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You should pay between $500 to $800 to install a single garage door. It is been demonstrated that a do it yourselfer can usually tackle this project in a 9-hour period of time, whether as a professional in roughly 5 hours. Most housing experts would recommend that you use a professional for many reasons

• It is a 2 person job
• It requires advanced carpentry skills
• And good knowledge of household electronic systems

Our cost breakdowns will be assessed using a garage door professional to complete this work.

When getting a quote, you should include the cost of a few different types of doors, any installation fees, and the cost of wiring the electronic openers. The coast of the doors will vary with material and style of doors you buy.

Doors are made of steel, aluminum, wood and fiberglass.

When buying a new door, a nice door will add curb appeal, but well -insulated doors also will help you save money in the summer and winter months. Most professional garage door installers  usually take 3 to 5 hours to remove old doors and motors and then to install the new door and motor. Remember as we stated above this is not an easy ‘Do It Yourself” job, it can be quite complex.

Here are some cost estimates

Typical Cost for installing garage doors

Low -End Estimate for 16’x7’ double doors: $800 installed, steel and non-insulated.

High-End Estimate for 16//’X7 double door: $5,000 installed, custom wood.

A typical estimate for this size garage doors using Steel is Low-End $800 for a non-insulated door and High-End $3,500 with a carriage house -style look

Steel is the most commonly used door simple because of its durability bad ease of maintenance, you will be adding cost of you add glass options to the door which could cost an additional 15%.

The same size doors in Aluminum Low-End would run $2000 to High -End $3,000

This material is found more often on contemporary homes.

When using Wooden garage doors for this same sixe the Low-End runs $800-$1000 and High-End runs $5,000

 

Wood is attractive but definitely not as durable as steel garage doors. Wood expands, contracts, and can warps time goes on. You should be prepared to repaint or refinish your wooden garage doors every 2 to 3 years.

Fiberglass door in the same size with run Low-End $2000 to High -End $3,5000

This material is less common but extremely durable.

You can use Composite Material as well for garage doors Low-End will run $1,200 to High-End $2,200 for this size door

All of these prices include installation.

There are additional charges as well.

Garage Door Openers can range from $250 to $25 installed.

Here are some reasons that you should use a professional garage door installer.

Professionals will:

Measure the size of the existing garage door and opening

Lower the existing door and remove the door panel

Disassemble the automatic garage door opener as well as its related components and wiring

Inspect the existing door, frame, making sure the proper hardware is in place

Level the new garage door by checking to see if the panel lines up properly with the floor

Replace the weather stripping as this tend to wear out over time

Installs hardware necessary for the proper function of the garage door

Attach the garage door panels, installs the hinges, cable, and spring, and rewires the automatic garage door opener.

Quite a long list. This is why a profession should do your work. We at A Plus Garage Doors offer excellent service and affordable prices for everyone living in Baldwin County. Please call us in Eastern Shore at 251 626-0773 and in South Baldwin County at 251 971-3331, we would be glad to come out and give you a free estimate as well as fix any issues you may be currently having with an existing door.

 

 

 

 

 

Garage door safety is important.

Your garage doors are important to your home. They provide security as well as, if attractive, add to the external street view of your home. Garage doors like everything in your home have a checklist to sure that they are maintained properly and are safe for you and your family.

Here are some features you need to be aware of as it pertains to you and your families safely utilizing your garage doors.

 

Springs

Eventually, all springs wear out and break, even high quality steel springs. This is something you should not try to fix on your own. It could be dangerous and cause injury. Have a garage door professional inspect and replace the springs,  if necessary.  If the door has two springs it is best to replace both. If the cables that attach the spring system to the bottom bracket on either side of the garage door are frayed or have worn strips hanging lose, your cables are in danger of breaking. Again have the cables immediately inspected by a garage door professional. Manual winding of a torsion spring during garage door installation or adjustment is extremely difficult and potentially dangerous.

Garage Door Openers

A faulty reversing mechanism on your garage door opener could cause damage to your car or even injure a child or pet that inadvertently gets caught in the path of the closing door. All automatic garage door openers manufactured and installed after 1991 are required by law to have a reversing mechanism. The reversing mechanism activated by contact can prevent most damage or injury caused by the door closing automatically. If your garage door opener is not functioning properly, you should have a garage door professional inspect it. The photo eyes that are connected to the bottom of the track and reverse the door when the infrared beam is broken, can easily if bumped or jarred become disabled. Be sure that your garage door opener has been attached to your door with an opener reinforcement bracket. If not installed properly this could cause damage to your doors.

Wall Control Panel

Be sure these are mounted out of reach of children.  Accidents can occur when children play with the wall control panel. You should mount this at least 5 feet above the door.

Access Code

Many homes have been burglarized by thieves using universal controls that will open your garage door by reading the access code in the opener. Having rolling code technology installed is another way to protect your home and family. This technology changes the code automatically after every use. Your garage door professional can explain how easy this is for you to use.

We at A Plus Garage Doors hope this information was helpful to you. If you are looking to have new garage doors installed, repaired, or upgrading your technology please give us a call. We offer experienced service at affordable prices. Please check out our website at www.aplusgaragedoorsal.com to learn more about us. If you living in Eastern Shore, please call us at 251 626-0773 or if you live in South Baldwin County call us at 251 971-3331.

 

We all experience the hot garage effect every summer. We open our door to the garage from inside our homes and heat automatically overwhelms us. Here are some tips that can help you cool off your garage during the hot summers.

• By insulating your ceiling, you can cool off your garage just like any other room in your home. Ceiling wallboard is not needed if paper-backed batt-insulation is used. Simply install the insulation with staples (paper side down) or you can choose to keep the insulation in place with netting made for that purpose. Staples are used to fasten the netting as well.

• Wall insulation is another great way of staving off summer heat and keeping our winter cold. Although wall insulation does not have to be covered, wallboard should be used to encapsulate the material.

• You can also insulate the door itself. For an uninsulated metal door, add a two-inch layer of rigid insulation attached to the inside of each panel with contact cement. If budget permits an insulated sectional overhead door is the best alternative.

• By slightly opening the garage doors about a foot from the floor can help cool the room off.

• Adding a ceiling fan in the garage is another way to keep the air circulating and cool off the room.

• You could attach an adjustable rollaway awning to the sunny side of the garage that will create shade in the summer.

• Planting a tree that is located between the garage and the sun will once it is grown help cool off the garage in the hottest part of the day.

We at A Plus Garage Doors hope these tips are of value to you. Whenever you are in need of a new garage door or simply needs repairs, we at A Plus Garage Doors. We not only provide quality workmanship we also have the most affordable prices in Baldwin County. Please contact us in Eastern Shore at 251 626-0773 and in South Baldwin County at 251 971-3331.

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