| There are numerous options for the home owner | | | | style of the door and if windows are incorporated |
| to choose from when deciding on which type of | | | | in the styling. A carriage house style will cost |
| garage door is the best for the home and family. | | | | more than the traditional look. Adding windows will |
| Obviously the home owner would want to choose | | | | also raise the base price of a steel door and can |
| a color or pattern which would complement the | | | | reduce or maintain the insulative properties of the |
| rest of the home and architecture. Arguably the | | | | door depending upon the type of window installed. |
| most important part of choosing a garage door is | | | | There are two other types of construction |
| not the color, but the type of construction. | | | | available as well. The second type has been used |
| Of all the standard steel garage doors available on | | | | for decades and almost always comes with the |
| the market, a single layer steel door is probably | | | | highest price tag. Solid wood construction provides |
| the most common and will be on the more | | | | an old world charm and richness that is hard to |
| inexpensive range. Double layered steel doors | | | | beat. Understandably, these doors yield a premium |
| incorporate a layer of polystyrene or | | | | price due to the craftsmanship required to |
| polyurethane on the interior side of the door. This | | | | fabricate a door of this size and the quality of the |
| double layer will increase the R-value, or insulative | | | | wood itself. |
| ability, in order to help achieve a regular | | | | The last main type of garage door takes cues |
| comfortable temperature in the garage. This is | | | | from both steel construction and solid wood |
| especially helpful for home owners living in | | | | construction. Composite garage doors are |
| northern regions of the U.S. such as Minnesota. | | | | composed of recycled wood and heavy duty |
| The last type of steel door construction is the | | | | resins to create a "green" solution. With composite |
| triple layered garage door. In addition to having a | | | | doors, a wider variety of styles can be explored |
| layer of insulation, another layer of steel has been | | | | with the feel and look of solid wood. |
| added to the interior of the door, thereby | | | | Currently for the year 2010, energy tax credits |
| effectively sandwiching the insulation between two | | | | have increased to a maximum of $1500 for home |
| layers of steel. Adding this second layer of steel | | | | owners taking advantage of energy-efficient |
| will again increase the R-value of the door even | | | | improvements. Many garage doors will fall under |
| further and help to greatly reduce any exterior | | | | this energy-efficient label. Some door installers |
| noises. This triple layer door is, of course, the | | | | may unintentionally fail to inform the home owner |
| most expensive type of the steel door. | | | | of this benefit. |
| The other main factor affecting price will be the | | | | |