Residential Garage Doors

Residential garage doors fall into three styles: Traditional, Contemporary and Carriage House. Traditional Garage Doors offer classic embossed designs, Modern Garage Doors cover the contemporary look, and Carriage House Garage Doors bring the carriage aesthetic, alongside collections with overlays, inlays or full-view glass.

Garaga treats modern and contemporary as the same family and prefers the word Contemporary. A modern or contemporary house has a sleek, uncluttered exterior with square simple lines, asymmetrical height and depth, and large windows. Flat and lightly grooved door designs suit this look; the door does not need to copy the house, just keep the same clean line. This style is covered by Modern Garage Doors.

Modern Garage Doors is the collection for a minimalist house, with 29 designs ranging from sleek minimalist patterns to warm wood-look planks, built as steel doors with R-values ranging from R-16 to non-insulated.

Carriage House Garage Doors embrace the elegance of carriage house styles, from sleek embosses for a modern twist to more intricate patterns for depth and texture. The collection has 34 designs, built as steel doors with R-values ranging from R-16 to non-insulated.

Traditional Garage Doors feature embossed styles that have earned their place as homeowner favorites, embodying a classic appeal that stands the test of time. The collection has 19 designs, built as steel or aluminum doors with R-values ranging from non-insulated to R-16.

California All-Glass Garage Doors are full-view aluminum doors that transform a space with a modern design, effortlessly connecting indoor and outdoor areas. The collection includes 4 designs and is built as a full-view aluminum door rather than a wood or steel construction.

Doors with overlays are steel doors dressed with decorative PVC or composite pieces added on top of a plain steel panel, merging traditional charm with current trends, unlike embossed designs where the pattern is pressed directly into the steel. Carriage Garage Doors with Overlays, Garage Doors with Overlays - Princeton, Eastman and Cambridge are the collections that use this construction.

Yes. A wood garage door needs regular upkeep from its owner to keep its finish, while Garaga's steel doors carry a baked-on paint finish that needs very little maintenance 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. Garaga uses polystyrene and polyurethane insulation, with polyurethane performing about twice as well at the same thickness. Recommended levels are 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 workshop or gym. Thermal breaks and weatherstripping at the sections, bottom and perimeter also matter.

Two factors drive the choice: the architectural style of your house, which points toward 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 is spent in it.