Materials used for garage doors

Garage covers the relevant portion of the front of the house. Garage is the home of the car and also of lot of things that could not find place inside the house like lawn mowing machine, drill machine, nails, old bike and etc. only protection Garage have is the garage door. Garage door protects the all the materials which are inside the garage and also covers the 40 percentage of outside of the house.

There is different material in which garage door is being made and every material has its own positive side as well as the negative side.

Steel:

Steel is the most common material that is used to build the garage doors. The properties like reasonable price, low maintenance requirement, durable and easily availability make steel garage door ideal material. Steel can be styled like the user want and it is available in the texture and can be paint it to make it look like the wood. Steel has the property of durability and it reduces the impact of the burglary. The most popular steel which is used to build garage door is color bond and there many companies who provide exclusive range of color bond doors like Garagedoor Restore Garage Door Perth.

Aluminum:

Aluminum shares the same qualities as steel that is light in weight and wood texture. In comparison with steel, aluminum is light in weight and is less expensive also but not strong as steel, it is most likely will get dent.

Wood:

Wood was the material that was used to make the first garage door. People still utilize the wood for garage door who wants a traditional styles and materials. Woods is considered to be good insulators which help to save energy. The disadvantage with wooden garage door is it requires regular maintenance and refinishing.

Wood Composite:

Composite doors are made up of recycled wooden fibers. They offer the qualities of both steel and wooden door. Composite door has the strength of the steel and the texture and looks of the wood. These types of doors can be painted. They have more power to resist rot and splitting from wood.

Fiberglass:

Fiberglass does not cover the large percentage of the market. The main reason s behind is its features like it is very light, a poor insulator, and can fade away from weather exposure but it also have positive side like offers a great resistance to dents than thin steel. It can resist salt-water corrosion make it good suitable for the coastal locations.

There are several factors that affect the decision which material to be used for garage door. Some are:

1.       Cost:

The first and foremost factor that affects which material to be used is cost. Wooden garage doors come under heavy range as they require regular maintenance but steel door does not require regular maintenance. This regular maintenance increases the cost of the door in a long run. As garage door is a long run investment, steel come under low cost radar.

2.       Weather:

Another factor is weather. Not all the materials are considered compatible with all the climatic conditions. So before selecting the material understand properly which material is most appropriate according to the weather. Like fiberglass is considered to be best option for the people living in the coastal area.

3.       Safety:

This is one of the most important factor is safety. Garage is portion of the house if anyone can get access to it, can get access to the whole house. Hence door should be strong and have the material that can be easily be blend with the security systems.

4.       Attractiveness:

For many people this factor does not count and but for it does count. Choose the door which looks compatible with the looking of your house. As stated before also garage door covers 40% of the front area of the house. it should blend with other 60% of the house.

 

Before considering the material for the garage door consider all these factors and not one as these factors do not work individual, they will affect your decision as a whole.