Top Garage Door Design Myths Busted

Many design limitations are just a myth! Contact Dynamic Garage Door to explore all your options.

Are you in the market for a new garage door? Have you really explored all your options, or have you just assumed you can’t get your dream door? Before you resign yourself to a bland, ordinary door, realize that the following garage door design myths are false.

Garage Door Design Doesn’t Matter

Some people assume that any quality garage door will do. While it’s true that having a high-quality garage door is important for your home value, having a well-designed garage door will boost your curb appeal even further. Don’t settle for a boring garage door. Make a statement with a garage door with design elements hand-picked to suit your design sensibilities and your home’s architectural style.

Carriage Style Garage Doors Have to Swing Open

It’s true, back in the days when carriage style garage doors protected actual carriages, most of them swung open or rolled open. However, today you don’t have to be limited to a space-eating swing-open door. Many manufacturers now have entire lines of carriage style carriage doors that actually roll up just like any other modern garage door. The trick is they have all the faux hardware and design detailing you’d expect from an authentic carriage door.

Nothing Can Compare to the Look of Real Wood

Actually, you now have a variety of options for getting the look of real wood without the environmental cost. Many garage door manufacturers offer faux wood finishes over steel door cores, and here at Dynamic Garage Door we offer an Eco-Alternative collection. The doors in this collection are made from eco-friendly materials but hand-painted with wood grain and then given a smooth, textured, or distressed finish to provide the look of different types and ages of wood.

Weight is a Concern in Garage Door Design

It used to be that you had to be careful when designing oversized solid wood doors because they would be too heavy for most garage door openers. However, no you can get specialty openers with extra lifting power to accommodate big heavy doors.

Putting Windows in a Garage Door Ruins Its Energy Efficiency

In older garage doors, it may have been true that adding ordinary glass windows detracted from the door’s energy efficiency. However, today’s garage doors provide the option of having insulated and/or frosted window glass. The insulated glass helps keep the temperature inside the garage distinct from temperatures outside the garage, while frosted glass can help guard against overheating caused by sun exposure. In addition, the windows are tightly set in the door and well sealed to guard against drafts.