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Garage Door Materials - What to Consider Before Making Your Selection

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 If you want your house to have an attractive overall look on the outside, finding the right door for the garage can help push you in the right direction. Check out the following materials for garage doors and find one to match the design of your home. Wood Wood was the first material used in garage doors. Wooden doors for the garage are appealing because they are naturally beautiful, elegant, and classy. However, the use of wood as a material in garage doors was overshadowed by the popularity of steel. If you are one of the many who do not have the time to spend repainting or doing general upkeep work on their doors for the garage, you may want to look into a different option because wood requires constant maintenance since it tends to warp and crack over time. Nevertheless, wood is a very good insulator and doors for garage made of wood come in various styles and designs that will suit many types of houses. Steel Steel is the most common material used indoors for garage today. It...

Things to Consider When Planning to Install a Garage Door

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 One of the many home improvement projects that you can think of is installing a garage door. There are important things that you should look for when planning to install a garage door. A garage that has a door not only makes your garage look neat but also protects your car and other kinds of stuff. If you do choose to install one yourself, you need to know the process and ways to make it safe and effective. If you are planning to install your garage door, you should remember the important things that will help you in doing the project perfectly. There are a few things that you should know when you install a garage door. 1. The door style. You should consider the style of the garage door. Are you planning to place a metal door or you will use an aluminum garage entry door that you can easily open at a single cast of buttons? You must know the exact fit of your door together with your garage area. 2. The door set up. You must know the exact system of the door. Is it run by an automa...

Garage Doors - Installing a New Door Can Be Paid For With Tax Credits and Rebates by the Government

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 Most homeowners either do not have space or funds to build a separate outbuilding which can serve as a workshop. Because of these limitations, most garages either double as or are adapted to be a work area. Whether the garage is used for woodworking or automotive mechanic work, after the first winter season it becomes clear that it can be very chilly and painful on the hands. Should the winter be especially harsh, as has been experienced in the past few years, any garage time is usually delayed until warmer weather. Before December 31, 2010, is the perfect time to replace the garage door with an insulated door for several reasons. The benefits will do more than just provide a warm interior. An insulated garage door goes a long way for regulating a comfortable temperature not just during the winter, but the summer months as well. There are large tax incentives for those qualifying energy-efficient doors; up to $1500, in fact. Newer construction is superior to the aging doors of 15 ...

Garage Doors - Basic 411

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 One prominent feature of most American homes is the existence of a garage that is used to store the family car or as a storage area for tools. It has also become popular as the place where most famous bands have been born. In most of these homes, the garages also feature doors that keep those stored inside safe. The kind of garage doors homeowners should install in their garages would depend on the function, space, and materials preferred by the homeowner. There are different types of doors a homeowner may choose from. These types differ from each other according to their material composition and how they open and are stored. The most popular materials used to make them are wood, aluminum, vinyl, and steel. There are different types of garage doors: the sectional door, up-and-over door, round and corner door, swing hung the door, and the roller door. The sectional type opens up vertically then folds back horizontally to be stored parallel to the garage floor. The garage needs to h...