same mechanism. The only difference is that the door is made of bigger chunks of material, which can make them look better. Everything else, like the springs and the opener stay the same.
If you live in a kind of a mansion, with a huge garden, then a swing hung door can be the most suitable for your garage. There are garage door manufacturers which produce real state of the art doors based on this operating principle. You’ve seen such doors in all classical movies.
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February 19 2009 04:27 pm | Uncategorized
Christine Denver on 21 Feb 2009 at 10:30 am #
My husband and I recently purchased an older home to remodel and live in it as we worked on it. It had one of the older overhead doors installed. What a pain it was, having to pull up, then realize I was too close for the garage door to open. We replaced it was a wood
Christine Denver on 21 Feb 2009 at 10:31 am #
My husband and I recently purchased an older home to remodel and live in it as we worked on it. It had one of the older overhead doors installed. What a pain it was, having to pull up, then realize I was too close for the garage door to open. We replaced it was a wood panel door. What a godsend that has been.