We’re happy that the styles and options available for garage doors has progressed and bloomed for homeowners. However, sometimes having so many options can be overwhelming! The Door People at Overhead Door Company are here to help you find exactly what you’re needing and wanting when it comes to picking out a new garage door for your home. Here are a few things to consider when selecting your new garage door:
Style
Whether your home is classic or modern, Overhead Door offers styles and features to best complement your home’s architecture. For a distinctive, custom look, a great option is our elegant Courtyard Collection®, Thermacore® Collection, Impression Collection® or the custom fine wood doors of the Signature® Carriage Collection.
Safety
Our Impression Collection® doors provide an excellent safety feature with pinch-resistant panels that help protect fingers. The WindStorm™ doors provide excellent protection against wind damage and feature superb craftsmanship, durability and style.
Comfort
We know we’re tough to endure long, cold winters in Iowa and Minnesota. We highly recommend and cannot stress enough the importance of having a well-insulated and thermally-efficient garage door! Keep the warm air, which you’ve already paid for we might add, from escaping outside. Our best insulated doors include the Courtyard Collection® and Thermacore® Collection. They feature a steel backing that gives you a clean look to your garage’s interior.
We’ll walk you through some information on the different types and styles of garage doors we sell and install for homeowners in and around Mason City, Iowa; Albert Lea, Minnesota; and Olmsted County in Minnesota.
Signature® Carriage Wood
Our Signature® Carriage Wood doors are our premium wood garage doors. They combine the classic swing-open appearance and detailing of carriage house wood doors with the convenience of sectional garage doors. These come in an unfinished, stain-grade or paint grade wood. This style comes in a square or arched top and you have the ability to add windows. You have multiple designs and wood species to choose from, which allows you to select the perfect wood garage door that will complement your home. Its polystyrene insulation can help decrease street noise and provide quieter door operation. It has an R-value of 4.75 that is available for select models.
Traditional Wood Collection
Our Traditional Wood rail and stile garage doors appear elegantly timeless. The traditional look of rail and stile wood doors adds richness, depth and lasting design. These doors come in framed or raised panel designs. A solid arched top is available, along with many window styles. They use rust resistant track and hardware which are constructed of hot-dipped galvanized steel.
The Traditional Wood Collection also offers a flush panel option which offers modern simplicity. The smoothness of the flush panel design works well with a variety of traditional and modern architectural styles. There is a wide variety of glass options available for your windows including insulated, satin etched, obscure, and more. If you’re looking for a contemporary or minimalist look, the flush panel garage door is a great fit!
Modern Aluminum Collection
If you’re in search of sleek, sophisticated garage doors, our Modern Aluminum Collection is your answer. It combines glass and aluminum for visual appeal, strength and light infiltration. It’s a unique solution for your home. Additional weather resistance is used between the section seals. A commercial-grade aluminum frame is used for low-maintenance and corrosion resistant. Stylish hardware including hinges and fixtures are galvanized to maintain a contemporary look for you.
Impression Collection®
This unique collection offers a beautiful exterior and a durable interior. It has been engineered with an artfully molded wood grain fiberglass surface which conceals durable steel construction. It’s a low maintenance option for homeowners with the beauty of wood to enhance your curb appeal of your home. There are 10 stain colors available and numerous window styles and decorative hardware options. It’s designed with award-winning safety and technology features including pinch-resistant door panels and a bulb-type weather seal which protects against rain and wind and provides a cushion when closing. It has an R-value of 7.6 which helps control costly heat loss and gain. It utilizes the Therma-Tru™ AccuGrain™ technology, which is a Fiberglass exterior that shows the beauty of wood without the maintenance!
Carriage House Collection
Our Carriage House Collection gives you the look and appearance of the wood carriage style swing doors, but these doors are actually made of steel! The steel results in increased durability and thermal performance for you. They come with or without windows and with a square or arched top design. You can choose a painted finish, two-toned painted finish or a stained finish. The polyurethane insulation that is used provides thermal efficiency with an R-value of 10.
Courtyard Collection®
Our Courtyard Collection also gives you the wood look with the construction of steel, but it does use some actual wood to enhance its overall appearance. The Courtyard Collection® has 18 panel styles available, whereas the Carriage House Collection only has 7 styles. Its construction uses the Thermacore® Insulation, which is Foamed-in-place, CFC-free polyurethane insulation and provides an R-value of up to 12.76. It uses weather resistant wood-grain textured trim boards that are resistant to dents and outdoor elements.
Thermacore® Collection
If you’re looking for the maximum thermal efficiency in a garage door, our Thermacore® Collection insulated steel doors are a superb option! They feature a wood grain embossment to enhance the appearance of the door. They also provide a continuous layer of the foamed-in-place CFC-free polyurethane insulation between two layers of corrosion-resistant steel for maximum thermal efficiency.
Durafirm Collection™
Our Durafirm Collection has a rugged, thick vinyl skin that provides incredible strength and durability. It comes in four standard colors and with insulated windows. They have an R-value of up to 11.75. Its deep-raised panels have a rich wood grain texture for a timeless look similar to freshly-painted hardwood. The color goes all the way through the exterior vinyl skin so that scratches are minimized. It also has a UV-resistant resin which contains special polymers that protect your door from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
Traditional Steel Collection
Our Traditional Steel Collection features a simulated wood grain embossment to enhance the appearance of your door. It comes in three model options including a long panel style. It has a reinforced door construction which gives it maximum strength and minimal weight.
WindStorm™
The WindStorm™ Collection has a wind-loaded system that gives you reliable protection against high winds and debris. They feature fine craftsmanship, trouble-free performance, durability and eye-catching curb appeal. They offer additional horizontal bracing for additional reinforcement. The WindStorm™ doors are designed and built for strength and stability. The system meets door size requirements, wind zone, exposure categories as well as aesthetics.
If you’re interested in uploading a picture of your home and trying a few of these doors on for color and style, click here to visit our DoorView Design Tool! If you have additional questions, please email your local Sales Representative:
- Mason City, IA | Mike Blickenderfer | blickenderfer@overheaddoormasoncity.com
- Olmsted County, MN | Ron Nelson | nelson@odcolmstedcounty.com
- Albert Lea, MN | Ron Nelson | nelson@overheaddooralbertlea.com
