If you are one of those considering wood paneled garage doors, it is best that you do a little research on what wood doors are. The best thing for you to progress on your research is to contact any garage door repair expert and ask them information about wood panel garage doors. Before making that all important decision, it is for the best of the homeowner to consider thinking thoroughly about this move. With the added help and advice from these experts, you can easily make the right decision.

There is a big possibility that people favor wood panel garage doors because of its beauty and design. The natural look of wood makes it attractive to home owners. Other things that customers look into are the affordability of wood and its workmanship when it is installed. On the other hand, woods’ durability has been suspect. It is vulnerable to expansion and shrinkage. Wood also has the tendency to deform and bend. It does have the tendency to become brittle and eventually break into pieces when exposed to harsh heat. Its color also fades in time.  With all these troubles and problems that wood garage door panels are known for, installation and gate repair experts say that this type of garage door will only serve you for a long time if it is properly maintained.  When installing a garage door, the most cost efficient and worry free type of garage to put up is the tilting type. This type of garage door is normally done with wood and is constructed on the site itself. Installers simply lay a very thin sheet of plywood onto a panel of soft type of wood. There are some instances where they can apply a siding that will match the homes décor. This type of garage door is durable, has strength and is reasonably priced.

Choosing a rolling type of garage door to be installed in your garage will be built with either flush or panel finishing. A wooden roll-up garage door made with panels is the type where wood panels are joined together with its wood frames. The base is commonly made out of wood that is soft with the panels made out of wood. Flush finishing are made with flush finishing are achieved by combining soft wood with a layer of plywood on the outside.

Garage door repair experts apply garage door panels that have been painted with its surface layered with a thin sheet of plywood or any other hardwood. There is another type of material, it is called vinyl. There is a type of vinyl that has the beauty and design of wood and the durability to last a long time. These types of vinyl are manufactured with the use of resins to make vinyl look exactly like wood.

Now, if you are one of those considering design based wood panels for your garage doors, these panels are actually done by staining them with designs and not painted on.  Redwood and cedar are the most popular of these. To learn more of our Garage Door and Gates Repair Services,

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