Residential Garage Doors

Garaga's residential range is grouped into three styles: Traditional, Contemporary and Carriage House. Traditional doors are embossed panel designs, Carriage House doors reflect Shaker-inspired patterns, and Contemporary (also called Modern) doors have flat or lightly grooved surfaces.

A modern or contemporary house has a sleek, uncluttered exterior with square simple lines, asymmetrical height and depth, and large windows. Garage doors that suit this look are flat or lightly grooved designs. The door does not need to copy the house exactly, but it should keep the same clean line. This is covered by the Modern Garage Doors range.

For a modern or minimalist house, look at the Modern Garage Doors collection, which ranges from the Vogue design to wood-look planks, in steel or aluminum with R-values from non-insulated to R-16. These flat and lightly grooved designs suit sleek, uncluttered exteriors.

A carriage house garage door embraces the elegance of Shaker designs. These are steel doors offered in a wide range of styles, from sleek embosses with a modern twist to more intricate patterns with depth and texture, and with R-values from R-16 down to non-insulated.

A traditional garage door features embossed panel styles that have long been a homeowner favourite for their classic, timeless appeal. These doors are made of steel or aluminum, with R-values ranging from non-insulated to R-16.

The California All-Glass Garage Doors are full-view aluminum doors designed to transform a space by connecting indoor and outdoor areas. They come in a modern design and are offered in a small number of designs within the range.

Garage doors with overlays, such as Garaga's Princeton, Eastman and Cambridge collections, are 3-layer steel doors with polyurethane insulation and refined PVC overlays, rated R-16 and 1-3/4 inches thick. Unlike plain embossed designs, the PVC overlays add decorative detail that merges traditional charm with current trends.

Yes, a wood garage door needs regular maintenance to keep its finish, while Garaga's steel doors have a baked-on paint finish that needs very little upkeep and are also offered in wood-grain faux-wood finishes. Doors with decorative PVC overlays are the ones that combine traditional charm with current trends.

R-value measures resistance to heat flow, so a higher number insulates better, and polyurethane insulation performs about twice as well as polystyrene at the same thickness. Garaga recommends at least R-10 for an attached unheated garage, at least R-12 for an attached heated garage, light or no insulation for a detached unheated garage, and at least R-16 for a garage used as a workshop or gym. Thermal breaks and weatherstripping around the sections also matter.

Two factors drive the choice: the architectural style of your house, which points to Traditional, Contemporary or Carriage House, and the insulation level needed, which depends on whether the garage is attached or detached, heated, and how much time you spend in it.