Wood garage doors are sophisticated additions to homes of every style. Due to their unique blend of aesthetic appeal, durability, and functionality, wood garage doors remain a top choice for homeowners. Yet, there’s much to consider before choosing a wood garage door. These wood garage door tips feature everything you need to know, from wood species to maintenance to our collections
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Signature Carriage, Ponderosa Series, A Shaped Overlay Model 9960 580 Sierra Design, Arched Top, Custom Stain Finish, 4 Pane Arched Top Window
Their natural beauty and customizability allow for a high degree of personalization, enhancing a home’s curb appeal with a warm, rich look that can be custom to any architectural style.
Here are a few reasons to buy a Wood Garage Door:
- Wood garage doors offer outstanding curb appeal and add sophistication and beauty to your home’s exterior.
- They are easy to customize.
- Choose from wood species and decorative elements to make your door your own.
- Wooden garage doors are very effective at insulating your garage from the elements.
Wood Garage Door Tips
When choosing a wood garage door, you can consider things like:
- Climate: Different woods react differently to different climates.
- Maintenance: Some woods require more maintenance than others.
- Customization: The type of wood you choose affects the customization options available, such as the door’s design, stain, and finish.
- Style: You can choose a style that complements your home’s architectural style, period, design, and finishes.
- Cost: The price of a garage door can vary widely depending on factors like size, material, style, insulation, and additional features
Our Wood Garage Door Collections
Signature® Carriage Collection
Amish craftsmen inspire the Signature® Carriage Collection and use premium wood to create the finest garage doors. The result is a world-class door made from the best wood species available.
High-quality wood enhances the door’s appearance and durability. Another advantage of these wooden garage doors is their customization options.
Multiple designs and options are available, allowing you to choose the perfect complement to your home. You can select from various window, glass, and decorative hardware options to create a door that matches your home’s architectural style and personal taste.
Other Features:
- The doors also feature polystyrene insulation, which can diminish street noise and provide quieter door operation.
- This insulation also offers an R-value* of 4.75 for select models, contributing to your home’s energy efficiency.
- Both paint—and stain-grade options are available, giving you further control over the final look of your door.
Wood
Our carriage house wood doors feature your choice of quality stain-grade or paint-grade woods such as Hemlock, Cedar, and Mahogany.
Overlay trim options are available in Hemlock, Spanish Cedar, Meranti Mahogany, Western Red Cedar, Knotty Cedar, African Mahogany, and Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF).
The T1-11 Plywood and MDO are paint-grade woods, while Smooth Plywood, Rough-Sawn Plywood, Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Knotty Cedar, and Mahogany are all stain-grade woods.
Douglas Fir
Hemlock
Knotty Cedar
Meranti
Sapele Mahogany
Western Red Cedar
T1-11 Plywood
Rough-Sawn Plywood
Smooth Plywood
The Traditional Wood Collection
The wooden doors in this collection are hand-crafted, providing a distinctive look that enhances curb appeal.
The customization options are plentiful, with various window options and embellished hardware.
Construction:
- The construction of these doors is robust and designed to last.
- The door sections are made of 1-3/8” thick finger-jointed wood rails and stiles, with the option for solid stain-grade rails and stiles.
- The mortise and tenon joints are glued and steel-pinned, increasing strength and durability.
- The shiplap section design ensures a weather-tight fit and smooth operation, and the track and hardware are made of hot-dipped galvanized steel and rust-resistant.
Benefits of Wood Garage Doors
Wood is a timeless, energy-efficient material that can accommodate any budget.
Custom Design Options:
Wood garage doors can be customized to match any style and complement various architectural designs, from traditional to contemporary.
Since wood tends to have a timeless design, it’ll always be in style. Wood Doors can be stained or painted: Stain-grade doors use wood species that will look beautiful when stained or painted. Paint-grade doors use stain-quality woods suitable only for paint finishes.
Aesthetic appeal
Wood garage doors can give your garage a unique look, and the natural grain and wood patterns make scratches and scuffs less noticeable.
Add unique windows or decorative hardware to customize your door to your vision.
Durability
Wood garage doors are resistant to damage, don’t rust, and are less likely to dent than other garage doors.
Eco-friendly
Wood is a sustainable, renewable resource that’s recyclable and has less impact on the environment than other materials. Wood garage doors are also excellent insulators, which can help your home stay energy efficient and reduce strain on your HVAC system.
Other benefits
Wood garage doors can also act as a natural sound barrier, accommodate non-level floors, and can be sanded and patched to repair dents.
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Signature Carriage, Villa Madre Series, Model 9960 580 Ortega Horizontal Overlay Design, (H), 580 Ortega, Oak finish, 3 over - 3 Arched Top window
Maintain a Wood Garage Door
Unlike metal and many synthetic materials, wood is more susceptible to the elements and requires extra attention. Sun, wind, and water negatively impact wooden garage doors, but with the proper care, your wood door can last for decades.
Keep your wood door clean.
Every few months, wipe down both sides of your garage door with a cloth, hot water, and regular soap. This removes dirt buildup and gives the wood a new sheen.
Keeping the wood clean prolongs the life of the wood’s stain, minimizing the need to re-stain as often.
Check for blemishes
While cleaning your wood garage door, check for cracks, flaking, and mildew. Since wood is more vulnerable to water damage, any cracks in the wood and paint/stain can cause moisture issues beneath the surface.
Pressure wash and re-stain every few years
Pressure washing is the best way to clean a wood door. After washing, it’s time to give your door a fresh coat of stain.
Using a semi-transparent stain on the face is an excellent way to protect the wood from significant damage and keep your garage door looking new.
The payoff
Despite the extra maintenance, nothing compares to a beautiful wood garage door, keeping your curb appeal in excellent condition.
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