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You can usually determine the quality
of a steel door by its thickness and the
thickness of the vinyl or baked-on finish.
Is your garage door worn and becoming difficult
and sometimes impossible to lift? Is it sagging
and cracking and falling apart in general? If
your answer is “yes,” now’s the time to replace
it. You can find a new garage door that's
affordable, easy to operate, and easy to
maintain!
Steel garage doors are the strongest available.
They’re more secure than wood, fiberglass, or
aluminum. Thanks to new technologies, today's
steel doors rival the attractiveness of wood
without the headache of high maintenance.
Steel doors won't crack, warp, or splinter from
harsh weather conditions. Most steel garage
doors are made of hot-dipped, galvanized steel
clad in vinyl or with a baked-on finish. They
don’t require painting like wood doors and won't
rust. Most warranties guarantee that the door
won't rust for as long as you own your house.
However, that doesn’t include fading. One
disadvantage of steel is that it can be dented
and difficult to repair. Even so, it will
withstand more abuse than wood or aluminum.
You can usually determine the quality of a steel
door by its thickness and the thickness of the
vinyl or baked-on finish. A premium-quality door
is a full two inches thick, insulated, and clad
in 24-gauge steel. Less expensive garage doors
are thinner and usually made of 28-gauge steel
(the thicker the metal, the lower the gauge
number).
Double-skin construction is more durable as well
as more attractive from inside the garage than a
single-skin door with a visible interior frame.
Foam insulation may also show from the inside,
or be sandwiched between the panes on both the
inside and outside.
Another feature of a quality garage door is
weather stripping. The best made doors have
full-width vinyl bubble weather stripping that
runs along the bottom edge of the door,
conforming to the floor. They also have rigid
vinyl end caps on the sides of the door panels.
You can expect a typical steel garage door that
measures 16 by 7 feet to cost anywhere from $740
to $1,300 installed. Remember that area and
style will make a difference in your selection.
Be sure to compare the different garage door
types to make sure that you’re choosing the one
that is right for your house.
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