How to Buy a Garage Door

The process is simple.
This guide contains an overview of the many considerations that go into buying garage doors.
Whether or not you are a first-time buyer, we strongly encourage you to read this guide in its entirety. To get started quickly, follow these steps:

Step 1 Pick a material.

First, decide whether you want the beauty of wood or the durability
and low maintainance of steel. If you select steel, you will have the
choice of—one, two or three layer construction for extra durability
and noise reduction.

Step 2 Choose your style.
Determine which garage door design best suits your home. Remember, even if you’re
replacing an existing door, today you have a variety of styles and options to match the
look of your home. Use the Door Designer tool at amarr.com to help choose the right
style door.

Step 3 Find a good dealer.
A qualified dealer will provide pricing as well as determine the correct door size. Make
sure they are an authorized dealer, fully insured, and have a good reputation. Do not try
to repair or install a garage door yourself.

You can have the perfect garage door for your house. The good news is you do not have to design
your garage door from scratch (although, that option exists). Today’s
garage doors offer a wide variety of customizable features, allowing you to
find a garage door that expresses your individual style and compliments
your home.


How do you find the perfect garage door?

• Choose a door material that works with your lifestyle and location. For low-maintenance in any climate, steel doors are the answer. For a timeless, handcrafted look that may require more frequent upkeep, the natural beauty and warmth of wood doors are the classic choice.

• Remember, it has to fit. Typically, garage doors are offered in standard sizes. However some
manufacturers offer custom-fit sizes for uniquely designed garages. If you have a newer home,
more than likely Amarr makes a door to fit your garage. If you live in an older home, you may
have fewer choices, but you should have little trouble finding an Amarr garage door that fits.

• Garage doors are available in a variety of designs that fit any architecture, from old
world estate looks to authentic carriage house doors (doors that seem to swing open,
but open and operate like traditional garage doors) to ultra-sleek modern designs.

• Your color options are limitless. Amarr offers a limited number of pre-painted steel doors. But if you
want to customize the color, steel doors are ready to be painted with off-the-shelf exterior latex paint. Wood doors come in their natural finish, but are ready for staining or painting.

• The hardware accessories that are available with your garage door most often depend on the style of door you choose. Carriage house doors feature options for decorative handles and decorative strap hinges. The clean lines of a modern or traditional garage door may not need any embellishment.

• Windows not only bring natural light into your garage, they add another layer of style and sophistication to your garage doors. There are many decorative windows options—from
contemporary designs to ornamental faux wrought iron to Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired colors and
patterns—creating a garage door that fits your style and compliments the design of your home.

This informational brochure is from amarr.com and you can find the rest of the brochure on their website.

Belanger Garage Door is an authorized Amarr dealer.  You can contact us at doors4u@maine.rr.com or 207.286.9991 to schedule your free estimate today.