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How To Choose The Right Garage Door

6/30/2014

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By Tony Hall
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The construction industry has grown greatly over the years. Technological advancements have birthed new designs, stronger building materials and construction methods. This also goes for garage doors, which have become a big part of the external appearance of the home. 

What Aspects Should I Consider When Garage Door Shopping?

Garage door options can be overwhelming. Keeping the following factors in mind will help you make the best choice.

  • Cost: Sit down and work out how much you'd have to spend on your garage door. Browse through the options online and ask suppliers and installers for free estimates.

  • Time needed: Ask how much time it’ll take to get the door of your choice supplied and installed. Standard doors will usually be available immediately and can be supplied in a day and installed within hours. Customized doors may take four to eight weeks to be done, delivered and installed.

  • Warranty: A garage door is quite an investment. You should protect your investment by getting a warranty for it. Companies will usually give you long warranties of 10 years or more. You should also get a warranty against the installation service.

  • Maintenance: You should also consider how much maintenance a garage door will need. On this front, metal doors beat wooden doors every time. Steel and aluminum garage doors stand up to extreme weather conditions better than wooden ones. Before choosing a door, look at the owner's manual to see the kind of maintenance it will require. Some tasks, like cleaning and lubricating moveable parts periodically, are easy enough to handle. You'll also need to work on your door as the seasons change. See if you can keep up with these tasks. Periodic servicing of your door will also be necessary.

  • Availability of parts: You also want to be sure that replacement parts will be available should you need them. Your garage door supplier will be able to confirm this.

  • Compatibility with the old opener: Consider how compatible your old operator is with the new door if you decide to get a new one installed. A large factor here will be age. If the opener was made before 1993, it would be best to replace it. This is because it will not satisfy codes as laid out in UL325 garage door safety codes. Also, replacement parts for openers made for this year are no longer available on the market. Ask the garage door company whether the new garage door you choose would be too heavy or large for the opener you currently have and if parts would be available if they were needed.
Who To Call On?

If you’re unsure which garage door expert to call upon, contact the experts who have made a name with quality products and efficient services, Willow Creek Overhead Door. This Amarillo garage door company will listen to you, talk you through the options, advise you and supply and install a top quality garage door.

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9/28/2020 11:51:05 pm

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Rosie Beckett link
10/6/2020 10:37:03 am

I was talking to my mom on the phone yesterday afternoon when I heard a large crash in my driveway. I went outside to find that my son and his friend had both ran into the garage door while trying to do a new trick. They left a huge dent as well as a hole in the door, and it would be great to get a new door installed as soon as possible. You make a very good point that steel and aluminum garage doors handle extreme weather better than wood.

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11/5/2020 07:08:06 pm

For quality, affordable Amarillo garage door repair and installation, contact Integrity Overhead Doors today. Integrity Overhead Doors has been providing garage door services, including repairs and installations, to the Amarillo area for many years and in this time we have acquired a wonderful client base through word of mouth. We work on most makes and models of garage doors, and offer custom garage door installation as well. We strongly believe a job well done will go recognized and will then get carried on through word of mouth. Our technicians are all insured, certified, and bonded to work in the Amarillo area. If you need garage door repair or replacement give us a call today!

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11/19/2020 08:54:06 pm

For quality, affordable Amarillo garage door repair and installation, contact Integrity Overhead Doors today. Integrity Overhead Doors has been providing garage door services, including repairs and installations, to the Amarillo area for many years and in this time we have acquired a wonderful client base through word of mouth. We work on most makes and models of garage doors, and offer custom garage door installation as well. We strongly believe a job well done will go recognized and will then get carried on through word of mouth. Our technicians are all insured, certified, and bonded to work in the Amarillo area. If you need garage door repair or replacement give us a call today!

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11/26/2020 12:40:20 am

For quality, affordable Amarillo garage door repair and installation, contact Integrity Overhead Doors today. Integrity Overhead Doors has been providing garage door services, including repairs and installations, to the Amarillo area for many years and in this time we have acquired a wonderful client base through word of mouth. We work on most makes and models of garage doors, and offer custom garage door installation as well. We strongly believe a job well done will go recognized and will then get carried on through word of mouth. Our technicians are all insured, certified, and bonded to work in the Amarillo area. If you need garage door repair or replacement give us a call today!

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12/3/2020 08:51:31 pm

For quality, affordable Amarillo garage door repair and installation, contact Integrity Overhead Doors today. Integrity Overhead Doors has been providing garage door services, including repairs and installations, to the Amarillo area for many years and in this time we have acquired a wonderful client base through word of mouth. We work on most makes and models of garage doors, and offer custom garage door installation as well. We strongly believe a job well done will go recognized and will then get carried on through word of mouth. Our technicians are all insured, certified, and bonded to work in the Amarillo area. If you need garage door repair or replacement give us a call today!

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12/24/2020 12:26:13 am

For quality, affordable Amarillo garage door repair and installation, contact Integrity Overhead Doors today. Integrity Overhead Doors has been providing garage door services, including repairs and installations, to the Amarillo area for many years and in this time we have acquired a wonderful client base through word of mouth. We work on most makes and models of garage doors, and offer custom garage door installation as well. We strongly believe a job well done will go recognized and will then get carried on through word of mouth. Our technicians are all insured, certified, and bonded to work in the Amarillo area. If you need garage door repair or replacement give us a call today!

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1/18/2021 03:08:13 pm

My cousin's garage door hasn't been moving to let her car out of the garage easily. She would really like to get some help from a professional in order to make sure that she can get it fixed. I liked what you said about how she should make sure that her parts can be replaced with the right parts, and make sure that they can be maintained safely.

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