subject: Garage Doors: Why Wooden Garage Doors Are Better [print this page] The standard home today is built with garage doors made of galvanized steel or vinyl. If you want to be more than just "standard" and you want to upgrade the look of your home, choose a wood door. When you consider style, longevity, structure, and environmental responsibility, wood is a superior material for them.
Wooden ones provide a very stylized look to your home which is important considering that with many homes the garage is more prominent than even the front door. Wooden can be painted or stained but both ways they are considered classic and give an impression of affluence. They are much more aesthetically pleasing than the standard galvanized steel ones that inevitably get dented.
When a wood gets bumped, scratched, and nicked the damages appear natural and even give it a beautiful aged look. Wooden usually come in carriage and barn styles but can be designed to fit most architectural styles.
They can be very expensive and tricky to install. After making the investment and going through the process, installing a isn't a project most people want to redo any time soon. That is why it is important to choose a material that will last a long time.
Steel lasts a long time, but it doesn't always look good. Garage doors often get bumped and scratched; that is just the nature of a garage doors. You may try to pull a dent out of your steel one, but it never completely disappears.
After time, it becomes so bent that it doesn't run on the track smoothly and it puts strain on your opener mechanism, not to mention they becomes an eye soar. Some are made of vinyl and although these are easy to clean, over time they fade and crack as well. A wooden if properly painted, stained, and sealed will last a long time and age beautifully.
Structurally, wooden are equal to others. They may swing up in a single piece or they may swing open as carriage one really do. These are incredibly simple and not much can go wrong structurally. There are also many wooden ones that look as though they would swing open when really they are cut in sections and pulled up on a track like a standard one. This allows you to have the classic look of a carriage door but experience the convenience of a modern door.
Environmentally, timber is the best material option. So many steel and vinyl doors fill up landfills whereas timber is a natural product that will naturally deteriorate. Choosing wood is the environmentally friendly decision. Wood doors are superior to all other doors in style, longevity, structure, and environmental consciousness.
