Insulated Garage Doors vs Uninsulated Garage Doors

by Tony Hall - More by Tony Hall

Garage doors offer your vehicles a barrier against the outdoor elements. They serve as a fourth wall on the garage itself. They are the opening that allows you to bring vehicles in and out of the weather. They are the barrier which keeps flying rain, snow and dust particles away from the vehicles. They protect your car and truck from all the potential damage that the outdoor elements could bring. Getting the right door is imperative.

Insulated or Uninsulated Garage Doors?

Now, if you are thinking about installing or replacing an overhead door or garage door for your business or home, you have a question to answer: Do you want to get an insulated or an uninsulated garage door?

Many people associate the need for insulated garage doors as something only those in the cold North need. The doors are supposed to protect the vehicles from the cold weather and allow for easier starting. It also helps keep the attached house a bit warmer by keeping the garage temperatures a bit higher than the outside temps. There is no need for that kind of protection in Amarillo, Texas, right? Wrong!

Why Should Amarillo Doors Be Insulated?

When you think about it, though, homes in Amarillo can get plenty of benefits from using insulated garage doors. Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle is known for its volatile weather: flooding in the fall, hail in the summer, snowstorms in the spring... Here's what insulated doors can offer:

• Insulated doors offer a higher R-value to protect against the Amarillo climate. With Amarillo's dry and arid climate, added to occasional volatile weather, protection is a necessity. Your vehicles will have the protection they need with an insulated door.
  
• Insulated doors take wind load better than uninsulated ones. With Amarillo, Texas being the third windiest city in the U.S. and hail storms common in the summer, you need the durability and strength you get from an insulated door versus an uninsulated one.
  
• Insulated doors make less noise than their uninsulated counterparts. Wind and weather are just a couple of the noisemakers that insulation can protect against. If you like to work in your garage or use it for gathering friends and family, an insulated door is a necessity for your guests' comfort.

Those are just a few reasons why you need to go with an insulated door instead of an uninsulated one. Your vehicles and your home deserve the extra protection from wind, hail, and noise that an insulated overhead door offers. It is a smart investment for any property owner.

Where Should You Go for a Commercial Overhead Door or Residential Garage Door?

If you are ready to get that garage or overhead door in order, give us a call here at Willow Creek Overhead Door. Our Amarillo garage door company has proudly served the Texas Panhandle area since 2000. We are a full-service garage and overhead door company offering sales, service, and installation on garage/overhead doors, openers, and all related systems. We work with both commercial and residential customers. Give us a call today.

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