New garage doors
A new door is the biggest curb-appeal dollar most houses can spend, and in a metro where the garage faces the street on half the suburban homes it's also the biggest flat surface on the front of the house. Installation covers the door itself, new tracks and hardware sized to it, and hauling the old one away.
What decides the door
- Insulated or not: an attached garage under a bedroom wants an insulated door; a detached shop doesn't need one
- Material: steel is the default; wood and composite suit the pre-war streets where the garage shows from the sidewalk
- Style: raised-panel doors or carriage-house looks, matched to the house rather than the catalog cover
What the crew asks
Opening dimensions, whether the current door is single or double, what's above it (living space or attic), and rough age of the house. Odd openings are common in the metro's older homes; a quote that skips measuring is not a real quote.
What moves the price
Door size and material, insulation rating, windows, hardware grade, and whether the opening needs framing work. Track replacement is usually bundled, and disposal of the old door should be in the quote.
