Archive for Garage Doors
Garage Door Video Tips: What Are Carriage House Garage Doors?
Posted by: | CommentsA popular modern style of garage door today is the “Carriage Garage Doors“.
Carriage house doors come in several different configurations and there is a large range in terms of pricing for these garage doors. But you typically get what 
you pay for.
Some of the lesser cost models are a steel insulated garage door with just the outside skin made to look like a carriage house door. There is no overlay applied to the door and therefore no 3D effect with this type of door.
The more expensive types will use plastic or steel overlays which are bonded to the garage door panel to provide a 3 dimensional carriage door appearance. Even with these doors however you need to watch for the quality of the overlay itself.
My favorite carriage house garage door is made of a new material called “fibrex”. This is a combination of wood fibber and plastics. I like this door because the “fibrex” overlay is very bondable and will stick to the garage door panel for years to come. It also has terrific detail in the pattern of the overlay and provides a very authentic woodgrain look and texture.
The most important feature of the “fibrex” overlay door is that the material has very little expansion or contraction which means it will be much less likely to buckle over time and fall off the garage door panel.
I hope this helps…and enjoy the video!
Walt.
Garage Door Video Tips: What Are Steel Insulated Garage Doors?
Posted by: | CommentsWe typically get a lot of questions about “Insulated Garage Doors”, so I hope that this information will help.
Steel overhead garage doors with no insulation look pretty normal from the outside but when you’re looking at the inside of the door panel you’ll see that it’s hollow. An insulated version of the same door would have the hollow cavity filled with poly styrene, or some kind of fiberglass insulation sheet glued into the panel.
This type of insulation provides an R value of R-6 to R-8. An insulated garage door also adds to the solid feel of the door as well.
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A modern steel insulated garage door has the polyurethane insulation injected into the door at the same time that the inside and outside door skins are rolled. This provides an extremely light 
weight, high strength to weight ratio panel that’s totally sealed to resist moisture. Our Richards Wilcox steel insulated garage doors have an R value of 12.6 which along with a proper installation will keep your garage warmer in winter and cooler in the summer heat.
Hope you enjoy the video!
Walt.
Garage Door Sale: Savings Rebates and Save HST!
Posted by: | CommentsRichards Wilcox has launched a rebate savings program for the RW Carriage House Doors, and RW Family Save Elite, and Premium Garage Doors.
You will receive a $100.00 rebate for each 2 car garage door, and a $50.00 rebate for a 1 car garage door if you have us install a complete door system from RW. This program is in effect until July 31st, 2010.
But that’s not all!
As you know the new HST tax becomes effective in Ontario as of July 1st. This new tax will be a blend of the PST and the GST and will total of 13%. This is an increase of 5% from the current PST level which is 8%. This new tax will apply to garage doors, parts, and installation.
But Not At Garage Door Canada!
Well not until after July 31st at least. That’s right… we will reduce the price of the new garage door and installation by the 5% increased amount and therefore giving you an opportunity to save the HST for an additional month beyond July 1st.
Add the savings rebate together with the Garage Door Canada HST savings and you’ve got a great deal on some of the finest quality doors in the industry.
Don’t wait…give us a call today!
Walt.
Garage Door Canada on Facebook!
Posted by: | CommentsGarage Door Canada is now on Facebook! 
We wanted to put up our Facebook page so that you and our other Facebook friends can learn about our company and join in our conversations.
We’ll try to populate our Facebook page with interesting information related to garage doors and perhaps even home improvement on a whole. We’ll also be sure to let you know about specials that we offer from time to time on new garage doors, garage door accessories, and garage door services.
I hope you’ll tell everyone you know who might be looking for Garage Doors, Garage Door Openers, or Garage Door Repairs to visit our page.
I hope that you’ll “Like” our page and come back frequently.
Garage Doors: Are You Looking For Black Garage Doors?
Posted by: | CommentsAre you looking for a black garage door?
We often get folks calling in to get a black garage door, you see they are very hard to come by. You see currently there are no manufacturers making polyurethane insulated steel doors in black.
Although all new garage doors are paintable you might want not want to do that since it will likely void the manufacturers finish warranty which can be lifetime for the better quality garage doors.
The manufacturers will tell you that they just don’t get any demand for black garage doors, but that’s not the case at all. We get quite a few folks asking about black doors.
So why don’t’ they make them?
Watch the short video below for what I hope will be a good explanation.
In the meantime for an alternate colour of garage door, why not give me a call. I’d be happy to help you out, and I’m sure we’ll find a colour that will be just right for your home.
