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The selection of right garage door for your home
is very important. The right garage door will do a
lot to correctly accent the look of your home and
landscape. Many people use garage doors
pricing to select their garage door. Selecting the
cheapest door may result in a door that does not
meet their needs. Spending the time to do a
good job of researching the various
manufactures features and options is critical. In
addition garage doors are constructed of
several different materials.

Custom
wooden garage doors have become
very popular in recent years. Today most garage
doors are constructed of metal either galvanized
steel or aluminum. Recently Carbon fiber garage
doors are showing up in the market place. The
selection of a garage door is somewhat
determined by where you live and the local
environmental conditions.

If you live in a high wind risk area such as
Florida or the Gulf Coast, custom
wooden
garage doors
will certainly not meet your needs.
Garage doors that meet high wind codes
especially the Miami-Dade wind code are all
made of steel. An engineer will tell you that
garage door opening in your home is the
weakest part of its design and construction.
Studies have shown that within minutes of
losing your garage door in a hurricane or
tropical storm your home will lose its roof and
you may lose your life.

Custom
wooden garage doors can be
constructed in many different ways. The most
common woods used in all wooden garage
doors include Cedar, Redwood and Hemlock.
Oak is also a favorite garage door material in
many parts of the country. Manufactures that
specialize in all wood garage doors door a very
good job of making a quality garage door that
will last for many years. However
wooden
garage doors
by their nature will warp and
weather requiring more frequent maintenance
when compared to other construction materials.

Although wood is a pretty good insulator it
probably should not be used to build your
garage door if you live in areas that are
subjected to extreme cold or if you are going to
heat or cool your garage. In addition
wooden
garage doors
are obviously not as strong as a
heavy gauge steel door. Accidently backing into
wooden garage doors will cause a great deal
more damage than if done to a metal garage
door. In most cases a custom wood garage door
will cost you much more than a metal door. In
terms of garage doors prices a quality metal
garage door will cost as little as $500 installed
while a custom
wooden garage doors may cost
as much as $5000.

Wooden garage doors will do a great job of
accenting your home. In addition they do add
value to your home. However they do require
more maintenance and up than metal or
composite garage doors. Making sure that a
wooden garage doors will meet all your needs
will save you money, time and effort over the life
of your home.

                            
Wooden Garage Doors