Carriage house style wooden garage doors - pls comment on these c
susan3733
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*Still* not decided on garage door...comments please
Comments (34)I know, sweeby, this is insane. Why is it so hard to find a decent looking door?! Because I'm not trying to do a craftsman looking house right now, and all the innovation is for those houses, assuming white or light trim. I'm now thinking that I may end up with a CHI door that is 4 *recessed* panels, at least not the usual "raised panel" steel door--it's all one piece so I can paint it--it looks the closest to the original doors these houses came with, with a row of windows at the top. Nothing to delaminate, somewhat more interesting than a flush door...but UGH. I don't even think I'll paint the panels, just rely on the windows to provide interest. Unless DH photoshops it and convinces me that it would be cooler looking. But I'm still in mourning for my Raynor door. Which I now notice *also* has "special painting guidelines" in the warranty provisions. UGH. In my dreams I've found an anodized aluminum (to match the windows, which I don't hate, and which I plan to match with a clad or a thermally-broken anodized when I replace them, as they seem to match PNW modern better than aluminum) beautifully insulated, affordable glass pane door. G*d, that would be beautiful....See Moregarage door help, please!!!!
Comments (35)I think I am in love with you folks! Ok, see, I did not think about the arches not working together. That terrifies me...I am sooooo lost with decorating, both inside and out. I know what I *LIKE* but I can't seem to get there by myself. I guess *I* am the reason interior decorators were invented! LOL. I can't afford a deocorator, but thank goodness I have you folks! :) amysrq-I look forward to talking with you more! Trust me, those hedges are GONE...as soon as we finish the inside, we will tackle the landscaping. The hedges are awful, most of the landscaping is messed up. I was hesitant to post an exterior shot of my house, because I want it known that this is NOT the finished product by any means!!! We are going to put a circular driveway in, so that will go right in front of the front of the house. We have discussed the lights on the house, but we just can't think about exterior stuff right now, I still have no floor in the family room/kitchen (it's concrete, we chipped up the tile when we first moved in, cuz we are doing wood) and my kitchen is in shambles. We were going to wait to deal with the garage door, but it fell apart on Saturday and it just can't wait anymore. Do you think we should lose the arched entry way? Or is that silly? I love a spanish/med look, but to me, the house kind of looks like a 70's ranch TRYING to look span/med. LOL. We plan on painting the house a similar color, but stronger, with a little more brown to it (not brown, but more mustardy.) We want to switch out the awnings to a different color...maybe brown? No need to get into that now...I will post a thread about it when the time comes.! :) Anyway, I was also thinking about getting the same color awning and putting that in front of the garage. I like my car to be cool when I get into it, and to be protected from rain etc, but I like having our garage open and available. (sidebar: my garage is where my w/d is, plus it has an A/C unit in it, so it will be more like a huge laundry room/utility area.) While a pergola would not offer as much protection, it sure would look prettier, and definitely provide shade. I may talk to DHG about that, thanks for the idea. We also discussed planting vines on either side of the garage and letting them cover that area (around the garage) and the arched entryway only. Any opinons on that idea? Again, I would love to chat with you further. I feel I have blogged on enough. I just kind of wanted you to know I am on board with your suggestions and you seem to understand what we are trying to achieve. thanks! ok, off to look at the links that momto5-home posted! :) Be right back......See MoreGarage Doors - Wood Grain Advice Needed !!
Comments (32)We purchased the Martin Pinnacle H Groove steel garage doors that look the most like wood of any faux wood doors I've seen, including Clopay. We had real wood doors prior to these that were damaged beyond repair due to the previous owner's neglect and didn't want to deal with the upkeep and maintenance of new wood doors; HOWEVER, in retrospect, I wish we had gotten real wood doors due to the following experience. The garage door installer ordered the doors through an authorized Martin door dealer. Martin sent the doors in the wrong color, but I actually liked the color, so we decided we would keep them if Martin would pay for us to repaint the trim on our house to match. They agreed. Once the doors were hung, we noticed MANY paint imperfections down to the metal on BOTH doors. I asked for replacement doors, but Martin would only offer a paint repair. I didn't like that answer because a dab-on paint repair is never the same as a factory finish and there were AT LEAST 20 spots needing paint. But we had no alternative so we scheduled one of their reps to come and do the paint repairs. The day after the install, we noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference in the temperature of the garage. It was about 10 degrees warmer than the day before. And this was only March in Phoenix. This was concerning because our summer temps are often in the 110 degree or higher range from July-Sept and we cool our garage. Martin's advertised R14 factor rating for these doors was completely misleading. When we inquired about the increase in temperature, we found out that the R14 rating is for the rails only, NOT the panels. The many panels on the door are only rated as R8! Being that we live in Phoenix and these doors face west, this was unacceptable to us. We knew that our AC bill would go through the roof come summer...and we were right; however, Martin was unwilling to remove the doors and refund our money. Our AC bill has been over $100 more per month this summer compared to last summer. So while the doors look nice, and even fool people who think they're real wood at a 5 foot distance, they are NOT what we expected for energy efficiency AT ALL! We are also disappointed in Martin Door. Even after speaking to the OWNER of the company, they were unwilling to help us. So if you're looking for the look of real wood garage doors, but don't want the real thing, and you don't care about energy efficiency, these are the doors. Nothing looks more like real wood....See MoreGarage Door Quote - Too High?
Comments (10)The Clingerman doors I am looking at are made from Versatex, cellular PVC, so are low maintenance. I saw a miniature door in person, and the surface looked great. GN Builders - thank you for the cost breakdown, it makes sense. I can ask for the same from the company that quoted, to see if there's anything DH can do. (He's very handy). I'll also try to get a quote from another Clingerman distributor. Allison0704 - thanks for weighing in. I have a (rotting) wooden door currently and do very much want a wood-look replacement which looks like wood. roarah - I appreciate the core fill tip....See Moreyadax3
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