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The look of the classic carriage garage doors are
very popular in new building construction. Prior
to the invention of the overhead door almost all
garage doors were very similar to the carriage
design. Basically the two doors that make up the
garage door system were hung on hinges located
to the sides of the garage opening. The doors
swing together to make the door close. This style
of door has been used for more than a thousand
years. However there are lots of problems with
the design.

Traditional
carriage garage doors are not really
very good at keeping the elements out of any
structure. In addition it is very hard to adequately
secure the doors from forced entry. With the
invention of the over head door the use of the
traditional
carriage garage doors design
essentially ended. However the architectural
appearance and design is very appealing to the
eye. Many of the
best garage doors manufactures
have designed over head doors that give the
appearance of
carriage garage doors but with all
the benefits of a modern garage door.

Several garage door manufactures have
specialized in creating the look of
carriage garage
doors
using the standard garage door format.
Some manufactures use standard rolling panel
construction that has a
carriage garage doors
pattern designed into the garage door. Using
modern materials especially steel will make this
type of garage door both secure and very durable.
The use of solid
overhead garage doors
construction gives the
carriage garage doors an
authentic look. This older style cantilever door
opens outward at the bottom and rotates upward
as on solid door. This method of construction
works well when using an all
wooden garage
door
construction.

The top
carriage garage doors manufactures offer
exterior finishes that resemble
wooded garage
doors
as well. The use of a plywood base over
standard steel construction gives both the fine
look of wood while giving all the benefits of
standard construction including polyurethane
foam insulated panels that provide a high R-value
insulating factor. Top choices for wood veneer or
coverings include redwood, cedar and hemlock.
Many companies can provide an aged look to the
door to further accent its looks. In almost all
cases natural wood surfaces will require far more
care and maintenance.

Traditional
carriage garage doors construction is
available for people who really want the real deal.

Cedar garage doors
are probably the best real
wooden garage doors on the market today.  Real
wooden garage doors cost more.  These
companies build custom wooden garage doors
using time proven designs. These wood doors
can be designed to open manually or with
specially designed automatic door openers. Due
to the weakness of the design many of these
custom
carriage garage doors require adjustment
on a regular basis. As with all wood doors they
are very good looking providing a great accent to
any home. Also like all wood doors they require
more care and maintenance. Getting
garage door
parts
for custom wooden garage doors can also
be a problem.

Carriage garage doors provide a beautiful touch
to any home. You can find many great designs on
the many manufactures websites. Garage door
pricing for carriage garage doors will range from
$700 for doors using standard construction to
more than $3000 for custom built
carriage garage
doors
. Finding the best garage doors is easy if
you have access to the Internet. It really does pay
to spend the time to do a good job of shopping
around before your buy.


                    
Carriage Garage Doors