We have been searching quite a few weeks for a wooden garage door. Per my previous posting, I don’t want a “steel” door. The baked on finish is just bad, the faux wood look is a giant “fail”, the feng shui - don’t ask. I want wood. I want authenticity.
This has been a very eye-opening search as the easiest thing to find is the ugly metal door. We could have had this door installed by now – fast, cheap, and ugly is on our doorstep.
To help the salespeople who don’t know they sell wooden doors, I have decided the above style of a style of garage door. I have received prices (including installation) from $3,500 (ebay craftsman) to $12,607 (big box hardware store) for this door. Some of the doors are better than others – some are insulated, some are not. Some qualify for the 30% energy tax credit, others do not. Our final decision will consider all of this information.
I was very encouraged to hear yesterday from a salesman at a local door company, that he is beginning to sell so many new wood doors to new construction, that he will have a sample door put in his showroom. There is no denying that the wood door is much more beautiful than any other model and once the people see it, more wooden doors will start to appear in local neighborhoods.
The surface is being scratched and authenticity is beginning to be craved by the people.
(The photo of the door attached is from DesignerDoors.com)
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