The garage door is one of those parts of a home you never really think about. There are two basic versions of garage doors, but each works in different ways.
The tilt up garage door has one advantage. It costs from between 25% and 35% less than the sectional. The savings in cost accounts for its popularity, but often buyers do not consider the whole picture when they make this selection. Of the two types of garage doors, the sectional roll up makes a lot more sense for several reasons. These reasons more than make up for the increased costs.
The sectional roll up is usually four hinged sections that lift together to fit snugly inside the ceiling of the garage. It can be opened with an automobile parked directly in front of it. The tilt up needs some space because it basically tilts outwards and then slides into its support brackets in the ceiling of the garage. The tilt up is more susceptible to prying open from the sides and it takes up more ceiling space in the garage.
The sectional roll up is more suited for automatic door openers and since they fit behind the opening rather than in it, they tend to be more weather proof. Each type of garage door can be either of a flush construction or a recessed construction. Although the roll up tends to operate better with remote control operating motors, both doors can be fitted with openers. They also can come without or without windows.
Again the biggest disadvantage of the tilt out single door section is the room in front that it needs to open properly. In Northern climates this can be a problem when ice or snow builds up in front of the door. Cars and other vehicles need to be kept a distance away from the opening as well. The average size of a single garage door is roughly 9 feet wide by 7 feet tall. A double door is likely to come in a standard size of 16 feet wide by 7 feet tall, although some range up to 20 feet wide and 8 feet tall. It is possible to purchase custom made sizes if necessary.
A garage door is usually the largest moving object in your home and one that is most visible from the street. It makes sense to give this important part of your home the attention that it deserves. In most cases, the sectional roll up type of door will make a better choice due to the reasons noted above, but single sectional tilt out doors do run less and might be the better choice when the budget is tighter.
Aazdak Alisimo writes about
garage door repair for GarageDoorRepairCompanies.com.
