Buying a Garage Door

Buying a garage door for your home can be a tough choice! There are many styles, steel thicknesses, wood variations, and insulation values to choose from.

Here are some questions to ask yourself:
1. What do I want out of my garage door?
2. Is my garage heated and cooled?
3. What is my budget?
4. Do I want steel or wood?
5. What is the maintenance of steel and wood?
6. What color do I want on my home?
7. Do I need a lock?
8. Will I need to upgrade my opener?
9. How do I choose a company to perform the services?
10. Do I want windows in my garage door?

At Grove City Garage Door Inc., we understand that buying a new garage door can be a tough choice. We have many selections to choose from and can help. We will try our best to help over the phone or in person.

If you are just fishing around the internet here are some definitions to help you choose the right garage door for your home:

Insulation: Garage doors come in insulated and non-insulated varieties. There are foam backer inserts for insulation (not recommended), polystyrene, and polyurethane. Polystyrene is the most common of insulation in a garage door (recommended), and polyurethane is a heavier insulation (also recommended). Insulation is a great way to keep your garage at cooler temperatures and warmer temperatures especially if your garage is heated or cooled.

Wood: There are manufacturers of traditional wood door such as Clopay. We are a dealer for Clopay so we can get a wood door at your request. A wood door does require maintenance and may not be within a budget. Wood doors can be expensive and hard to take care of. If you are choosing a wood door, be prepared to stain the wood door every year. A wood door is also heavier and may require a commercial opener with heavy duty springs.

Composite: A composite door is a door that has a steel undercarriage and a wood overlay glued to the outside of the steel to make the door look like wood. A composite door requires less maintenance than a wood door, but still give the look of a wood door.

Steel: A classic steel garage door can come insulated or non-insulated. Steel garage doors also come from the factory painted with your choice of color. Steel garage doors are available in short and long panel, with windows or without and are low maintenance. A steel garage door only requires a once a year adjust and oil to make the garage door operate smoothly from year to year.

Aluminum: An aluminum door is recommended in high humidity and caustic environments, the material is rust proof and corrosion resistant. An aluminum door goes well on a coastal home that is exposed to the elements. You can put in a full view glass panels for a modern look on your home.

Windows: Windows in a garage door can add light to the garage, and a distinctive look to any garage! Windows are also insulated, can be frosted or not frosted, and have many different inserts available for a different look!

Color: Garage doors come in many different colors ranging from a traditional white to a wood look of oak! It is up to you on how you want your home to look: contemporary, modern, or traditional!

Check out all of our different garage doors, colors, windows, and openers:
Clopay Garage Door. Mid-America Garage Door, DoorLink Garage Door, Clopay Windows, Mid-America Garage Door Colors, Clopay Garage Door Colors, Garage Door Openers