There are differences between solid garage doors and the sectioned ones. Each has their pros and cons and each type is appealing in its own way. Our Complete Garage Door Service crew is sometimes asked; which is best? Our answer is this; what do you want from your garage door? Read this page and then decide for yourself. It’s really just a choice and it’s yours to make.
Solid garage doors
Solid garage doors are making a comeback of sorts. They were more common in the 50s and 60s when that’s all that was available. These doors are made of one piece construction as opposed to a frame and several panels and sections like the sectioned doors. Solid garage doors were mainstream back “in the day” and were mostly lifted and lowered by hand. Some homeowners are now installing these one piece, solid garage doors to achieve that retro look from decades ago. In modern times you can now operate them with an opener system but since the whole door tilts upward, the area in front of the garage door should be clear of people, pets, cars and other items.
Sectioned garage doors
These came into use after the solid, one piece doors. As stated above, your sectioned garage door has panels and sections attached within a frame. Instead of tilting upward or downward, your sectioned garage door rolls up and into the garage, usually with the help of an automatic garage door opener system and remote. One big advantage of these rolling garage doors is that you don’t have to keep the area in front of it clear. This is because the door rolls up and into the garage through the track system and does not tilt outward where it can hit whatever or whoever is in front of it. It’s no secret that most buyers looking to secure a home in today’s real estate market prefer these sectioned garage doors. Builders and new home community developers comply by not giving their buyers a choice; the sectioned doors are automatically included in the purchase.
You don’t have to follow the crowd
Does all this mean that you are stuck with your rolling garage door? No; not at all. Tilt-up doors are still available everywhere garage doors are sold and installed. Many younger people have never even seen this type of door before as the roll ups are so common in urban settings. If you are interested in either type of door, we encourage you to call a local garage door repair shop and speak to their staff. Call one that eagerly answers questions and gives free price quotes, too. An established shop can field any questions that you may have and even come out to your place to see how feasible a change might be. Remember, you can still have automatic garage door opener service with a solid garage door; you no longer have to manually open or close it.
