Carriage Garage Doors

Carriage style garage doors look best when made out of wood. Wood gives them an original look and if you can afford to give a more elegant look, you can get patterns carved on them to recreate the old carriage door image. Carriage style doors come in the out swing doors model and as sliding doors too. They can be opened automatically as well; so you do not have to step out of your car, just push the button to open the doors. While carriage style garage doors have the classic and regal appearance, they are pretty expensive and not in everyone’s reach.

Garage doors were basically modeled on the carriage style in which two hinged doors swung together to open or close. The problem with this style was poor security. Then came the overhead garage doors and soon replaced all the traditional ones because of convenience and more security; all that they lacked was the homely look.

Now you can get the beauty of the carriage style and the practicality and benefits of the overhead doors in the new carriage style doors. Most manufacturers design garage doors with the carriage style look but the features of a modern garage door. These doors can be built with materials such as steel, aluminum and fiber glass. These materials bring down the price of carriage style garage doors. Among these materials, steel is the better choice as aluminum being light is easily dented while fiber glass is not durable.