Residential Garage Doors

The best brands of garage doors near Minneapolis to install include:

• Clopay 
• Timberland 
• Forest Bay

Garage doors are an important asset to your home especially when considering the following factors:

• Aesthetics - Curb appeal is important to your home, especially when it goes on the market. Sometimes a few extra details can make all the difference.
• Quality - A garage door should be well insulated to protect your home against the elements.
• Durability - You want a garage door to function and look nice for a long time. 

The ideal garage door weighs 130 pounds. Garage doors have different weights depending on the material from which they are made and their size, depending on if they are single or double sized.  

The more the door weighs, the more pressure placed on the counterweight system. A wooden door weighs more than an aluminum door, and therefore makes the opener work harder to open and shut. A heavier door could cause the system more strain and ultimately shorten its lifespan. Large double garage doors with windows can weigh up to 400 pounds, for example, and put a lot of pressure on the system. Aluminum doors, while weighing less than wooden doors, might have openers that last longer. However, lighter doors are more likely to be dented and damaged, having to be replaced more often.