Advantages Wooden Garage Door

Wooden garage doors are often seen in old buildings, as well as on remote farms. These doors used to be the insulation of choice for many people because they were lightweight, cheaper than metal and insulated quite well.

Today there are a variety of wooden garage door types available with different looks and features available to best suit your needs. You'll find the types include solid wood panels or composite panels that provide the look of natural wood with less maintenance required. You'll find these panels come in stained colors or painted colors that can be matched to existing house trim colors if desired.

Wooden garage doors offer lower cost and excellent insulation value to meet your needs for thermal efficiency at colder temperatures. You'll find it's better to use insulated garage doors instead of metal doors in moderate to cold climates that require the least amount of heating.

Wooden garage doors come in a variety of sizes and could provide additional space for storage or automobile repair areas for instance. It's possible to add insulation between the interior of your garage door and the wall structure to greatly increase your heating and cooling efficiency.

Wooden garage doors can also be sealed to keep out moisture and other harmful elements. There are also garage door openers that are installed on these doors as well as options for automatic closing. You'll find these come in a variety of styles that are easy to install on your home.

In addition, you'll find these same doors can be hung from steel garage door rollers in case the weather gets rough outdoors. Wooden garage doors can also be used for residential purposes such as the garage, porch or shed but make sure you have adequate space for storage and entrance/ exit areas for safety reasons.


Wooden garage doors have their obvious advantages but some have not been properly considered by people new to them. It's important to know how much space you have for installation of one of these doors as well as the cost. You'll need to know when you're replacing or installing a new wooden garage door if there's enough room for the installation.

Be sure to check out all the details so you understand what's included with the purchase price and that you're getting exactly what you expected before purchasing. Also be aware that not all doors are going to be able to maintain a damaged panel, however most have repair panels available if necessary.

As with all things, it takes some time to get used to having a wooden garage door especially if it doesn't match your home's other trim work. Also keep in mind that wooden garage doors aren't recommend if you live in areas that may have frequent high winds or hail storms.

The panels can be damaged fairly easily if they are exposed to wind and if they get hit with hail, they could be completely destroyed. If you do choose to add a wooden garage door, sealing them will help protect them during high winds or a storm.