Garage door replacement

[ponyo]

Why do so many people replace garage doors? Better insulation? That seems silly. Do you hang out in the garage?

 

[isekii]

Why do so many people replace garage doors? Better insulation? That seems silly. Do you hang out in the garage?

I'm going to be setting up a poker table for a regular get together O_O I don't really care of insulation though since the rest of the garage needs to be insulated.
But I have wood doors from like the 50's or something and the bottom part of it is just starting to fall off.

If I could replace just that portion it's going to cost as much as half of a new steel door and that's not even refinishing the rest of the other panels according to the garage door guy that came out today

 

[jonny13]

I got one installed recently and it ran $1000. That was for a two car garage and it was an insulated door instead of just a hollow frame (being in Minnesota, the insulation helps).

 

[AdamK47]

Why do so many people replace garage doors? Better insulation? That seems silly. Do you hang out in the garage?

Because they get old and start falling apart, perhaps?

 

[imagoon]

Why do so many people replace garage doors? Better insulation? That seems silly. Do you hang out in the garage?

Old and damaged. Insulated because it is an attached garage. May as well keep the heat inside.

 

[mikeford]

Why do so many people replace garage doors? Better insulation? That seems silly. Do you hang out in the garage?

Going from a tilt up to a roll up, or segmented door on tracks has two primary benefits;

Door actually seals, top, bottom, and sides, which makes insulation practical. Insulation is good for maybe twenty degrees nicer temperature making the garage more habitable and effects temperature in the house less.

Door opens and closes with a couple inches of clearance. If you park a car in the driveway near the garage door you don't need to move it to open the garage door. More clearance on the inside as well.

Maybe not a big deal for many, but the segmented doors on tracks can be very quiet, such as not disturbing anybody sleeping at night etc.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

I'm guessing that beyond the price variations by installer, options, etc., there is also the cost of living standard that can get reports from people all over the place. I would focus on finding five or six local outfits after determining what brands to be on the look out for and which to avoid.