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<\/p>\nBuying a garage door is a daunting process whether you are building a new home or renovating. \u00a0New garage doors are a big investment item and there are many different styles to choose from. \u00a0Garages are offered in increasingly complex variations but the underlying choices remain largely the same.\u00a0 Those two choices are the material of the garage door and its type.<\/p>\n
You also have the choice of self-installing or paying to have a professional install it for you. \u00a0It is recommended you choose the latter due to the complexity of even the most basic garage doors. \u00a0In this article, we go over the most popular types of material, which ones are considered better quality, and why.<\/p>\n
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Material<\/strong><\/p>\n The typical choices of garage door material are: steel, wood or fiberglass\/aluminum.<\/p>\n Steel garage doors are the strongest of the three. \u00a0They have the ability to be disguised to look like wood or painted another color. \u00a0Steel doors that are made of hot-dipped galvanized steel, as most are now, don\u2019t require repainting nearly as much as wood doors do and don\u2019t rust.<\/p>\n Premium steel doors are doors that are 2 inches thick, filled with insulation and covered in 24-gauge steel. \u00a0These doors are less likely to sag, keep the garage at a more stable temperature and are generally quieter to operate.<\/p>\n Fiberglass garage doors are doors with an aluminum frame and fiberglass in-between. \u00a0This is a very lightweight door and can be good for places with lots of salt in the air, which fiberglass happens to be very resistant to. \u00a0Fiberglass door are good for areas where you need to let the light in and are interested in a modern looking garage door.<\/p>\n Otherwise it isn\u2019t a very good choice because it ages poorly, breaks easily and doesn\u2019t keep in heat well. Finally, wood garage doors are sought after because of their sleek style and low price. \u00a0Wood doors are beautiful if you can afford to keep them well maintained and aren\u2019t afraid of the short one year warranty offered on most wood doors.<\/p>\n
\nAluminum doors are much like steel doors in that they durable and can be finished in many different ways. \u00a0Aluminum garage doors are very light and cheap which makes them a popular choice. \u00a0Unfortunately, aluminum dents very easily so they tend to get ruined faster than steel garage doors do.<\/p>\n![\"high-quality-garage-door\"](\"http:\/\/www.01webdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Garage-doors.jpg\")
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