An old or broken garage door can be a hassle and a safety issue. Purchasing a new garage door is an essential investment in your home’s curb appeal and safety. There are various garage door design options available to accommodate your budget. Choosing a New Garage Door may be daunting, but we are here to help.

But if you’re thinking about selling your home or just trying to add some curb appeal, replacing your old door is a great way to go. Research has shown that it will help your house stand out in the neighborhood and deliver a significant return on investment when it comes time to sell (up to 100 percent on average, according to REMODELING magazine’s 2023 Cost vs. Value report).

Choosing a New Garage Door

Things to Consider for Garage Door Replacement

Consider garage door maintenance: There may be a problem with the track, opener, or springs. In many cases, the garage door itself is to blame for the problems. If your garage door is shaking, squeaking, or not level, it might be time to invest in a new one.

View The Appearance of Your Garage Door If the color is faded or the door is cracked, it may be taking away your home’s curb appeal. Cracks in the door might take in moisture and expand over time, creating bigger and bigger cracks.

Since a garage door covers so much of your home’s exterior, investing in a new door is essential for appearance and your home’s safety and security.

There are more choices than you think, especially when factoring in materials (steel, fiberglass, vinyl, wood), styles (modern, traditional, carriage house), energy efficiency (insulated or non-insulated), options (windows, decorative hardware), and colors. Follow these steps to make sense of it and find the garage door system that best fits your home’s architecture.

Select the Right Style

Upgrading your garage door will enhance the visual appeal of the garage and the entire exterior.

Traditional Garage Doors:

A Popular style as their characteristic features squares or rectangles running horizontally across the door with or without windows. These doors can be painted to match a variety of home exteriors, and they pair well with traditional architecture.

Any number of garage door designs complement these homes. View our VInyl, Traditional Steel, and Impression  Fiberglass and Steel Collection if you favor a traditional style. Our Courtyard and Carriage Collection and Signature Carriage House Wood Collection have beautiful options for a more rustic style.

Modern Style:

These homes often have flat rooflines, are asymmetrical, and may feature several materials on the home’s exterior. Other styles included in this category are Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern.

The Contemporary panels in our Thermacore Steel collection offer a modern look with a high R-value for houses where the weather may be more extreme. Modern Aluminum garage doors feature a mixture of materials with aluminum frames and glass panels. Our new Envy™​ Model 9980 is the ultimate in modern and sleek, with frameless glass panels for a mirrored finish.

Carriage house garage doors:

This style combines the old-fashioned, rugged look of a barn door with the modern convenience of an overhead garage door. While this style of door fits well with a variety of types of architecture, its rustic look nicely complements traditional, old-fashioned architecture. View our Courtyard and Carriage Collection and Signature Carriage House Wood Collection, which has beautiful options for a more rustic style.

Farmhouse-Style:

There is no set style for today’s farmhouse homes. Some homeowners have found modern styles complement their home’s lines best, and others stick to the tried-and-true carriage house styles. View our beautiful Modern Garage Doors,  our Courtyard and Carriage Collection, and Signature Carriage House Wood Collection, which has beautiful options for a more rustic style.