| Natural wood garage doors are aesthetically very | | | | resistant. In addition white cedar garage doors do a |
| pleasing and add value to any home. Redwood, oak | | | | fairly good job of insulating as well. |
| and cedar garage doors are very popular with many | | | | If you decide to use a flush fit roll up garage door |
| new home builders. Natural wood is really great at | | | | construction you should make sure the panels are |
| accenting your home. In terms of garage doors | | | | constructed of one solid piece of wood. Failure to do |
| pricing wood doors are relatively cheap to build and | | | | so will mean that there is a good chance that glued |
| install however they are obviously not as durable as | | | | and stapled seams will begin to show after |
| conventional metal or composite garage doors. | | | | weathering. Finding redwood and cedar material that |
| Wood garage doors will weather quickly and expand | | | | is straight and clean can be expensive. Thin wood |
| and contract with temperature and humidity changes. | | | | panels will have a higher risk of warping than larger |
| As such frequent up keep will be required to keep | | | | dimensions. However it you are installing an oak door |
| them in good condition. Many of the new wood care | | | | with long solid panels then door weight may become |
| products do a very good job of protecting wood | | | | a concern. |
| products including wood garage doors. If you live in | | | | For obvious reason you would not want to install |
| area with long winters and deep snows where the | | | | cedar garage doors or any wood door in areas of |
| snow will lay against the doors for an extended | | | | high wind risk. However you can apply a wood door |
| period then you will need to conduct maintenance | | | | covering to a high wind rated door that will protect |
| more often. Also if you live in an area with long | | | | your home from hurricanes and meet local high wind |
| periods of heat and humidity such as the Southeast | | | | building codes. In some case local building codes will |
| US you will also have to do a good job of regular | | | | not permit the modification. It probably be best find a |
| maintenance to protect your investment. | | | | conventional high wind garage door manufacture that |
| The lowest priced wood garage doors are | | | | has a very good artificial wood finish embossed on it |
| constructed of redwood while oak and cedar garage | | | | if you live along the Southeast Coastal areas. |
| doors are normally about twice as expensive. A 16 x | | | | When building your home there is no doubt that |
| 7 redwood garage door will average about $600 to | | | | natural wood garage doors do look very nice. The |
| $800 depending on the type of door construction. | | | | look of an oak, redwood or white cedar garage |
| Tilt-up garage doors are especially adaptable to using | | | | doors that are well maintained will certainly enhance |
| wood for construction. Cedar garage doors have an | | | | the value of your home. It really is hard to beat the |
| additional advantage of being lightweight and very rot | | | | natural look of real wood. |